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On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton established the American Red Cross.
Johns Hopkins was born on May 19, 1795, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
On May 2, 1863, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was mortally wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville.
On April 29, 1862, Union Admiral David Farragut captured New Orleans from Confederate forces.
Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
On April 15, 1865, President Lincoln died less than 12 hours after being shot by John Wilkes Booth.
On April 12, 1861, the North and South fought the first battle of the Civil War at Fort Sumter.