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American Civil War
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Battle of Ky Hoa
the French and the Spanish defeat the Vietnamese.The Battle of Kỳ Hòa was an important French victory in the Cochinchina. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865 Lincoln violated some civil liberties to further the war effort -
Battle of Bull Run
This was one of the first major battle in the series of battles that lead up to the Civil war . General Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate army, On the 21st, McDowell crossed at Sudley Ford and attacked the Confederate left flank on Matthews Hill. -
Pacific Railroad Act
This act provided Federal government support for the building of the first transcontinental railroad. -
Emancipation Proclamation
all slaves in the rebelling states would be free. Does not affect border states. Forces European nations to recognize that choosing sides in the Civil War is to take a stand on slavery -
Thaddeus Stevens
he favored dividing up Southern plantations among the freed slaves -
Gettysburg Battle
Over 165,000 soldiers participate in the largest battle in the Western Hemisphere. After three days of fighting,Robert E Lee retreats, leaving 4,000 dead Confederates -
Vicksburg
After a long siege, Vicksburg surrenders to Grant. All of Mississippi River is now in Union control -
Robert E Lee
he was the confederate army leader -
Wilderness & Spotsylvania
Robert E Lee stops Union troops at the Wilderness, but Grant resumes march to Richmond. Though suffering huge losses (55,000 men to South's 31,000), Grant states "I propose to fight on this line if it takes all summer" -
Atlanta to Savannah
General Sherman destroys Atlanta and then sends troops on 300 mile destructive march to the sea. Railroads torn up, buildings destroyed, crops burned in an attempt to break the will of the South -
Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States, serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. -
Lee surrenders
Lee, refusing to see his troops suffer any further, surrenders to Grant. Southern troops given generous terms of surrender -
John Wilkes Booth
actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln while he was watching Our American Cousin at Ford Theater in Washington, D.C. -
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
a gentleman’s agreement precluded fighting between Union and Confederate forces on the Rio Grande
