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Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel. In 1852, the book was published and quickly became a national bestseller. The story revolves around a slave named Tom who is beaten to death by his owner, Simon, for failing to inform him of the whereabouts of two slave women. Since it helped “power” the abolitionist movement in the North, this book is important to the Civil War.
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From October 16 to October 18 1859 the Harpers Ferry Raid occurred. An abolitionist named John Brown led a slave uprising that captured the Harpers Ferry Arsenal in Virginia. He had hoped for hundreds of slaves to join him in the uprising, however, only 21 men participated in the raid. On October 18, a group of U.S Marines led by Colonel Robert E. Lee surrounded Brown and captured him. In the end, Brown was executed on December 2, 1859 and died a martyr for the abolitionist movement.
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On November 6 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic party, which led him to be the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the tree other candidates: John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas.
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The Confederate States of America was a group of 11 states that seceded from the United States after President Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860. The Confederacy, which existed from 1861 to 1865 and was headed by Jefferson Davis, fought for legitimacy and was never recognized as a sovereign government. The Confederate States of America ceased to exist after enduring a humiliating defeat in the Civil War.
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On March 4 1861 Abraham Lincoln had his inauguration speech. Since Lincoln’s election in November 1860, seven states had left the Union. Worried that the election of a Republican would threaten their rights, especially slavery, the lower South seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.
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Fort Sumter is an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War (1861-65).When President Abraham Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, kicking off the Battle of Fort Sumter.
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The first battle of the bull run was marked the first major battle of the American Civil War. It started because 35,000 troops attacked a Confederate force of 20,000 troops. The rebels attacked and broke the union right flank which caused the Federals to retreat.
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On February 6 1862, The Battle of Fort Henry occurred. This battle was the first significant union victory of the American Civil War. In an effort to gain control of rivers and supply lines west of the Appalachians, Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and Commodore Andrew Foote launched an attack on the lightly defended Fort Henry in Tennessee.
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The Battle of the Ironclads mainly known as the Battle of Hampton Roads occurred on March 9 1862. The war was between the U.S.S Monitor and the Merrimack during the American Civil War. This war was history’s first naval battle between ironclad warships. It was part of a Confederate effort to break the Union blockade of Southern ports, including Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia, that had been imposed at the start of the war.
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The Battle of Shiloh also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, took place from April 6 to April 7 1862. This war was one of the major early engagements of the American Civil War. The battle started because the Confederate Army launched a attack that was unexpected for the Union forces. The Confederates were not able to keep their position and were forced to go back, which resulted in a Union win. Although the Union won, both sides suffered heavy losses.
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The Seven Days War, also known as the Seven Day Campaign, took place from June 25 to July 1, 1862. It included six separate battles east of Richmond on the Virginia Peninsula. Despite the fact that the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, had over 100,000 troops, Confederates led by a new field general( General Robert E. Lee) pushed the Union Army of the Potomac away from its ultimate objective of Richmond and back to the James River.
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The Battle of Antietam also known as The Battle of Sharpsburg started on September 17 1862. This battle occurred at Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg. It started a war between Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia against Union General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac and was the culmination of Lee’s attempt to invade the north. It remains the deadliest one-day battle in all of American military history.
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On December 13, 1862, The Battle of Fredericksburg involved nearly 200,000 combatants, which had the largest concentration of troops out of any war. The new appointed commander of the army of Potomac, ordered his more than 120,000 troops to cross the Rappahannock River. Where they attacked Robert E. Lee’s 80,000 Armoy at Fredericksburg. The results of the battle sent Union Morale plummeting and lent much-needed new energy to the Confederate.
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The Battle of Chancellorsville took place from April 30 to May 6 1863. This battle was a huge victory for the Confederacy and General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War, However, the war is famous for Confederate General Thomas Jackson was wounded. This war was fought in Spotsylvania County, Virginia and Lee’s brave decision to face a force twice his army size. Lee did this by splitting his own army in two.
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The siege of Vicksburg was on May 18 1863 to July 4 1863. This was a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War, that divided the confederacy and cemented the reputation of Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Union forces waged a campaign to take the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi, which lay on the east bank of the Mississippi River, halfway between Memphis to the north and New Orleans to the south.
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Gettysburg is a town that’s located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. There was a battle called The Battle of Gettysburg that lasted from July 1 to July 3 1863. The battle resulted in a great victory. This battle is significant because it’s known as “The turning point of the war”. Four months after battle, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Soldiers National Cemetery.
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On November 19 1863, delivered remarks which later became known as the Gettysburg Address, at the official dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, on the site of one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Civil War. Lincoln’s brief address would be known as one of the most important speeches in American history.
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In the Appomattox. Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E, Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. April 8th was the day the confederates were surrounded with no possibility to escape. On April 9th, Lee sent a message to Grant announcing his willingness to surrender. They both met in the parlor of the Wilmer Mclean home at one o’clock in the afternoon.
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On April 9 1865, near the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia which led to Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendering his army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Lee had abandoned the Confederate capital of Richmond and the city of Petersburg. Lee’s goals was to rally the remnants of his beleaguered troops, meet Confederate reinforcements in North Carolina and resume fighting. This resulted where they had to surrender, and ended the 4 year war.
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On April 14, 1865 President Lincoln was killed. Lincoln was enjoying a theatrical play at the Ford Theatre when he was shot. Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer. This event was significant because Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated. The next day April 15 1865 he died.
