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Location where Robert E.
Lee surrendered his
Confederate Army to
General U. S. Grant.
Appomattox
First real battle of the Civil
War.
Battle of Bull Run
Turning point of the Civil
War. Northern victory.
General Lee unsuccessfully
invaded the north.
Battle of Gettysburg
States located between the
United States and the
Confederate States. They
did not join the Confederacy.
Border states
1861-1865 war between
United States and the
Confederate States over
slavery and states’ rights.
Civil War
President of the Confederate
States of America.
Jefferson Davis
The selection of men to
serve in the military.
draft
1863 document issued by
Abraham Lincoln. Declared
slaves free in the areas
under rebellion. It made the
Civil War a moral issue.
Emancipation Proclamation
Union General who led the
North to victory. President of
the U.S. from 1869 to 1877.
Ulysses S. Grant
Chief commander of the
Confederate Army.
Robert E. Lee
In Virginia, capitol of the
Confederacy.
Richmond
Separating from a country. The
Confederate States seceded
from the United States.
secession
Union general associated
with the “march to the sea”
where he burned everything
in his path as he marched
through Georgia.
General William Tecumseh
Sherman