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- 3. After victories in Vicksburg & Chattanooga, Lincoln announced that this person would be the commander of all the Union armies. (full name)
- 5. This January 1, 1863, announcement by President Lincoln declared that all slaves in Confederate territory would be considered free.
- 7. After gaining success and popularity during the Civil War, General Grant would eventually be elected to this government position in 1868.
- 9. The Union victory at this city in Mississippi on July 4, 1863, gave the North complete control of the Mississippi River.
- 10. President Lincoln replaced this general with Ambrose Burnside after his failure to win at Antietam. (full name)
- 12. This battle in Pennsylvania in July of 1863 is considered the greatest single battle of the Civil War which was won by the Union Army.
- 13. President Lincoln died from this assassin's bullet on April 15, 1865. (full name)
- 14. This man took control of Grant's army after Grant's advancement and eventually took Atlanta in September of 1864. (full name)
- 15. This speech, given by President Lincoln in November 1863 to dedicate a cemetery for the victims of battle, began, "Four score and seven years ago . . ."
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- 1. Generals Lee and Grant agreed to terms of surrender on April 9, 1865, in this small Virginia town.
- 2. This man's charge on the Union center on Cemetery Ridge would end the Battle of Gettysburg. (full name)
- 4. Abolitionist and African-American leader who said of the Emancipation Proclamation, "We shout for joy that we live to record his righteous decree." (full name)
- 6. General Sherman was the first general to declare this type of war which destroys not only enemy troops but also their fields, factories, roads, etc.
- 8. Union general in the battle of Gettysburg (full name)
- 11. Nickname given to Democrats in the North who called for peace and compromise with the South