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-Abraham Lincoln won the election with 180 electorial votes
-it caused the Civil War -
-marked beginning of Civil War
-Beaurgard commander of confederates opened fire on the union and they also surrenederd -
-35,000 union troops from Washington D.C went battle 20,000 confederates
-South had victory -
-ulysses s. grants army launched a surprise attak on the union forces in Tennesse
-Union won but they both had surprisng amounts of soldiers lost -
-confederates retreated
-Robert E. Lee divided his army hoping to sweep through the union forces but the union found out and surpriesed Lees army -
-Lincoln wrote to the south that all slaves from now on are free
-this did not stop slavery but it did change the point of view of the war
-After this many african slaves started joining the union forces -
-grants armies converged on Vicksburg
-vicksburg surrendered -
-RobertE. Lee army had victory
-it was a major turning point in the civil war it was the Souths last attempt to take over the north -
-it is a speech given by President Abraham Lincoln
-he talked mostly about slavery and the struggles of the Civil War , it was one of the most important speeches given in history -
-this battle ended the Civil War
-Robert E. Lee surrendered to the union army
