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Civil War
Battles and strategies
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History
8th Grade
02/15/2015

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Issued after Battle of Antietam
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Emancipation Proclamation
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January 1, 1863
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Emancipation Proclamation issued
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This amendment came with the Emancipation Proclamation
Definition
13th
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War of attrition
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Total war - North would wear down South, destroy as much property and economy as possible
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"River of death"
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Chickamauga
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Chickamauga
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One of bloodiest battles of the West
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"Rock of Chickamauga"
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General George Thomas
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Battle above the clouds
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Chattanooga
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Won the battle of Chickamauga
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The South - costly victory
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Union army won this back in battle of Chattanooga
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Missionary Ridge - held Tennessee in Union hands
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William T. Sherman
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Would carry out orders from General Grant to damage as much of the South as possible
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Bummers
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Confederate and union deserters - would plunder and burn whatever Union army left behind
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Created bitterness in future for people of the South
Definition
60 mile stretch from Atlanta to Savannah - destroy everything
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