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When the armies meet at Gettysburg during the American Civil War…it’s carnage, and Abraham Lincoln has a few words to say about it too.
Thanksgiving 82
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Who decided a bird gets presidential pass? Is it justice, or just plain fowl play? This turkey has better legal representation than you do! This is what Thanksgiving during the Civil War sounds like.
Emancipation Proclamation 81
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The Emancipation Proclamation, it’s the first big step toward ending slavery, but it was also a crucial move to keep Europe out of the American Civil War. Freeing slaves would shift the focus of the conflict and set the stage for a larger showdown.
Bull Run Part Two 79
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The Second Battle of Bull Run kicks off with a demoted Union general, and a chance for the North to redeem themselves…spoiler alert, they don’t.
Confiscation Act Part Two 78
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The Confiscation Act gets bigger and badder…and George McClellan is still….mehhh.
Battle of Shiloh 76
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In war, nobody wins…one side just loses more slowly. The bloodiest battle of not just the Civil War, but any American military engagement up to that point takes place in Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. It’s the Battle of Shiloh.
The Underground Railroad 70
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Harriet Tubman and the abolitionist movement is full steam ahead with the Underground Railroad in the fight against slavery. As the Civil War chugs along, the Union fires a legal shot at the Confederacy with the Confiscation Act.
Civil War Technology 67
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The Civil War revolutionized how battles were fought. From guns and bullets to the telegraph and railroads…America is the leader in technology, but these weapons of war prove especially devastating when Americans use them against each other.
Confederacy 66
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As Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th President of America…states have already begun to secede and join the confederacy. The Civil War has begun.
You Go Girl! Seneca Falls Convention 63
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The feminine frontier has begun! Women want their voices heard at the ballot box…and they’re gonna get it!