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BOTH SIDES FEEL THE WAR WILL BE SHORT UNION “ARMY OF POTOMAC”MASSES IN DC CONFEDERATE FORCES DIG IN NEAR MANASSAS JUNCTION IN VA
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CITIZENS WATCH THE BATTLE THE BATTLE! “STONEWALL” JACKSON
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“THERE STANDS JACKSON LIKE A STONE WALL!” ABOUT JACKSON
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UNION TROOPS DEFEATED – RUN BACK TO DC CONFEDERATES DO NOT FOLLOW RESULTS
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UNION HAS THE NAVAL ADVANYAGE – BLOCKADES SOUTH NEW TYPE OF WARSHIP “IRONCLADS” SHIPS MADE OF METAL NOT WOOD – CHANGES NAVAL WARFARE FOREVER!
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SOLDIERS NEEDED TO FIGHT – ASKED FOR VOLUNTEERS PAID TO ENLIST (NORTH) – “BOUNTY RUNNERS” “CONSCRIPTION ACT 1863” FIRST NATIONAL DRAFT “POOR MAN’S WAR” - $300 TO GET OUT OF DRAFT DRAFT RIOTS – NYC 1863 CONFEDERATES USED DRAFT THROUGHOUT THE WAR ALL MEN 17-50
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LINCOLN LOSSES A SON (1861) MRS. LINCOLN’S REACTION
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ENGLAND WANTS TO SUPPORT SOUTH – CAUSES RESENTMENT IN NORTH TRENT AFFAIR: UNION SHIP SIEZES CONFEDERATE DIPLOMATES ON BOARD AN ENGLISH SHIP- ENGLAND SENDS TROOPS TO CANADA MEXICO IS OCCUPIED BY FRANCE & NAPOLEAN III -MAXIMILIAN EMPEROR OF MEXICO
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NORTH: TARRIFF, BONDS, “GREENBACKS” YEARS OF GOOD HARVESTS – 85% OF INDUSTRY SOUTH: SELLS COTTON (UK), EXCISE TAXES, BORROWS MONEY FROM FOREIGN BANKS, PAPER MONEY (INFLATION) ECONOMIC FACTORS OF THE CIVIL WAR
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THE LIFE OF A SOLDIER CAMP LIFE & FOODS PERSONAL ITEMS
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ABNER DOUBLEDAY BECOMES POPULAR DURING WAR EARLY RULES
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