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Union Dissolved
Library of Congress
To great public acclaim in Charleston, the South Carolina legislature declares for secession on December 20, 1860. This decision is met with great celebration in the streets of the heart of the Confederacy.
https://hiddencause.wordpress.com/tag/frank-horne/
Library of Congress
To great public acclaim in Charleston, the South Carolina legislature declares for secession on December 20, 1860. This decision is met with great celebration in the streets of the heart of the Confederacy.
https://hiddencause.wordpress.com/tag/frank-horne/
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Confederate Volunteers
Library of Congress
At the beginning of the war, the Confederate states had many volunteers to stand up for their region and fight the "yanks". This contributed to their advantageous pro-war backing.
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html?tab=facts
Library of Congress
At the beginning of the war, the Confederate states had many volunteers to stand up for their region and fight the "yanks". This contributed to their advantageous pro-war backing.
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html?tab=facts
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Bull Run - First Battle of Manassas
Library of Congress
The first land battle of the American Civil War (known as First Bull Run in the North and First Manassas in the South) was fought on July 21, 1861. The South was victorious, which resulted in a sense of overconfidence from the Confederate troops.
https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Bull-Run-First-Battle-of-Manassas
Library of Congress
The first land battle of the American Civil War (known as First Bull Run in the North and First Manassas in the South) was fought on July 21, 1861. The South was victorious, which resulted in a sense of overconfidence from the Confederate troops.
https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Bull-Run-First-Battle-of-Manassas
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Battle of Antietam
Library of Congress
The Battle of Antietam was the first loss in battle for the southern Confederacy. This loss acted as a springboard for Abraham Lincoln to instill his Emancipation Proclamation.
http://teneyckcivilwar6.wikispaces.com/Antietam+Union+Soldiers
Library of Congress
The Battle of Antietam was the first loss in battle for the southern Confederacy. This loss acted as a springboard for Abraham Lincoln to instill his Emancipation Proclamation.
http://teneyckcivilwar6.wikispaces.com/Antietam+Union+Soldiers
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The Dead of Chancellorsville
National Archive
Chancellorsville was one of the Confederacy's final victories of the war in 1863. A phyrric victory, the quick thinking of Lee was countered with the untimely friendly fire on Stonewall Jackson.
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chancellorsville.html
National Archive
Chancellorsville was one of the Confederacy's final victories of the war in 1863. A phyrric victory, the quick thinking of Lee was countered with the untimely friendly fire on Stonewall Jackson.
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chancellorsville.html
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Stonewall Jackson Shrine Stone
Unknown
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's death was the first step in the South's decline. With jackson gone, Lee was the lone superior military mind at the helm of the Confederate army. This lead to major losses in key battles due to lack of thorough leadership.
http://www.waywardwandering.com/20111128/the-death-of-stonewall-jackson/#2
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's death was the first step in the South's decline. With jackson gone, Lee was the lone superior military mind at the helm of the Confederate army. This lead to major losses in key battles due to lack of thorough leadership.
http://www.waywardwandering.com/20111128/the-death-of-stonewall-jackson/#2
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Gettysburg: Three Confederate Prisoners
Civil War Photographs
The battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863 was a bloodbath. The Confederate forces saw almost one-third of their officers killed, as well as 23,000 generally enlisted men lost as well. This was one of Robert E. Lee's worst defeats.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/gettysburg/confederate-prisoners.htm
Civil War Photographs
The battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863 was a bloodbath. The Confederate forces saw almost one-third of their officers killed, as well as 23,000 generally enlisted men lost as well. This was one of Robert E. Lee's worst defeats.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/gettysburg/confederate-prisoners.htm
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Savannah, Ga., vicinity. Signal station on the Ogeechee at Fort McAllister
Unknown
As the war wound down and Union General Sherman tour apart the south, few southern militia stood in the way to retain the defense of the war effort.
http://www.civilwardigital.com/html/the_peninsular_campaign.html
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As the war wound down and Union General Sherman tour apart the south, few southern militia stood in the way to retain the defense of the war effort.
http://www.civilwardigital.com/html/the_peninsular_campaign.html
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Burning of Charleston, South Carolina
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Charleston, South Carolina city ruins seen from the Circular Church, 1865. The capital of the South was lost. The war effort by the South was nearly finished.
http://nobility.org/2012/10/15/social-revolution-after-civil-war/
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Charleston, South Carolina city ruins seen from the Circular Church, 1865. The capital of the South was lost. The war effort by the South was nearly finished.
http://nobility.org/2012/10/15/social-revolution-after-civil-war/
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Appomattox Courthouse
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A Confederate Soldier from the 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment sleeps a bit before beginning his long journey home after the surrender at Appomattox Court House.
http://photosbywood.com/?page_id=322
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A Confederate Soldier from the 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment sleeps a bit before beginning his long journey home after the surrender at Appomattox Court House.
http://photosbywood.com/?page_id=322