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| Mary Fahl Going Home 04:02The American Civil War (1861--1865) was a separatist conflict between the United States Federal government (the "Union") and eleven Southern slave states that declared their secession and formed more...the Confederate States of America, led by President Jefferson Davis. The Union, led by President Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party, opposed the expansion of slavery and rejected any right of secession. Fighting commenced on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked a Federal military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina.[1]
During the first year, the Union asserted control of the border states and established a naval blockade as both sides raised large armies. In 1862 the large, bloody battles began. In September 1862, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation[2] made the freeing of the slaves a war goal, despite opposition from northern Copperheads who tolerated secession and slavery. Emancipation ensured that Britain and France would not intervene to help the Confederacy. In addition, the goal also allowed the Union to recruit African-Americans for reinforcements, a resource that the Confederacy did not dare exploit until it was too late. War Democrats reluctantly accepted emancipation as part of total war needed to save the Union. In the East, Robert Edward Lee rolled up a series of Confederate victories over the Army of the Potomac, but his best general, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863.[3] Lee's invasion of the North was repulsed at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania in July 1863;[4] he barely managed to escape back to Virginia. In the West, the Union Navy captured the port of New Orleans in 1862, and Ulysses S. Grant seized control of the Mississippi River by capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi in July 1863[5], thus splitting the Confederacy.
By 1864, long-term Union advantages in geography, manpower, industry, finance, political organization and transportation were overwhelming the Confederacy. Grant fought a number of bloody battles with Lee in Virginia in the summer of 1864. Lee won most of the battles in a tactical sense but on the whole lost strategically, as he could not replace his casualties and was forced to retreat into trenches around his capital, Richmond, Virginia. Meanwhile, William Tecumseh Sherman captured Atlanta, Georgia.[6] Sherman's March to the Sea destroyed a hundred-mile-wide swath of Georgia. In 1865, the Confederacy collapsed after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House and the slaves were freed.
The full restoration of the Union was the work of a highly contentious postwar era known as Reconstruction. The war produced about 970,000 casualties (3% of the population), including approximately 620,000 soldier deaths—two-thirds by disease. [7] The causes of the war, the reasons for its outcome, and even the name of the war itself are subjects of lingering controversy even today. The main results of the war were the restoration and strengthening of the Union, and the end of slavery in the United States. (more) (less) less Tags: american civil war gettysburg memorial union confederate gods generals fahl Category: Travel & Places Views: 1,433 Comments: 0 Added: Feb 26, 08 By: johnbarney | |
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| THE GETTYSBURG GHOST 01:02The Gettysburg Ghost,watch the tree line in the background. Tags: ghost spirit Category: Extreme Views: 520 Comments: 1 Added: Jul 18, 07 By: whealsilver  | |
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| Turner Pictures 1993) 00:09Taken from "Gettysburg." Enjoy, peeps!! Tags: turner pictures gettysburg Category: Arts & Animation Views: 368 Comments: 1 Added: Jan 17, 08 By: Juniorfan88  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 25) 09:45Part 25. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 345 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| Our trip to Gettysburg. 02:51We took the horses for a weekend of camping at Gettysburg Nat'l Park in Pa. Everyone had a blast! Tags: horses trail riding gettysburg paint mare gelding stud horseback riding appaloosa Category: Pets & Animals Views: 205 Comments: 7 Added: Aug 20, 07 By: too-cute  | |
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| Gettysburg Address reenactment 02:07See the historic moment re-created. Tags: gettysburg address abraham lincoln american civil war november 19 1863 Category: People Views: 138 Comments: 0 Added: Mar 1, 07 By: confidential53 | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 1) 09:27Part 1. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 113 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 11, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 32) 09:19Part 32. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 105 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 34) 07:12Part 34. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 104 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 26) 09:41Part 26. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 101 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 5) 09:59Part 5. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 100 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 11, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 33) 09:11Part 33. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 91 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| Serie USA 2008 05:43Episode 1 Tags: gettysburg washington usa georgswa Category: Travel & Places Views: 90 Comments: 20 Added: Jun 25, 08 By: Georgswa  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 31) 09:47Part 31. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 79 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 9) 09:54Part 9. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 74 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 11, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 30) 08:43Part 30. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 73 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 12) 09:47Part 12. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 72 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 2) 09:55Part 2. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 71 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 11, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| Virtual Gettysburg Explore the Battlefield 00:46http://www.virtualgettysburg.com This movie describes the different viewing options available once a battlefield tours has stopped. Stephen Recker's Virtual Gettysburg is a powerful, interactive simulation more...of the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, site of the high tide of the Confederacy and turning point of the Civil War. Different from role playing games, Virtual Gettysburg allows you to explore the battles and fields using historical data in an accurate, dynamic and immersive 3D world. less Tags: battle of gettysburg abe lincoln civil war monuments battlefield Category: Video Blogs Views: 71 Comments: 0 Added: Dec 20, 07 By: plnolan | |
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| Civil War Lecture Part 1 15:42Former Mayor David Stix discusses the Batttle of Gettysburg. Tags: civil war gettysburg battle Category: People Views: 71 Comments: 0 Added: Jul 6, 07 By: FernleyYouthCouncil  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 18) 09:35Part 18. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 70 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 8) 09:50Part 8. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 68 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 11, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 3) 08:43Part 3. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 66 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 11, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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| MOST HAUNTED LIVEGETTYSBURG 23) 04:23Part 23. Tags: most haunted Category: Extreme Views: 65 Comments: 0 Added: Oct 12, 08 By: FallentoEarth  | |
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