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Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published on March 20, 1852. It was about a slave who got sold multiple times and eventually dies from being whipped. The book was a hit worldwide, and educated people on the hardships of slavery.
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This shows a small civil war from 1854-59. It was between proslavery and anti-slavery who wanted the territory in Kansas. In May 21, 1856, a proslavery mob came into the town of Lawrence and ruined every building, hotel, and office.
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Abolitionist John Brown and a small group of supporters raid an armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, to try and stop the institution of slavery. They did this on October 16, 1859, and the raid was successful. However, Brown’s group got captured and eventually got hanged in December.
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Fort Sumter is most famous for being the first shots fired of the Civil War. Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard attacked the garrison on April 12, 1861. After almost two days of nothing but artillery fire, U.S. Major Robert Anderson and eighty other soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13, 1861.
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This battle took place on July 21, 1861. General McDowell from the Union ordered his army to attack. But the soldiers from both sides had trouble with their orders and eventually reinforcements had to come in. With Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston and Confederate Colonel Jeb Stuart, the Union had to retreat, letting the Confederates win a major battle in the Civil War.
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The artist claimed this painting was based on an actual event on March 2, 1862. It was near Manassas, Virginia, and portrays an enslaved family escaping to the safety of the Union side.
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This battle lasted from March 7-8, 1862, and was fought in Alaska. Almost 11,000 Union troops won over 16,000 Confederate troops. The Confederates eventually retreated, leaving Alaska to the Union.
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On March 9, 1862, a large ship from the Confederates named the Merrimack entered the Union territory. The ship ruined many ships and props and came back the next day. The Union had another ship, and the two couldn’t sink each other, so both of them just left. None of the sides were able to win.
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This battle took place from April 6 - April 7, 1862. In Southwestern Tennessee, The Confederate Army did a surprise attack on the Union under General Ulysses S. Grant. However, the Confederate suffered a heavy loss, so the Union claimed a victory. Both armies lost many people with lots of violence.
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On May 31, 1862, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’ of the Union Army tried to take two Federal corps. However, they failed their mission, and both sides needed reinforcements. The two fought again, and both had a victory in their mission. This was also the day when Gen. Robert E. Lee was ordered to take command of the Confederates.
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On September 17, 1862, Major General George McClellan powerfully assaulted General Robert E. Lee’s forces in Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This campaign was Lee’s first attempt to take the North, while General McClellan was tasked to do so by President Abraham Lincoln. The Union won this battle, letting Abraham Lincoln release his Emancipation Proclamation.
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This battle lasted from December 11, 1862 – December 15, 1862. Even though the Union army had more soldiers, the Confederates won this battle. The South was overjoyed with their victory while President Abraham Lincoln was getting pressure on ending the war.
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This was delivered on January 1, 1863. This proclamation was an announcement that all slaves shall now be free. Although it didn’t end slavery in the nation, it definitely changed the perspective of the war.
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The battle lasted from April 30, 1863 – May 7, 1863. General Hooker from the Union decided to trap General E. Lee’s army. However, The Confederates fought back, and eventually, the Confederates won the war.
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This was a battle from May 18, 1863 – July 4, 1863. After the constant bombing, General Pemberton surrendered to General Grant. The Union won this battle and even took over the Mississippi River.
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The Battle of Gettysburg took place from July 1 - July 3, 1863. At the time, Confederate General Robert E. Lee decided to invade the North in order for the Lincoln administration to ask for peace. In the first invasion, he was able to attack Federals but unable to secure their own, and Lee’s second invasion failed with heavy losses.
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This speech, delivered on September 19, 1863, was short and simple, but possibly one of the greatest speeches ever written in history. Abraham wrote it to pay a tribute to all of the soldiers fighting for their lives in order for humanity to live in union.
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After General Robert E. Lee ended up getting trapped, he and General George A. Custer agreed to meet at the Wilmer McLean home at Appomattox Courthouse later that day. On April 9, 1865, the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia was signed. Three days later there was a celebration for the disbandment of Lee’s army and the ending of the war in Virginia.
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On April 15, 1865, Lincoln attended a play called Our American Cousin and sat in the Presidential Cabin. When there was a big joke and the crowd laughed loudly, John Wilkes Booth entered the box and shot Lincoln in the head with a small pistol.
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On December 18, 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery has been confirmed.
