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Republican presidential candidate in the Election of 1860 and 1864
Abraham Lincoln
this speech followed the 1864 presidential election and focused on the need to end slavery and rebuild the Union after the Civil War
Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address
Republican Abraham Lincoln's victory quickly lead to the secession of South Carolina and the beginning of the Civil War
Election of 1860
Commanding General of Confederate forces
Robert E. Lee
first battle in Union territory (Maryland) resulting in the single deadliest day of the war and a Union victory; 3,650 died in one day
Battle of Antietam
all black Union regiment led by Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw during the assault of Confederate Fort Wagner
54th Massachusetts Regiment
commanding General of the Union forces
Ulysses S. Grant
speech in which Lincoln declared the Constitution was a contract between all states and an individual state could not secede on its own decision
Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address
Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
(1863) a speech given by Abraham Lincoln in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War; supported the ideals of self-government and human rights
Gettysburg Address
an order issued by President Lincoln in 1862 to free the slaves effective January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation
47 day battle that occurred on the Mississippi River with 1,600 soldiers dead; noted as the turning point victory in the West for the Union army
Battle of Vicksburg
3 day battle in Pennsylvania with 8,000 soldiers dead; noted as the turning point victory in the East for the Union army
Battle of Gettysburg
President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
battle location and site where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant thus ending the Civil War
Appomattox Court House