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1858: The first of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas begins in Illinois.

1863: The Confederate Navy attempts to attack the USS New Ironsides with a torpedo from the four-man vessel the CSS David. The attack is ineffective.

1864: C.S. General Nathan Bedford Forrest liberates Memphis, Tennessee.