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XXXI – The End of the Civil War A. Gettysburg 1. Lee attacks in northern territory 2. 3 days of battle 3. Pickett’s Charge lost the battle B. Lincoln visits Gettysburg 1. Dedicate the battle as a cemetery 2. Remind the north soldiers to keep fighting to save the Union 3. very short speech – 2 min
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C.Sherman’s March 1. William “Tecumseh” Sherman 2. “Total War” 3. Burned everything from Atlanta to Savannah D.Surrender at Appomatox (1865) 1. Lee surrenders to Grant 2. Generals are old friends 3. No prisoners, South keep weapons, just go home
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D.Lincoln is shot 1. At Ford’s theatre in Washington DC 2. John Wilkes Booth shot him 3. Amendments passed - African Americans can vote
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