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The battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh began on April 6-7, 1862. The Confederate Army of Mississippi surprisingly attacked the Grant's Army. On the southern Tennessee first morning 40,000 troops struck Union Soldiers at Pittsburgh landing. They were leaded by Ulysses S. Grant, there were many deaths and painful wounds caused by this battle. -
The battle of Antietam
It was caused by a clash between Robert E. lee’s and George McClellan’s. Robert E. Lee belonged to the Army of Northern Virginian and George McClellan belonged to the Army of Potomac. It was one of the deadliest battles in American history, with a total of 22,717 dead, wounded or missing. -
The Battle of Fredericksburg
After the Battle of Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln's proclamation declared that the Civil War would be fought to keep the union without slavery, both were in a big disagreement and that was what caused the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order sent by Abraham Lincoln on 1863 to free the slaves. It didn't free all the slaves at once, only about 50,000 out of 4 million slaves were set free immediately, they had to free the slaves that weren't under Union Control. Eventually they were able to free millions of slaves. https://www.ducksters.com/history/emancipation_proclamation.php -
Sherman captures Atlanta
The capture of Atlanta, or how it is also called "The capture of Savannah" was one of the most.
