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View of Interior Fort Sumter on April 15, 1861
National Archives
Union flag flying high over the conquered Union fort Sumter just 3 days after the cannon fire. This angered the Union into declaring war on this day. The pride of the Union is displayed by the flag flying high despite the ambush.
http://www.civilwar.org/photos/galleries/fort-sumter/battle-of-fort-sumter.html
National Archives
Union flag flying high over the conquered Union fort Sumter just 3 days after the cannon fire. This angered the Union into declaring war on this day. The pride of the Union is displayed by the flag flying high despite the ambush.
http://www.civilwar.org/photos/galleries/fort-sumter/battle-of-fort-sumter.html
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Drum Corps of the Ninety-third New York Infantry
The Greenpoint Monitor Museum
At the beginning of the war, the north had its full support and belief in the Union Army. Many young boys were eager to defend their beliefs and join the war effort against the Confederates.
http://greenpointmonitormuseum.org/traveling_road_show/stanthonysy0506Seventh%20Grade/TheGreenpointMonitorMuseum/index.html
The Greenpoint Monitor Museum
At the beginning of the war, the north had its full support and belief in the Union Army. Many young boys were eager to defend their beliefs and join the war effort against the Confederates.
http://greenpointmonitormuseum.org/traveling_road_show/stanthonysy0506Seventh%20Grade/TheGreenpointMonitorMuseum/index.html
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Union Soldier at Bull Run
Civil War Photographs
A defeated Union soldier looks onto the chaos and destruction caused by the humiliation Union defeat at First Bull Run in July of 1861. The loss, while a shock to the Union, focused the northern army and made them aware of the severity of the upcoming war.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/bull-run/Union-Soldier.htm
Civil War Photographs
A defeated Union soldier looks onto the chaos and destruction caused by the humiliation Union defeat at First Bull Run in July of 1861. The loss, while a shock to the Union, focused the northern army and made them aware of the severity of the upcoming war.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/bull-run/Union-Soldier.htm
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Union Victory at Antietam
Associated Press
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest 12 hours on American soil, and was the turning point where the Union beat the Confederate Army; here, men gunners lie dead beside their smashed battery in a field alongside the whitewashed Dunker church.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2203885/Civil-War-Robert-E-Lees-secret-Special-Orders-No-191-Union-soldiers-changed-fate-Antietam-Americas-bloodiest-day.html
Associated Press
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest 12 hours on American soil, and was the turning point where the Union beat the Confederate Army; here, men gunners lie dead beside their smashed battery in a field alongside the whitewashed Dunker church.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2203885/Civil-War-Robert-E-Lees-secret-Special-Orders-No-191-Union-soldiers-changed-fate-Antietam-Americas-bloodiest-day.html
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The Death of "Stonewall" Jackson
Currier & Ives
Famed Confederate General Stonewall jackson met his death by way of friendly fire during the Union loss at Chancellorsville in May of 1863. Although, the Union lost the battle, they were put in a better position going forward due to the death of the Confederate's second-in-command.
http://www.civilwarprofiles.com/stonewall-jackson-and-the-old-mans-friend/
Currier & Ives
Famed Confederate General Stonewall jackson met his death by way of friendly fire during the Union loss at Chancellorsville in May of 1863. Although, the Union lost the battle, they were put in a better position going forward due to the death of the Confederate's second-in-command.
http://www.civilwarprofiles.com/stonewall-jackson-and-the-old-mans-friend/
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New York Draft Riots
Illustrated London News
With numbers dwindling in the Union forces due to major losses, President Lincoln instituted a a draft for northern men and boys in order to keep up the numbers to fight the South. This action was met with an uproar, leading to major riots that burned throughout New York City in July of 1863.
http://www.joshbrownnyc.com/dividedeye/?p=199
Illustrated London News
With numbers dwindling in the Union forces due to major losses, President Lincoln instituted a a draft for northern men and boys in order to keep up the numbers to fight the South. This action was met with an uproar, leading to major riots that burned throughout New York City in July of 1863.
http://www.joshbrownnyc.com/dividedeye/?p=199
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Gettysburg Amputation Tent
National Archives
An amputation is performed in a hospital tent in July 1863. This photo shows the sheer gruesomeness and lack of preparation the north had for such bloody occurrences.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/24/abraham-lincoln-gettysburg-address-smithsonian-photograph/2854811/
National Archives
An amputation is performed in a hospital tent in July 1863. This photo shows the sheer gruesomeness and lack of preparation the north had for such bloody occurrences.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/24/abraham-lincoln-gettysburg-address-smithsonian-photograph/2854811/
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Lincoln at Gettysburg: November 19, 1863
USA Today
A crowd gathers to support and listen to President Lincoln as he commemorates the efforts and the lives lost in the blood-stained fields of Gettysburg, PA.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/24/abraham-lincoln-gettysburg-address-smithsonian-photograph/2854811/
USA Today
A crowd gathers to support and listen to President Lincoln as he commemorates the efforts and the lives lost in the blood-stained fields of Gettysburg, PA.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/24/abraham-lincoln-gettysburg-address-smithsonian-photograph/2854811/
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Columbia, South Carolina, After Sherman's Army Came Through
Allen
A successful campaign in the summer of 1864 was lead by Union General William Sherman. He desolated many main Confederate towns, such as Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The campaign came to a close in the capital of the south, South Carolina. Sherman showed no mercy or remorse, resulting in the mass destruction and burning of various southern ports.
http://www.kingsacademy.com/mhodges/04_American-Government/06_Civil-War/07e_1864.htm
Allen
A successful campaign in the summer of 1864 was lead by Union General William Sherman. He desolated many main Confederate towns, such as Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The campaign came to a close in the capital of the south, South Carolina. Sherman showed no mercy or remorse, resulting in the mass destruction and burning of various southern ports.
http://www.kingsacademy.com/mhodges/04_American-Government/06_Civil-War/07e_1864.htm
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Appomattox Court House
Library of Congress
This picture depicts troops at Appomattox Court House at the end of the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in this Virginia village. This meant the end of the war. General Grant was described as remorseful due to the severity of lives lost despite his victory.
https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Appomattox-Court-House-Troops-at-War-s-End
Library of Congress
This picture depicts troops at Appomattox Court House at the end of the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in this Virginia village. This meant the end of the war. General Grant was described as remorseful due to the severity of lives lost despite his victory.
https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Appomattox-Court-House-Troops-at-War-s-End