Events Flashcards

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The Union victory that led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

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Antietam

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Lincoln issued this to help slaves in the South and hurt the Confederacy

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Emancipation Proclamation

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This Confederate victory taught people that it would be a long and bloody war

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First Battle of Bull Run

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The largest Kansas Civil War battle and the largest battle west of the Mississippi River

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Battle of Mine Creek

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Union victory in Pennsylvania in 1863. It damages the Confederacy and will start the Union on the path to eventual victory in the war.

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Gettysburg

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Bushwhacker attack that results in 200 men and boys being killed in a Kansas town

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Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence/the Lawrence Massacre

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After this battle, Lee surrenders to Grant

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Appomattox Court House

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This victory helps the Union gain control of the Mississippi River

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Vicksburg

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