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Key figures of the Civil War
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History
8th Grade
03/15/2006

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This Union General was key in “Capturing Atlanta”.
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This General refused a request by President Lincoln to lead Union forces because he felt his loyalty was to the South.
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This Confederate General led a charge up Cemetery Ridge.
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Confederate Generals job was to lure the Northern Army further south.
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This General died of wounds caused by his own soldiers.
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This Confederate General’s loss at this Battle of Cemetery Ridge was the turning point of the war for the Union Army.
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Union General known for his “March to the Sea”
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President of the United States during the Civil War
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This Union General fought General Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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Confederate General who was asked by President Lincoln to be the Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War.
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The Secretary of War during the Civil War.
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Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
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First and only President of the Confederacy.
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Helped to capture Harper’s Ferry before the Civil War.
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Confederate general who received his nickname at the Battle of Manassas.
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In this method of war, an army will destroy everything that can help the other side. This would include, cattle, wheat, machinery, buildings, etc.
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Was credited as being the general who led the Union Army to Civil War victory.
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This general led one of the worst defeats of the Union Army at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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This Union General captured the Shenandoah Valley.
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Union General who got fired by Lincoln several times.
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