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The American Civil War
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The Electon of 1860
The Republicans felt that they had an advantage in this election, seeing as how the Democrats were dividing. To better their chances of victory, the Republicans turned away from the better known Senator William H. Seward to the strong debater from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln. Fearing a Republican victory, a group of former Whigs and moderate Democrats formed the Constitutional Union Party. The election of Abraham Lincoln was the final event that convinced the south to leave the Union. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as the Union Army's military commander during the Civil War. Under his command, the Union Army defeated and ended the Confederate States of America. -
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808. He was an American statesman, but apart from that, he was also the leader of the Confederacy during the civil war. He was also the President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. -
Robert E. Lee
In early 1861, Lee was invited to take control of the entire Union Army by President Lincoln. He refused that offer ,however, since his home state of Virginia was with the Confederate army. He also was responsible for many Confederate victories, including the Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of Cold Harbor, Seven Days Battles, and the Second Battle of Bull Run. -
Fort Sumter
It was a garrison that was held by Federal troops but claimed by a seceded state. This fort was located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, but was cut off from vital supplies and reinforcements by southern control of the harbor. When Lincoln attempted to send the fort provisions of food, the south reacted by opening fire on Federal ships, thus starting the war. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was fought outside of Manassas, Virginia. The battle was fought between the Union and the Confederate armies. The Union troops were under the command of General McDowell. The Confederate troops fought under the command of General Joseph Johnston and General PGT Beauregard. This battle was one of the first major land battles fought in the American Civil War. -
George McClellan
George McClellan was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served as the general-in-chief of the Union Army for a short time. he also played an important role in raising a well-trained army for the Union. -
Jackson Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was born on January 21, 1824 and was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was probably the most well-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. His military career includes the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia. His death was a severe setback for the Confederacy. -
Battle of Antietam
This battle was the first major battle in the Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 deaths. -
Battle of Monitor and Merrimack
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Winfield Scott and the Anaconda Plan
The Anaconda Plan was the name of the strategy for subduing the seceding states in the South, thought of by General-in-chief Winfield Scott. It emphasized the blockade of the Southern ports, and called for an advance down the Mississippi River to cut the South in two. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
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Emancipation Proclamation
This document is an executive order issued by the United States President Abraham Lincoln During the American Civil War under his own powers. It proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000 of them. The rest however, were freed as Union forces advanced and captured Confederate territories. -
Battle of Vicksburg
In May and June of 1863, Ulysses S. Grant's armies came as one on Vicksburg, entrapping the Confederate army. July 4, Vicksburg gave in after a long period of serious attacks. This was one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. The loss of Pemberton's army and the stronghold on the Mississippi, the confederate was split in half. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Fought around Gettysburg,Pennsylvania, this battle had the most lives taken in the American Civil war, over 50,000 casualties. This war was known cited as the turning point. Lee retreated to Virginia and never regained offensive, because of the assault on the Union, which includes Pickett's charge, proved futile, and destroyed a good part of the Confederate troops. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln presented the Gettysburg Address during the American Civil War. He summed up the consequences of the war in about ten sentences, everyone had agreement of the same thought. He spoke of the Native Americans in the earlier years, that equality and liberty was a big part of America. He urged both common and political man to consider the lives that are being taking from fight in a war in attempts to save the nation from colonization and to honor the heroes. The Gettysburg Address may be forg -
Sherman's March
Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted around Georgia during by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army in the American Civil War. -
Appomattox Court House
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Lincoln Assassination
While attending a performance at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. President Lincoln was struck by a bullet. John Wilkes Booth, a actor, was to be said the assassin within minutes of the shot. The original plan was to kidnap the president and hold him for ransom until the release of the Confederate soldiers, when the war soon ended the kidnapping turned into murder.
