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y Great congressman of the late 1700s and early 1800s.
y Nicknamed The Great Compromiser
y Was greatly admired by Abraham Lincoln and othermen of high political stature for his ability to makegreat decisions without being biased
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y Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of TheUnited States.
y Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing allslaves in Confederate controlled states
y Delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19th,
1863
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y American abolitionist
y Participated in the slaying of five pro-slavery settlers in
Kansas. Later referred to as the PottawatomieMassacre.
y Led the Raid on Harpers Ferry in Virginia
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y Confederate General of the Civil War
y Served as Commander of the Army of Northern
Virginia
y Surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
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y Flag officer of the United States Union Navy duringthe Civil War.
y Known for his famous phrase: "Damn the torpedoes,full speed ahead!"
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y Union General during the Civil War
y Unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party
in 1852
y Known as "Old Fuss"
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y Union Career Officer during the Civil War
y He later became a general in the Confederate States
Army during the American Civil War.
y Best remembered for his participation in the futile andbloody assault at the Battle of Gettysburg that bears
his name, "Picketts Charge."
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y 17th president of The United States
y Johnson succeeded to the presidency upon Lincoln's
assassination on April 15, 1865.
y He presided over the immediate aftermath of the Civil War
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y Leading American statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period.
y He negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty thatestablished the definitive eastern border between theUnited States and Canada.
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y American politician from the state of Illinois
y Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860
y He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, AbrahamLincoln
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y President of the Confederate States of America duringthe Civil War
y During his senator years Davis argued againstsecession, but when faced with his home state leavingthe U.S. Davis decided it was his duty to serve theConfederacy.
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y Famous Civil War photographer
y Took many famous pictures of Civil War battle scenes
y Also took many pictures of President Abraham Lincoln
y He even got so close to the action at the First Battle of Bull Run to take pictures that he was almost capturedby Confederates!
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y Union General of the Civil War
y Fought at the Battle of Antietam
y He is best known for his victory over ConfederateGeneral Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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y Confederate General of the Civil War
y Held control of the Army of Mississippi
y Known for his critical defeat and surrender to theUnion during the Siege of Vicksburg.
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y Union General of the Civil War
y Fought at the Battle of Shiloh, and the Siege of
Vicksburg.
y Grant was the dominant military figure of the Civil War.
y Grant also served two terms as the 18th President of the United States.
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y Prominent American actor during the early 1800s
y Opposed the abolition of slavery fiercely
y His strong anti-abolition beliefs led his to assassinate Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theatre, in WashingtonD.C. on April 14th, 1865.
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y Former slave from Maryland
y Publisher of an abolitionist newspaper called The
North Star.
y Also wrote his own successful autobiography,The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.
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y Slave in Virginia during the Pre-Civil War years
y Sued for his freedom using the argument that since he
had lived on free soil, he was rightfully free.
y Lost his court case resulting in a decision that slavesdidnt deserve the basic human rights that white
people enjoyed because slaves were consideredproperty, not people.
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y Confederate General of the Civil War
y Nicknamed, Stonewall Jackson
y Fought at the Battle of Antietam, the Seven-DaysBattles, and the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.
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y Union General of the Civil War
y Fought in the Seven-Days Battles and at the Battle of
Antietam
y Ran unsuccessfully against Abraham Lincoln in thePresidential Election of 1864
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y Confederate spy during the Civil War
y She worked out of her fathers hotel in Virginia to
supply Confederate General Stonewall Jackson.
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y Served as a nurse during the Civil War
y She is also known as, The Angel of the Battlefield
y Clara Barton also founded the American Red Cross
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y Union General of the Civil War
y Sherman is most famous for his March to the Sea. His
march to the sea was a long march throughConfederate Georgia. On his march Sherman usedtotal warfare destroying anything and everything inhis path. His march demolished most of Georgia, and
severely damaged Confederate morale.
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