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civil war |
conflict between people within a country, one major result of the U.S Civil War was that the federal government's power over the states was strengthened |
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union |
the united states of america also called the Union, federals, Yankees, blue, etc. NORTHERN PART OF THE US |
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confederacy |
the confederated states of america, also called rebels, gray, etc. SOUTHERN PART OF THE US. |
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Abraham Lincoln |
16th president of the us, election prompts south Carolina and other southern states to secede, believes his duty is to "preserve the union" |
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Jefferson Davis |
president of the Confederate States of America |
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Robert E Lee |
commander of the Army of northern Virginia, seen as the leader of the confederate Armies though did not have overall comand |
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Ulysses S Grant |
final commander of the us army, led the union to victory |
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Clara Barton |
nurse that eventually founded the American Red Cross, helped bring new techniques to battlefield hospitals |
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Stonewall Jackson |
Confederate general, responsible for many victories, considered by Lee to be his right hand, died when accidentally shot by his own men, a blow to the Confederate Armies |
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William Carney |
African American Medal of Honer winner |
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Philip Bazaar |
Hispanic Medal of Honor winner |
