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Emancipation
Proclamation: What did it
do? The Emancipation
Proclamation- What did it do?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the
Confederate States of America. Did it have any real
affect?
By, Joe Schmoe
WASHINGTON D.C. President Lincoln had always said
that the war was about saving the Union. However
after two years of fighting he saw the advantage of
making it about slavery and the Constitutional
decree that “All men are created equal.” In
January of 1863, he issued the Emancipation
Proclamation. It freed all slaves in the
Confederate territories, which did not recognize
his authority
Ironically none of the slaves in the border states
were freed due to the fear these states would
leave the union. The purpose of the proclamation
was to make the war about slavery. It persuaded
many European countries to not aid the
confederacy, since these countries opposed
slavery. When the war was over, the
proclamation went into effect, and the slaves were
freed.
The Greatest Speech Ever
Given?
Many are saying President Lincoln’s speech dedicating the
cemetery at Gettysburg will go down as the greatest American
speech ever given.
By, Joe Schmoe
GETTYSBURG, PENN Some are saying that the two minute
speech will go down as one of the greatest speeches ever.
Lincoln spoke before about 1500 people gathered at Cemetery
Ridge to dedicate the burial ground where the historic battle of
Gettysburg was fought.
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After the speech was done, it was said to have been
quiet with just a little clapping. Those close to the
President said Mr. Lincoln was a bit disappointed by the
reaction. The President’s speech came after a long
speech by Edward Everett. Mr. Everett spoke for over
an hour.
It wasn’t until the next day that foreign dignitaries and
reporters alike were espousing the greatness of the
speech. The speech focused on how the war was a war
of principals found in the Declaration of Independence
of equality for all.
Here is an excerpt from the speech:
dedicated to the great task remaining before
us-that from these honored dead we take
increased devotion to that cause for which
they gave the last full measure of devotionthat we here highly resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vain- that his nation,
under God, shall have a new birth of
freedom- and that government of the people,
by the people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth.
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Anaconda Plan
Then General Scott and Lincoln planned the Union’s war
strategy.
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House,
Virginia. Lee was said to have been dressed elegantly,
where Grant was wrinkled and sloppily dressed.
By, Bob
WASHINGTON D.C. The plan was simple, only three steps.
First, surround the South by both sea and land and cut off
trade. Second, Divide the Confederacy in half. Finally,
capture Richmond, Virginia. It would be a strangle hold on
the South, thus it was dubbed the Anaconda plan like the
snake.
The War is over!!
After many lives were lost and destroyed the war comes to an
end. Now what?
By, Bob
After years of fighting the war ended at Wilmer
McLean’s house in the village of Appomattox
Courthouse. Ironically the first battle of Bull Run
took place at McLean’s house and the
surrendered took place there as well. It was
reported that Lee had told an aide that he would
rather die a thousand deaths than surrender to
Grant. Neither man had seen the other since they
fought together in the Mexican war.
Grant offered generous terms of surrender to Lee,
which he accepted.
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All Confederate soldiers could return to
their homes with their personal horses
and mules, if they promise to quit fighting.
 All officers could keep their swords and
weapons.
 Food was ordered to be sent to Lee’s
men.
It was reported that Grant’s men cheered and
shot their guns into the air. Quickly Grant
ordered them to stop saying, “The war is overthe rebels are our countrymen again.”
THE CIVIL WAR WAS A MODERN WAR~ USING
TECHNOLOGY FROM THE INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION THAT WAS ACCURATE AND
DEADLY. IT WAS A TOTAL WAR FOUGHT
BETWEEN SOCIETIES, AND NOT ARMED
SOLDIERS
The Union went right to work on capturing Richmond, but
found this more difficult than originally planned. For example
in the Battle of Bull Run, the Union was blocked by
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Finally, on April
1, 1865 and many months of fighting Grant’s troops
captured the Confederate capital
The first step of the plan to surround the Confederacy by
sea worked as the North had a superior navy and ship
building factories. The ironclads proved beneficial to both
sides, but the Confederates could not break the Union
blockade, and was refused help from European countries.
To gain control of the Mississippi, Grant needed to control
the strategic town of Vicksburg. He already had control of
both ends of the Mississippi, but Vicksburg was essential to
their success. The siege of Vicksburg lasted months, but
starving from lack of supplies, Vicksburg surrendered July 4,
1863. The Mississippi was now in the hands of the Union,
dividing the Confederates.
Finally, Grant’s Total War strategy decimated the South. He
sent General Phillip Sheridan to wipe out the Shenandoah
Valley that was rich in grain. In addition, he sent General
Sherman to Georgia. His march to the sea destroying a 60mile path of anything useful, and then went on to Atlanta.
He burned Atlanta, a Confederate supply base, to the
ground.
One of the bloodiest battles of the War was the Battle of
Antietam. Lee sent troops into Maryland to win a victory and
support from Europe. Instead it became known as the
bloodiest day of the war with no clear victory. More men
were killed in this battle than in the War of 1812 and the
Mexican War combined.
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The Civil War 1861-1865
What happens next?
By, Joe Schmoe
EDITORIAL
PAGE
People are rejoicing the war is over and rightfully so. This
was a costly war in both blood and treasure. Brother fought
brother. Friend fought friend. We lost many lives and
property. Thanks to Grant’s policy of Total War, the South
is devastated. So the question is what happens now that
the war is over? How do we rebuild, and what happens to
the former slaves?
These are tough questions to answer and one that
President Lincoln and his administration are no doubt
beginning to consider. Passage of the 13th Amendment has
abolished slavery, but do we give them rights as citizens?
President Lincoln has hinted at this in recent speeches.
What happens to Confederate soldiers and officers? Are
they punished as traitors? How can we trust them again as
American citizens?
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