Battles
Only a horse died at this battle
Fort Sumter
This speech by Lincoln was only 2 minutes long
Gettysburg Address
There's plenty of reasons I just didn't want to type them
What is my favorite baseball team?
Brewers
This battle gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River
Battle of Vicksburg
This was the last straw for the South to secede from the Union
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Why would women sign up to fight in the war?
I don't want to type them all
How many bones have I broken?
Just one
This battle was the South's second failure at invading the North, and Robert E. Lee tried to resign from command of the Confederate Army
Battle of Gettysburg
This order from Lincoln freed enslaved people in only Confederate States
Emancipation Proclamation
Why would a Confederate soldier want to sign up to fight in the war?
there's a bunch I don't want to type them
Nike
This series of battles left a trail of destruction across the South
Sherman's March to the Sea
This was the guy who yapped for over two hours at Gettysburg. Also he was super jealous of Abraham Lincoln
Edward Everett
How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect African-Americans during the war?
Black soldiers could now fight in Union ranks, slaves were freed as the North pushed further into the South
What are some of my favorite bands? (say as many as you can think of)
Metallica, Ghost, Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Slipknot
This battle taught the North that the South was not going to be easy to beat
Battle of Bull Run
Lincoln fired this general after the Battle of Antietam for not chasing the retreating Confederate Army
General George McClellan
How did weapons have an effect on people and death counts in the Civil War?
More accurate rifles, powerful cannons, knives and bayonets combined with the old tactics made the war far deadlier than past conflicts.
What was my college major before switching to education?
Music