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10 Cards in this Set
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fort sumter |
Lincoln's inauguration on march 4, 1861, only four southern forts remained in unions hands. the most important was fort sumter, on an island in Charleston harbor |
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bull run |
the first bloodshed on the battlefield occurred about three months after fort sumter fell, near the little creek of bull run |
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stonewall jackson |
the confederates held firm, inspired by General Thomas J. Jackson. "there stands jackson like a stone wall!" |
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Ulysses S. Grant |
a brave and decisive military commander |
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Robert E. Lee |
johnson was wounded, and command of the army passed on to Robert E. Lee |
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antietam |
McClellan ordered his men to pursue Lee, and the two sides fought on September 17 near a creek called Antietam |
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emancipation proclamation |
an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions behind confederate lines |
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conscription |
the drafting of citizens for military service |
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Clara Barton |
went on to find the American Red Cross after the war |
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income tax |
a tax that takes a specified percentage of an individuals income |
