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First battle of the Civil War, The Confederates won. No one died, nor was injured.
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First Major land battle. Demonstrated the war would be lengthy and costly. Confederate Victory.
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Bloodiest battle up to that time with 23,746 casualties. Union Victory.
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Single bloodiest day battle in American History, with 22,717 causalities. No winner, great losses on both sides.
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This document freed the confederate slaves, but not the union's. Passing this caused conflicts and made the war about slavery.
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This was the bloodiest battle of the war, with 51, 112 causalities. Lincoln made a speech later on about this battle, named "The Gettysburg Address"
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Union victory, This led to Grant being appointed General-in-chief.
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Lincoln wanted to be lenient with South, he said they didn't need to be punished, the country needed to heal. He wanted to rebuild South's economy. He died before he could carry out any plans of this.
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Union Victory, this was the final battle in the Civil War. General Lee's army disbanded, ending the battle and the war.
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John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor, went into the President's booth in Ford's Theatre and shot him in the back of the head. The next morning, President Abraham Lincoln died. A week later, Booth was found and killed.
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Abolished slavery, after Lincoln's death, as part of reconstruction. Didn't give African Americans same rights though.
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Made Freedman US citizens; provided "due process". Still couldn't vote.
