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Ft. Sumter
-the battle is usually recognized as the first battle that opened the American Civil War -
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Antietam
-also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg
-23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing -
Emancipation Proclamation
-The Emancipation Proclamation, or Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln effective January 1, 1863
-declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
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Siege of Vicksburg
-the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War -
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Battle of Gettysburg
-considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War
-The Union had won in a major turning point, stopping Lee’s invasion of the North
-inspired Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address,” which became one of the most famous speeches of all time -
Gettysburg Address
-The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered -
Surrender at Appomattox
-one of the last battles of the American Civil War
-The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865 -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis -16th president