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The Civil Wars first gun shots were fired at Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter eventually does give up, and South Carolina wins.
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George Mcdowell attacked on July 21st, and the Union was slowly winning the battle. Until the Confederate had brought back and sent the Union running to Washington DC.
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It was a battle were General Lyon had lost his own life. The Confederacy would end up winning the battle.
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The Union just barely won the battle, but lost 13,000 of 63,000 men. The confederates had lost 11,000 out 40,000 men
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In this battle on both sides was a victory. This battle would lead to the Seven Days Battle.
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General Grants victory at the battle of Shiloh, gave the Union the boost to Win the battle of the Confederacy. Grant lost 10,000 of his men that day.
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General McClellans was replaced by General Burnside. Burnside would end up losing the battle anyway.
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Abraham Lincoln knew they he had enough support so the Emancipation Proclamation was signed Jan 1st 1863. Saying that all slaves in areas still were in rebellion were considered free.
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The Union had lost the battle. The confederacy had maintained the land.
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General Hooker was caught in a trap being surrouned by the confederate troops. The confederates had won but lost alot of men.
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West virgina had become its own state when it broke away from Virgina during the civil war.
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Abraham Lincoln stood in front of a crowd of 15,000 people. Giving his speech that was dedicated to the Soilders National Cemetery.
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The union had won this battle against the confederacy. Setting up the Atlanta Campaign
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Battle that went on for five days. The confederate troops were going back and forth, General Grant had vowed to fight all summer.
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General Grant had lost over 7,000 men in just 20 minutes. Though General Lee had won this battle it would be his last victory.
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This was at the Appomattox Court House, where General Lee surrendered the rest of his valiant force.
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General Sherman would march through Georgia with his army destroying whatever came in there path. The army had traveled over 300 miles.
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General Shermans victory in Atlanta had really made Lincolin popular. Lincoln would go on to win the election by a very large margin.
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Abraham Lincoln was sitting at Fords Theater in Washington D.C. , when he was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth.
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