When Albert Owen Duel was born on 16 August 1858, in Carlisle, Warren, Iowa, United States, his father, George Robinson Duel, was 28 and his mother, Amy Adkins, was 24. He lived in Jefferson Township, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died in 1864, in Iowa, United States, at the age of 6.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Altered form of German Düll (see Duell ).
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