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Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln
He won the president election before the Civil War has started. He issued the emancipation proclamation. He fought really hard to abolish slavery. -
States Secede.
The Southern state think Abraham Lincoln is an abolitionist, so they start to secede from the union. First was South Carolina, then Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. -
First battle of Bull Run
The battle at Bull Run was the first battle of the war. Both side expected an easy victory but the after the Confederate took the victory here, it showed that this war will be long. -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh lasted from April 6-7 1862. It was a battle in the West between Ulysses S. Grant and Albert Sidney Johnston with another general on each side. At the end, Grant pushed the Confederate back to Corinth for a Union victory. -
Ulysses S. Grant
He was an important general for the Union in the Civil War. He pushed the Confederate back for the victory of at Shiloh. -
Battle of Antietam
This is the battle of Gen. Robert E. Lee and George McClellan. Battle of Antietam is considered a draw from a military point of view, but Abraham Lincoln and the Union claimed victory. This battle led to the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
This battle was an early battle of the Civil War between Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ambrose Burnside. This was one of the greatest battle of the Confederate. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten Confederate states still in rebellion. It also decreed that freed slaves could be enlisted in the Union Army, thereby increasing the Union's power.The Emancipation Proclamation led the way to total abolition of slavery in the United States. With the Emancipation Proclamation, the aim of the war changed to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the Union. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The battle of Chancellorsville was a battle between Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Joseph Hooker. This is the greatest battle and victories of the Confederate. -
Robert E. Lee
He was a most important general of the Confederate. He helped for the victory of the Confederate at Chancellorsville. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Grant's armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under General John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged operations. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in July 1863, was a Union victory that stopped Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North. More than 50,000 men fell as casualties during the 3-day battle, making it the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War
