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The Civil War
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Introduction
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The North and South started a bloody Civil War
The North and South fought in the most
important battle in Gettysburg.
The purpose was that the North and South
disagreed that slaves should be allowed in new
territories and states.
The Union and Confederate
Armies
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In the North, Lincoln asked men to fight for the
Union to keep the U.S. one country.
The South wouldn’t let African Americans to join
the war.
The North let African Americans join the war.
The Battle of Gettysburg
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In the North, most of the Union commanded by
General George G. Meade, lined up on a strip
of high ground.
Then, 15,000 troops attacked the middle of
General Meade’s defensive line.
The South lost the Battle of Gettysburg.
Military Tactics and
Technology
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The North used railroads to help them move
quickly than the South.
The South was the first to use the telegraph
to communicate over long distances.
Union spied in hot air balloons to watch their
enemies movements.
Combat Conditions
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The North and South attacked on
enemies positions usually starting with
loud artillery shells that filled the air with
noise and clouds of stinging, black
smoke.
Bullets and artillery shells tore on the
enemies ripping arms, legs, and heads.
If soldiers ran out of bullets they beat
each other with their fists, stones, and
fence posts.
Medical Care
The North used bone saws to
remove arms and legs.
 In the South they didn’t have
tools or medicines.
 The North and South tried to ease
the sick and wounded soldiers.
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Food and Drink
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The North ate dry biscuits called
hardtack.
The South boiled a root called chicory
to make coffee.
They hunted, picked berries, and took
fruit from orchards.
Conditions on the Home Front
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In the North many people were
angry about the draft.
In the South, Southerners were
affected the most.
The Union soldiers stole food,
burned houses, and set crops on
fire.
From Gettysburg to
Appomattox
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For the North to capture Richmond,
Virginia, they lost many men doing
this.
The Union won the Civil War.
Lee surrendered to Grant and the
Confederate lost the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
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Lincoln told Grant to be in charge of
the Union Army.
The South wanted to kill Lincoln.
When the Union won, all the slaves
were free.
Conclusion
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Americans disagreed about how to settle in
the West.
Union and Confederate soldiers fought in the
Battle of Gettysburg.
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at the
courthouse and the Union won the Civil War.