Civil War Battles

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  1. 5. Lincoln announced this after the battle of Antietam; the purpose was to free the slaves
  2. 9. fought in Pennsylvania; the deadliest battle of the war many believed it was the turning point
  3. 12. gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half
  4. 14. General Jackson got this nickname during First Bull Run
  5. 15. city burned to the ground during Sherman's march
  6. 17. fought in the winter of 1862; Union General Burnside relieved of his command
  7. 18. made the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address; 16th president
  8. 19. single bloodiest day in American History
  9. 20. Confederate general that protected richmond and fought Grant throughout 1864
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  1. 1. first battle of ironclad warships
  2. 2. battle between Grant and Lee in an area of dense trees
  3. 3. speech that commemorated the sacrifice of the union soldiers
  4. 4. led the famous charge at Gettysburg
  5. 6. known as Lee's greatest victory; leads to Gettysburg
  6. 7. Union general that led a march to the sea through the deep south
  7. 8. off the coast of South Carolina first shots of the Civil War were fired here
  8. 10. means place of peace; Union victory
  9. 11. first ground battle of the Civil War: a Confederate victory
  10. 13. Union general; given the nickname Unconditional Surrender
  11. 16. Lee surrenders to Grant ending the Civil War