Civil War Battles and Leaders

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Skilled Confederate general who was successful at the Battle of Bull Run.

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Thomas Stonewall Jackson

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Top Confederate general who refused to fight against his home state of Virginia.

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Robert E Lee

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Union officer who was forced to surrender Ft. Sumter.

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Robert Anderson

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Top Union general who had many victories, including Vicksburg.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Urged Lincoln to recruit African-Americans to fight for the Union Army.

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Frederick Douglass

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Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield".

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Clara Barton

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Forced to fight for the Confederacy, he stole a ship and turned it over to the Union. He was regarded as a hero and promoted in the Union Army.

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Robert Smalls

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President responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address.

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Abraham Lincoln

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This battle was the opening conflict of the Civil War.

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Ft. Sumter

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This battle was a surprise victory by the Confederates. The Union troops were forced to retreat.

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Bull Run