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January 1863 Emancipation Proclamation is issued
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation .On January 1, 1863 leading to the civil war. The proclamation said “that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states -
March 1863 -- The First Conscription Act.
Congress passes the Conscription Act March 3, 1863, calling for the military .Generals Stated that slaves should be rebelling. The Union said that they were considered free. -
July 4, 1863 – The siege of Vicksburg
Early in April, a new plan of campaign was adopted by General Grant. He struck work on the canal His new scheme was to march his troops down on the west bank of the river. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation a lot leading to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies. -
54th Massachusetts Regiment
The 54 was recognized in July18, 1863. It was all black regiment to be organized in all of the northern states. The man was mostly made up of mostly free blacked coming from Massachusetts. -
Resistance by Slaves
Enslaved African Americans resisted slavery in a variety. Active and passive ways because they felt that it was preposterous. Also they felt bad because the way they was treated -
July 25, Civil War Prison Camps
The prisoner of war camp was too used for civilian populations. A prisoner of a war is generally a solider, sailor or airman. Although precise figures may never be known, an estimated 56,000 men perished in Civil War prisons. -
July 31, 1863 – the Battle of Gettysburg
In july of 1863 general Robert E. Lee army of northern Virginia of 75,000 men and 97,000 men. Union army of the Potomac under George Meade concentrated together at Gettysburg. 2,000 land engagements of the Civil War, Gettysburg ranks supreme. -
November 19, 1863 – The Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought some four months. The single bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Over the course of three days, more than 45,000 men were killed, injured, captured or went missing. -
March 1864 – General Grant commander of all the Union Armies
There were many. Whereas Robert E. Lee took command of the Confederate Army about a year after the beginning of the war, the Commander in Chief of the Union Army kept changing. Rather than remove a commander of The union army had literally hundreds of generals as did the confederate army. Lincoln kept creating new, higher levels of command and putting one general after another into a new top slot. The union army had literally hundreds of generals as did the confederate -
July 1864 -- Confederate Troops Approach Washington, D.C.
Confederate General Jubal Early led his forces into Maryland to relieve the pressure on Lee's army. Early got within five miles of Washington, D.C., but on July 13, he was driven back to Virginia. -
March 1964 – General Grant commander of all the Union Armies
There were many. Whereas Robert E. Lee took command of the Confederate Army about a year after the beginning of the war, the Commander in Chief of the Union Army kept changing. Rather than remove ancommander of The union army had literally hundreds of generals as did the confederate army . Lincoln kept creating new, higher levels of command and putting one general after another into a new top slot. The union army had literally hundreds of generals as did the confederate
