Civil War Key Figures and Events

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Confederate general known for bold tactics; surrendered at Appomattox.

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Robert E. Lee

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Union general who believed in 'total war' during his March to the Sea.

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William T. Sherman

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President of the Confederacy.

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Jefferson Davis

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Union general whose victory boosted morale and later became president.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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First shots of the Civil War were fired here.

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Fort Sumter

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Bloodiest single day of the war – led to Emancipation Proclamation.

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Antietam

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Turning point battle in Pennsylvania.

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Gettysburg

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Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

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Vicksburg

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Major victory that cut off Confederate supply lines and helped Lincoln’s reelection.

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Atlanta

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Why did Lincoln suspend Habeas Corpus?

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to prevent war protestors from hurting the war effort in the North