Fort Sumter‚ a federal outpost in Charleston‚ South Carolina ‚ that was attacked by Confederate troops‚ beginning the Civil War. Determined to seize the fortress -- which controlled the entrance to Charleston harbor -- the Confederates ringed the harbor with heavy guns. Border States - Wedged between the North and the South were the key border states of Delaware‚ Kentucky‚ Maryland‚ and Missouri -- slave states that did not join the confederacy. Kentucky and Missouri controlled parts of important
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The American Civil War‚ also known as the War between the States or simply the Civil War (see naming)‚ was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states that had declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery‚ and‚ after four years of bloody combat (mostly in the South)‚ the Confederacy was defeated‚ slavery
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The Civil War was fought between the Northern and Southern parts of the United States of America‚ since there were many disputes between the two regions. The war was fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. The north called themselves the union‚ and the south called themselves the Confederates. One of the deadliest battles of the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg. The Battle
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When the Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union Army General‚ Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9‚ 1865‚ many considered the Civil War to be over. The fact that the North was victorious over the South was accepted and the process of reconstruction began in America. It was never openly discussed on why the North defeated the South. However‚ the question began to slowly arise over time on why the South lost the Civil War. Many historians have become
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that a confederate general by the name of Albert Sidney Johnston heroically declared “ We must conquer or perish.” His union counterpart general Ulysses S. Grant claim‚ “ There are but few such battles in the history of the world as important as this one.” The clash between the confederate and the union troops is recorded in red several
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had the support form those border states ultimately had the upper hand in the war. This support included materials‚ transport passages‚ and even a safe place for soldiers to plan their next attack on the opposing side. Both parties knew how important the border state’s support was‚ the hard part was getting those states on their side. “ ...If a large fraction of slave labor state inhabitants added large quantities of acreage‚ troops‚ and material to free labor states’ advantages‚ invaders’ shrinking
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around 28‚000 were Confederates. This three day battle was the largest battle ever fought on American land during the time‚ and it was all started because of the great feud between the North and South. General Robert E. Lee and the Confederates all had defeated the Union forces at Chancellorsville on May 6‚ 1863 and he had decided to go on and bring his army into Pennsylvania. Lee had planned to get his army together in Gettysburg. On the morning of July 1‚ General Lee’s army brawled with General
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evening‚ 23‚000 dead and wounded soldiers from Union and Confederate troops lay on the bloodied fields. Because of this‚ the Battle of Antietam (also known as the Cornfield and the Battle of Sharpsburg) will go down as the “Bloodiest Day in American History.” No other single day‚ not even 9/11‚ will match the pure carnage of this day. Antietam was a crucial battle‚ not only for the Union army‚ but also for the Confederates. The Union army‚ led by General George McClellan‚ was looking for their
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This battle was a Union victory‚ and it forced Lee and the Confederates to reconsider their campaign. Soon‚ the Confederates would regroup and fall back to the sleepy farming town of Sharpsburg‚ where they would form a defensive line. A few days later‚ the Battle of Antietam was fought. On September 16‚ 1862‚ Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and his Union Army of the Potomac confronted Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg‚ Maryland. At dawn on September 17‚ Maj.
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stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free" On March 4th 1861 Abraham Lincoln was made President of the United States. However‚ on December 20th South Carolina seceded from the Union. By February 8th Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Florida‚ Louisiana and Texas had set up a new nation called the Confederate States of America with Jefferson Davis as their President. When the war began it was a slight shock to both sides‚ this was due to neither one truly wanting
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