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In 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

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1 In 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
This executive order freed all slaves in Confederate territories It did not free slaves in the border states but it gave the North a new reason fight Inspired Southern slaves to escape which forced Southern whites to worry about their farms Emancipation in 1863

2 Long-range artillery and the Gatling gun (1st machine gun)
New weapons Long-range artillery and the Gatling gun (1st machine gun) Cone-shaped bullets and grooved barrel rifles for more accuracy Ironclad naval ships like the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia

3 Old tactics such as massed formations and frontal assaults
Led to huge casualty rates

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