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Today is Thursday, September 2, 2010 Today in U.S. Civil War History 1862 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln restored Union General George B. MeClellan to full command. 1864 - Union General William T. Sherman's troops marched into Atlanta, GA. Confederate troops evacuated the city the day before. See our Civil War page on Facebook! Do you want to put U.S. Civil War History on your site? Click here. U.S. Civil War Quotes "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." - The 13th Amendment from the U.S. Constitution (ratified December 6, 1865).