When Elizabeth Sheppard was born on 29 December 1853, in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, George Henry Sheppard, was 25 and her mother, Mary Ann Ashman, was 23. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Bere Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1871. She died on 18 November 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 17, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
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.
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