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On November 6, 1860 Lincoln was elected as the 16th president. He ran against three other candidates they are, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln was the first Republican to win presidency.
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Fort Sumter battle started on April 12, 1861 and ended the on April 13, 1861. Fort Sumter was attacked by Confederate soldiers. Fort Sumter is located in South Carolina it was built as a shield for Charles Harbor. The battle was won by the Confederates.
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The Battle of Bull Run was won by the Confederate’s. This battle is also known as the Battle of Manassas. This battle was one if the first battles in the Civil War. This battle took place in Prince William County, Virginia. It was just north of Manassas, and 30 miles southwest of D.C.
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The battle took place on two naval ships the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virgina. The North ships was the U.S.S. Monitor the commander was Captain John Worden. In the end of the battle the North nor the South won the battle.
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The Battle of Shiloh took place in southwestern Tennessee. It was on of the largest battle that took place in the Western Theater. The Union won this battle and it lasted one day. The death toll for this battle was 23,000. The Union troops were lead by Ulysses S. Grant.
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This was the deadliest one-day battle in the whole war. The battle lasted about 12 hours and 2,100 Union dead and 1,550 Confederate. 9,550 Union, and 7,750 Confederate injured. 750 Union, and 1,020 Confederate missing/captured. In the end the Union won the battle.
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The battle of Fredericksburg was a huge loss for the Union even when they had more men the the Confederates. The Confederates were lead by General Robert E. Lee. The Union had about 120,000 men and the Confederates had 85,000 men in the end of the battle the number where 12,653 and 5,377.
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The battle of Chancellorsville was won by the Confederates. The Confederates were lead by General Robert E, Lee and the Union was lead by General Joseph Hooker. Due to the win the Confederates gained the confidence attempt a another invasion of the North.
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The battle of Vicksburg also known as the Siege of Vicksburg was won by the Union. This battle gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. In all about 806 dead in the battle and and many more wounded
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The battle of Gettysburg was known has one of the bloodiest battles that took place on American soil It was the war’s turning place. The Union lost about 23,000 soldiers and the Confederates lost about 28,000 soldiers. And there was somewhat 30,000 injured in the battle. The Union(North) won the battle in Gettysburg.
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The battle of Appomattox Court House lasted only one day. It took place in Appomattox County, Virginia. It was one of the last battle of the Civil War, the was won by the Union. A few days after this battle Lincoln was assassination.
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Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. It took place in Lincoln box at Ford’s Theater. Booth supported slavery and believe that Lincoln was trying to destroy his beloved South and overthrow the Constitution.