Homestead Act page 421 A person can apply for a piece of land 160 acres Live there for 5 years Legal method for settlers to acquire a title to property in the west
Morrill Act page 486 Land grants given to states to establish agricultural and technical colleges
Emancipation Proclamation page 363 Freeing all slaves in the rebellious states on January 1, 1863 Does not address slaves in the border states
Gettysburg Address page 371 Lincoln dedicated part of the battlefield as a military cemetery
Elizabeth Blackwell First female physician in the US Started a school for nurses
Clara Barton Nursed soldiers on the battlefield Started the Red Cross
Other 54th Regiment: first all African American regiment Andersonville Prison: prison located in Georgia, open camp, no shade, huge population, little food, exposure, overcrowding and disease Henry Wirz