Title: The American Civil War : 1861-1865 | SkyMinds.Net
Headings: The American Civil War : 1861-1865
The American Civil War : 1861-1865
Sommaire
The Civil War: the story of a secession
The Forces in opposition
A Northern victory
Conclusion
Sommaire de la série From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877)
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Content: it marked a turning point for the Confederacy. In three days of fighting, more than 50 000 men were killed or wounded. On the 4th day, Lee broke off the battle and led his men back into the South: the Confederacy had suffered the most terrible defeat of the South, from which it would never recover. Another important event is Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on November 19th 1863. Lincoln had realized in 1862 that the North would only win the war if he could arouse more enthusiasm for his cause. That is why he issued the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, which declares that -from January 1st 1863-, “all persons held as slaves…shall be then…forever free”. All slaves were to be free, but only if they lived in the States belonging to the Confederacy. A lire : Preacher saison 1
It changed the purpose of the war: