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The election served as the primary catalyst of the American Civil War It was one of the most pivotal presidential elections in American histoy
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It marked the beginning of the American Civil War More than 100 troops at the Fort Sumter were commanded by Major Anderson
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Was the 1st major battle of the Civil War The Confederates won the battle
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It was the bloodiest single day in American Military history It is considered a turning point in the American Civil War
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Freed slaves It was limited in many ways
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Victory for the Union General Robert E. Lee was defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg
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The Battle bolsters badly sagging Union morale The Battle forever transformed the town of Gettysburg
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Abraham Lincoln wrote every word of the Gettysburg Address It does not explicitly discuss the war
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Uses "total war" to destroy plantations and railroads Led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march
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Location of the final battle in the U.S Civil War They surrendered
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John Wikes Booth shot Lincoln He was the 1st president assassinated
