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The Fall of the Confederacy
Begins to fall as there is food shortages and transportation issues. The numbers in the confederate army begins to decrease. Starving soldiers begin to divert their loyalties from General Lee.
Slaves were never used to fight in the war for the Confederates, which could have helped them win the war -
Sherman Marches through North and South Carolina
Union General Sherman moved from Georgia through South Carolina, destroying almost everything in his path. -
General Lee Attacked
General Grant's forces near Petersburg, but was defeated -- attacking and losing again on April 1. -
Lee Evacuates Richmond
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General Lee Surrenders
General Lee's troops are surrounded, therefore he surrenders his troops and the union win the war. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
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The Execution of Captain Henry Wirz
The notorious superintendent of the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, was tried by a military commission presided over by General Lew Wallace from August 23 to October 24, 1865, and was hanged in the yard of the Old Capitol Prison on November 10.