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The election set the stage for the Civil War. This election brought Abe Lincoln and the Republican Party to power.
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S.C. seceeded
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Miss. seceeded
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Florida seceeded
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Alabama seceeded
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Georgia seceeded
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Louis. seceeded
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Texas seceeded
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Virginia seceeded
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Ark. seceeded
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Tenn. seceeded
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N.C. seceeded
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Union army "On to Richmond". The north realized it will be a long road to war. The south gave them confidence to fight. The people were spectators.
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A.K.A. The Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle to use ironclad warships.
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Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. The Location of the battle was in Hardin County, Tennessee.
The battle became a Union vicory. -
Joshua Chamberlin and the 20th Maine defended LitleRound Top from Confederate troops. If they retreated or gave up the hill, it would mean that the Union might possibly lose the entire war.
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Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg. This was the first major battle that took place on Northern soil. The battle was fought in Maryland, near Sharpsburg.The major leader for the Union was General George B. McClellan, and for the Confedracy General Robert E. Lee.
The result was inconclusive, but it was a Union strategic victory. -
Consisted of two executive orders by Lincoln. The first one declared the freedom of all slaves in any of the Confederate states. The second one named the ten states where it would apply.
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The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought in Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg, Virgina. The battle was fought on December 11-15 in 1862.
This battle was a Confederate victory, and the Confederate troops were lead by Robert E. Lee.
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Located in South Carolina harbor. It was a federal fort thatw as low on supplies. Lincoln told the government "I am only sending food." Jefferson Davis opted to fire upon the Fort.
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In Spotsylvania County, Virgina. The Union officer in charge was Joseph Hooker. The Confederate leader was Robert E. Lee.
The ending result went to the Confederacy. -
Shot by one of his own men while taking a nap in his saddle.
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Gave the Union control over the Mississippi. Surrendered to us the day after Gettysburg.
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W.V. broke away from Virginia during the Civil War and joined the Union.
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The Battle of Gettysburg was from July 1-3 in Pennsylvania. The Confederate troops were led by General Robert E. Lee. The war ended Lee's invasion of the North.
The Union had a turning point here in the war with a victory against the Confederates. -
Given by Abe Lincoln at the dedication of the Soliders' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Penn. The purpose was to redefine the reason of the Union fighting in the Civil War.
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Reelected President
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William Tecumseth Sherman led his troops on a march across the state of Georgia burning and destoying everything in their path.
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U.S. Grant becomes the commander of the Union army.
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The surreder took palce in the house of Wilbur McLean, who had the Civil War start in his very backyard. Lee and the Confederate army surrendered to the Union.
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Lincoln was assassinated in Fords Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.
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Abolishes slavery