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Their main purpose was to guard charleston harbor.General Beauregard sent Major Anderson a message saying that he would fire in one hour if Anderson did not surrender.
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A confederate spy named rose greenhow gave information to the confederate about the union army plans.Many people took picnics and watched the battle from a nearby hill.
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Lincoln is the 16th president.Before he was in office,country´s began to secede.
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Battle took place in the cornfields north of town at first.So many people died here that the road was nicknamed ´´bloody lane``
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It did not free all slaves in the in the loyal border states.It was originally 5 pages long
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Lee was defeated at the battle of Gettysburg
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the battle lasted 3 days
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President lioncln attended dedication of soilders national cemetery
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Sherman army destroyed cotton gins and lumber mills.
Sherman took control over savanna. -
Abe was the first president to be assassinated.Although abe was shot on the 14th he died on the 15th.
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General Robert E.Lee surrendered his army.The battle lasted only a few days