Civil War

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This turning point victory for the Union divided the Confederacy in two and cut off trade, supplies, and gave the north control of the Mississippi River.

First shots of the war were fired here... immediately after, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteer soldiers.

What did the end of the war prove to be true?

Issued by Lincoln after Antietam, this shifted the focus of the war to freedom for enslaved African Americans and encouraged slaves in the south to fight for the Union.

Single bloodiest day of the war, and the Union victory enabled Lincoln to issue his Emancipation Proclamation

The South suffered heavy losses at this turning point battle, making it impossible to invade the north again...

After Lee surrendered to Grant, social and and economic disputes between the north and south were finally resolved with the end of the war. What year did this happen?

After Vicksburg, he was appointed General in Chief of the Union Army. He would later be elected as our 18th President