When Charles Henry Guymon was born on 30 January 1860, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, William Guymon, was 45 and his mother, Sally Ann Hanks, was 37. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Walker Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 21 February 1882, in Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 22.
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Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Irish: altered form of Gammon .
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