What did President Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863? What were two results?
The Emancipation Proclamation - this freed the slaves and gave the Northern troops more purpose to keep fighting
Which states made up the Union and who led the Union Army?
North; General Ulysses S. Grant
Which states made up the Confederacy and who led the Confederate Army?
Southern; General Robert E. Lee
The Confederate forces were divided after a six-week battle in
Vicksburg, Mississippi
An important victory in for the Union in Pennsylvania which took the lives of more than 50,000 soldiers:
The Battle of Gettysburg
General Lee finally surrendered two years after Gettysburg. Where and when?
Appomattox Court House in Virginia, on April 9, 1865
Who was John Wilkes Boothe?
an actor and Confederate spy who assassinated President Lincoln.
Where and when was Lincoln killed?
Ford theater in Washington, DC, on April 14, 1865
