Peace Convention at Washington in effort to preserve Union

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.2: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University)

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Peace treaties

Dates

Date of occurrence 1861-02-04

Places

United States, Washington D.C. (Location)

A peace convention is held at Washington in an effort to preserve the American Union, in the face of impending civil war.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Peace Convention at Washington in effort to preserve Union". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18404, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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