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Watch America Divided Clip - America the Story of Us | HISTORY

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Stonewall Jackson and The First Bull Run

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Serenity Oien
Brittany Hunsicker
Ian Manock
Caden Anderson

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The battle of
Shiloh was fought on April 6th and 7th in 1862 and was a Union victory. It proved the confederate army to be weaker than what was originally thought.

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The battle at Gettysburg took place throughout July 1st-3rd, 1863. It was a major turning point for the Civil war as both sides suffered major losses and the confederate army no longer had enough troops to invade the northern states.

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-White Colonel of the 54th Massachusetts infantry
-One of the first African American units on the Union Side

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-Union nurse who work on the front lines
-Saved numerous soldiers
-Proved that women can be helpful outside of the house

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-Replaced McClellan after Lincoln fired him for being overly cautious

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Lee and Grant met to arrange a Confederate surrender on April 9, in a village called Appomattox Court House. at Lincoln's request, the terms were generous. within two months all confederate resistance collapsed. the civil war was over.

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-Union captain who stopped a British ship and captured two Confederate diplomats
-This was named the Trent Affair and the two diplomats were released by Lincoln to ease tension with Britain

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-Leader of the Confederates at the Battle of Bull Run
-Earned nickname "Stonewall Jackson" from his demonstration in battle of standing like a stonewall

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-Leader of the majority of the Confederate Army
-Forces McClellan to retreat after Seven Days' Battles
-Faced McClellan again at Antietam which was one of the bloodiest battles in American history

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https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/historyculture/civil-war-timeline.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history
https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2015/spring/cw-surrenders.html

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November 1863, a ceremony was held to dedicate a cemetery in Gettysburg. Abraham Lincoln spoke for about two minutes, it remade how people think about america, before the war people said "the united states are" after Lincolns speech people said " the united states is

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-Captain of Union fleet the approached the Mississippi River

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--Leader of Union Army that invaded western Tennessee

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in 1863 New York City was a tinderbox waiting to explode. poor people were crowded into slums, white workers thought it was unfair that they should have to fight to free slaves that would just take their jobs. for four days, mobs rampaged through the city. people attacked rich people who could pay to not be drafted, when it ended, more than 100 people were killed.

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-First Leader of the Union Army
-Known for being very cautious in battle
-Faced Gen. Lee in battle of Antietam which became the bloodiest battle in American history

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both armies relied on volunteers at first, but after many desertions, a draft was initiated. the Confederacy passed a draft law in 1862, the Union did the same in 1863.

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the Seven Days' Battles were fought between June 25th and July 1st in 1862.
The combined forces of Robert E. Lee and Jackson drove McClellan’s Union army out of Yorktown, resulting in Lincoln sending them back to Washington. Lincoln then Replaced McClellan as Union general-in-chief with Henry W. Halleck.

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A court order that requires authorities to bring a person held in jail before the court to determine why he or she is being jailed. As a result, more than 13,000 suspected confederate sympathizers were held without trial, although most were soon after released.

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January 1st, 1863, Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, it freed slaves behind confederate lines to help with the war effort.

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-Feb. 1861, elected President of Confederate States of America
-Decided to allow the first shots of the Civil War

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The battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American History.
It was fought on September 17th, 1862 with no clear victor.

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on April 17th Virginia was unwilling to fight against the south, so it seceded. this was damaging to the union as Virginia was the most heavily populated and most industrialized southern state.

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The first major battle of the American Civil war occurred on July 21st, 1861 near Manassas, Virginia. Shortly after it was deemed a confederate victory, Lincoln removed  McDowell from commander of the Union army and replaced him with George B. McClellan.
There were 3,000 Union casualties and 1,750 Confederate casualties.

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-Elected President in

1860  election against Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge

-President of the Union during Civil War
-Issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 01/01/1863

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Brittany Hunsicker

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-Leader of the Union at the Battle of Bull Run