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Important battle because it started the civil war, ended in a confederate victory
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First major battle of civil war and where ''Stonewall'' Jackson earned his name.
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Bloodiest battle in American History, Abe Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation, set slaves free
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Changed war at sea from wooden ships to ironclad.
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lasted 3 days and was the turning point of the war.
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Union took over the Mississippi and split the confederacy in half, east and west.
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Important because Abe chose Andrew Johnson as his vice president for popular vote in the south.
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Union forces push Lee out of Petersburg using trenches, which leads to his surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse
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General Lee surrenders ending the civil war.
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John Wilkes Booth assassinates Abe while celebrating the end of the civil war at Ford's Theater.
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