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Trigger that set off the Civil War
After decades of argueing about slavery, the South erupted in the civil war on April 12, 1861, when Confederate states fired on Federal fort in Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter surrendered shortly after. -
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Battle of Shiloh
Before this battle, people believed the Civil war wont last long. Both armies collided on this land in Hardin County. By the time the battle ended, around 24,000 men were killed, wounded, or captured. -
The Battle of Antietam
One of the bloodiest fights in American history. More Americans were killed on this day than any other military day. ore than 4,800 soldiers killed. -
emancipation proclamation
Stated that all people held as slaves in the confederacy are, free. Did not do much because the slave states weren't ruled by Lincoln -
Stonewall Jackson Dies
Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson died from gun wounds when he was accidentaly shot by his own troops at Chancellorsville. -
Battle of Vicksburg
This battle was fought between the Union and the Confederatecy.
It was fought in Warren County, Mississippi. It was another victory for the Union. -
battle of gettysburg
was the largest battle of the Civil War as well as the last time fighting takes place in North America. It was known as a turning point as Lincoln gives a speech dedicated to the people who died fighting. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected president
Lincoln won by over 400,000 popular votes an electoral majority. Many states allowed their citizens serving as soldiers in the field army to cast ballots, a first in United States history. Soldiers gave Lincoln more than 70% of their vote. -
The signing of the treaty at the end of the war
The surrender happened at Appomattox Court House. It was on the day that one of the last battles happened on. Both sides agreed on the surrender. -
Who really won the Civil War
The North officially won the war, after four years of fighting, the Confederatecy surrendered to the United States. The war bankrupted the South and left reverythig in ruins. More than 620,000 men died in the Civil War, the largest amount of men to die than any other war in American history.The southern states were taken over by Union soldiers, and gradually re-admitted to the United States over time. known as the Reconstruction Era.
