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When was the Emancipation Proclamation signed
January 1, 1863
The bloodiest battle in American History
The Battle of Gettysburg
How many states seceded
Led the March to the Sea
General William T. Sherman
How many Confederate States were there
11
What day was Abraham Lincoln shot
April 9, 1865
Longest siege during the Civil War
The Siege of Petersburg
What was the largest state to secede
Texas
President of the Union States
Abraham Lincoln
What was the main cause of death in the Civil War
Diseases
What day was Ulysses S. Grant appointed head of all Union Armies
March 9, 1864
What was the first ironclad battle
The Battle of Hampton Roads.
What was the first state to Secede
Famous for the Battle of Bull Run
Thomas Johnathan "Stonewall" Jackson
How many Union states are there
20
The Civil War ended on what day
April 9, 1861
The Battle of Antietam
What state that seceded held the most slaves
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Who was Abraham Lincoln's killer
John Wilkes Booth
The Civil War began on what day
April 12, 1861
What siege took place in the west, known as another turning point in the war
The Siege of Vicksburg
What was the last state to secede
North Carolina
President of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
How many lives were claimed by the Civil War
600,000