Timeline of United States history (1860–1899)

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More than 550,000 Americans died fighting the Civil War, including these men who fell during the bloody Battle of Antietam.

This section of the timeline of United States history concerns events from 1860 to 1899.

Contents

1860s

Presidency of James Buchanan

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U.S. territorial extent in 1860

Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

Presidency of Andrew Johnson

Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant

1870s

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U.S. territorial extent in 1870

Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes

1880s

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U.S. territorial extent in 1880

Presidency of James A. Garfield

Presidency of Chester A. Arthur

First presidency of Grover Cleveland

Presidency of Benjamin Harrison

1890s

Second presidency of Grover Cleveland

Presidency of William McKinley

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Wreckage of the USS Maine

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