1.  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

2.  Land grants given to states to establish agricultural and technical colleges

3.  Freeing all slaves in the rebellious states on January 1, 1863  Does not address slaves in the border states

4.  Lincoln dedicated part of the battlefield as a military cemetery

5.  First female physician in the US  Started a school for nurses

6.  Nursed soldiers on the battlefield  Started the Red Cross

7.  54 th 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