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1863 - Hines' Raid - Thomas Hines enters Indiana on a scouting mission for John Hunt Morgan.
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1862 - Washington, D.C. - U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying the Dred Scott Case
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1865 - Galveston - Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves are finally informed of their freedom; the anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 13 other contiguous states as Juneteenth