Brief Life History of Dwight Newell
When Dwight Newell Wilcox was born about 1861, in Nebraska, United States, his father, Newell Reuben Wilcox, was 29 and his mother, Amanda Malvina Bennett, was 22. He died on 11 August 1865, in Bellevue, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 5, and was buried in Bellevue, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States.
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
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.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.
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