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Fort sumter
fort sumter man made island to protect the ships from attacks. it took 30 yearts to build.One of the generals to some men to occupy the fort. when abraham lincoln heard of the news he decided to send men on an unarmed ship so it wouldn't attract attention.
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Battle of shiloh
Biggest battle of the time.penetrated confederates defences. It was the fall of fort henry.
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first battle of bull run
Union forces lost the battle twice by the confederates in the stream called bull run.one of the generals had a plan to use to decoys and take down the weakest spot. the plan barely worked but it worked and sent the confederates running.
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second battle of bull run
one of the victories for the confederacy.jackson started attacking the union. It had heavy casualties. -
battle of antietam
one of the bloodiest battles. cammander led his troops to maryland his idea was to take north to forage for supplies but lost his paper which gave away what he had and his location and losing.
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Vicksburg campain
it was very costly but it cutoff theconfederacy only remaining route.
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emancipation proclomation
abraham lincoln made a proclomation that the slaves be set free. however that did not apply to the confedrates. meaning that everyone is created equal.
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Battle of Gettysburg
the turning point of the civil war. lee orders the army be concetrated on gettysburg.confederates lost the battle losing most the men.
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March of the sea
shermans forces left after most the battles and now he was on the losing side. losing a 100 million dollars in cattle and hay.
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