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Fort Sumter
the first battle of the civil war was Fort sumter and not a single person died in this battle and was a direct response of lincoln's election -
Battle of antietam
Battle of antietam was the bloodiest battle in the war because 26,000 people were hurt or killed.the union won the battle. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation proclamation freed most slaves unless they had committed a crime.some african americans fought in the war -
battle of gettysburg
was the bloodiest battle ever with 51,000 soldiers wounded or killed and neither side won the battle. -
gettysburg address
this was a speech delivered from abraham lincoln and ws a memorial for all the soldiers that died in the battle of gettysburg.the cemetery was in the same place they died at -
appomattox court house
the remaining confederate states were surrendering and 50,000 survivors returned home as amputes -
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battle of vicksburg
this was a battle for control of the mississippi river.people were starving and killing their horses for food and even end up eating rats.