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Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of black soldiers in the Union Army.
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Stonewall Jackson dies from his wounds, his last words, "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." making the South take a big blow
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The tide of war changes when the South are brutally defeated
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After captured by the Union the Confederate is split in half; away from their western allies.
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Anti-draft riots in New York City include arson and the murder of blacks by poor immigrant whites. At least 120 persons, including children, are killed
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The president meets with abolitionist Fredrick Douglas who pushed for full rights for Union African American troops
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a decisive confederate victory by Bragg's army of ten. Union army got trapped.
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Lincoln delivers a 2 minute speech or a 'Gettysburg Address'
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When Grant made a mistake; 7,000 soldiers Union soldiers died in twenty minutes. This was predicted by the soldiers, one soldier predicted his own death in his last diary entry
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When Grant makes a mistake it results in the loss of 7,000 Union casualties. Soldiers even predicted their own death.
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Union forces missed an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut off the Confederate rail lines
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Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president
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Sherman and 62,000 men started a march to the sea, heading for Georgia, leaving a 300 mile long path of destruction 60 miles wide all the way from Atlanta. He then telegraphs Lincoln and offered him Savannah as a Christmas present
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Congress approved the thirteenth amendment to abolish slavery.
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Congress approved 13th amendment to abolish slavery, then submitted for ratification.
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Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his army at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
