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Turning Points of the Civil War
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1. Holding the Border Maryland Baltimore Riot Lincoln and War Powers RRs/Habeas Corpus Congress 1791 M ilitia Act Kentucky Neutrality Fort Donelson Fort Henry Missouri 1863 Raid on Lawrence General Order #10 William Quantrill/ “Bloody” Bill Anderson
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2. Capture of New Orleans Confederacy’s Largest Port Confederacy’s Largest City Mouth of the Mississippi River Experiment in Reconstruction Benjamin Butler Woman’s Order 1864 Election
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3. Battle of Antietam Army of the Potomac’s First “Victory” Seven Days Second Manassas Effect on Great Britain Opportunity for Lincoln
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4. Emancipation Proclamation Union war aim Undermined Confederate War Effort Foreign Policy Ramifications
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5. Vicksburg Campaign Closing of the Mississippi/Splitting Confederacy Demoralization Rise of U. S. Grant
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6. Rise of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Integrated Strategy/Pressure on all points Sherman’s March Shenandoah Valley Red River Campaign Overland Campaign Determination Culmination of Total War
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7. Election of 1864 Guarantees War Will Continue Cements Republicans’ Power Solidifies Lincoln’s Reputation
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8. Sherman’s March Chattanooga to Atlanta “Making Georgia Howl” Through the Carolinas Burning of Columbia
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