The civil war started in 1861. they was fighting over states
rights also slavery.
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The north and the south was involved in the civil war. Union
state free The north and the south was involved in the civil war.
Union state free Oregon California Minnesota Iowa Illinois Indiana
Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania New York New jersey Connecticut
Massachusetts Rode island Vermont New Hampshire Maine Bored states
slave Missouri Kentucky Maryland Delaware West Virginia Confederate
states Texas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Alabama
Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina Virginia
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Civil War Alliances The Civil War Alliance is an informal
association of independent units that work together to participate
in sponsored reenactments.
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Jefferson Davis Robert E lee Stonewall Jackson Braxton Bragg
Jefferson Davis Robert E lee Stonewall Jackson Braxton Bragg
Jefferson Davis was born June 3, 1808, in that portion of Christian
county, Kentucky. His first active service in the United States
army was at posts in the North-west from 1828 to 1833.
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April 12 1861,fort Sumter both sides was long battle. On March
5, 1861, the day after his inauguration as president of the United
States, Abraham Lincoln received a message from Maj. Robert
Anderson, commander of the U.S. troops holding Fort Sumter in
Charleston Harbor.
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In July 1861 president Lincoln to bring a quick end to the
rebellion of the southern states. Adding to the strain was
Lincoln's awareness that the ninety-day enlistments of the recruits
who had responded to his call to arms after the attack on Fort
Sumter were rapidly coming to an end.
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Battle of Gettysburg This most famous and most important Civil
War Battle occurred over three hot summer days, July 1 to July 3,
1863. In the North there were a threat attack from General Robert
E. Lee's Confederate Army. Lee decided to attack the Union Army's
defensive position at the southern end of Cemetery Ridge which he
thought was less well defended.
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Battle of fort fisher The Christmas Day 1864 attack by a joint
army-navy Union force on Fort Fisher, the Confederacy's earthwork
bastion that protected the South's remaining major port of
Wilmington, N,C. Armed with 44 heavy cannon to protect the
approaches to the Cape Fear River and 125 other cannon to be used
in its defense, and manned by 1,500 soldiers, the fort was a
formidable target.
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Battle of Appomattox April 8 - 9, 1865-Commanders Lt. Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant, Gen. Robert E. Lee. April 8 found Lee and his
army near Appomattox Court House, where they discovered Union
cavalry blocking their way. Lee held a council of war with his top
commanders that evening to discuss the prospects for continuing the
struggle. The next morning, the gray soldiers would attempt to
break through the Union force.
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Weapons and vehicles in thee civil war The Union could have
taken advantage of the machine gun, but, again, were reluctant to
try new weapons. Rifle, known mostly for its use in the West, saw
earlier use in the war. modern armored fighting vehicles Ambulance
wagons, or wagons especially designed for the transport of sick and
wounded, had not been in use in the armies of the United States
until a year or so before the outbreak of the War of the Rebellion.
Transport carts, army wagons, ox teams, in fact anything that could
be made available for the purpose, had been employed.
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It's a war waiting to happen, as proved by past experiences in
civil rights, in the rights of all humans, the right that "all men
are created equal."Imagine how the Black person, or Latino, felt
and still feels when he or she, in this modern-day of "anything's
acceptable," is still treated as less a person because of their
race. ezinearticles.com It's a war waiting to happen, as proved by
past experiences in civil rights, in the rights of all humans, the
right that "all men are created equal."Imagine how the Black
person, or Latino, felt and still feels when he or she, in this
modern-day of "anything's acceptable," is still treated as less a
person because of their race. ezinearticles.com
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The Civil war ended with the surrender of Lee to Grant, in
Virginia at Appomattox court. wiki.answers.com
