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This document was issued by Abraham Lincoln and was made to make slavery illegal in the ten states that were at the time in rebellion.
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Camps created for prisoners of war to stay in to were many were overcrowded and had bad living conditions.
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On this day one of the first African-American Regiments in the Civil war is created.
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This act created a dragt and was issued in both the Union and in the Confederacy.
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Slave Rebellions were not common in the United States until the Emancipation Proclamation was issued
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A battle that lasted 3 days and that ended when Lee ordered Pickett to mount a direct attack. Pickett’s charge was destroyed and the Confederates retreated.
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This battle was very important because when the Confederates surrendered the North had complete control of theMississippi River and completed a major part of the Anaconda Plan.
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On this date Abraham Lincoln gave a speach that was dedicated to the 3,500 soldiers that were buried there.
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Commander of all Union Army's and future 18th President of the United State of America, Grant led the Union to many victories during the Civil War.
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Confederate General Jubal Early headed towards Maryland to relive pressure from Lee's Army. Early got within five miles of Washington D.C. but on July 13, 1864 he was driven back to Virginia.