The Revenue Act of 1862 was an expansion of the first U.S. income tax established under the previous Revenue Act of 1861. It was passed to raise additional federal revenue to fund the war against ...

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10/17/1862: Justice David Davis takes oath.

“Skill to do comes of doing; knowledge comes by eyes always open, and working hands; and there is no knowledge that is not power.” ...