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- 31: Famous People Of The Civil War
- ... he allowed blacks to fight in the army. Lincoln signed the 13th amendment in 1864 that abolished slavery. On April 14, 1865 Lincoln was shot while attending a performance at Appomattox Court House by John Booth. Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens was one of the most influential Republican leaders during the reconstruction era. In 1861 he became chairman of the House of ...
- 32: Civil War
- ... his energy, enterprise, and rare executive skill." Italian American privates also won the Medal of Honor. Joseph Sova of the 8th Cavalry earned it for capturing the Confederate flag at Appomattox. Private Orlando Caruana of the 51st Infantry won it at Newburn, North Carolina. With bullets whizzing past him, he saved wounded men and rescued the U.S. flag. As 1865 ...
- 33: Battle Of Gettysburg
- ... killing machine was indeed stoppable. And the Army of the Potomac did eventually force Lee's Army of Northern Virginia from its impregnable Petersburg trenches. But Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse finally came when the Rebel army was so weakened that surrender was almost a foregone conclusion. Such Union victories as the ones at Sayler's Creek and Five Forks ...
- 34: AN AMERICAN POET
- ... 1929) a Pulitzer Prize for poetry (Hart 198). “Over 300 pages, the poem covers the Civil War from John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry, W. Va., to peace at Appomattox” (198). The second Pulitzer was given posthumously in 1944, for Western Star (1943) , an unfinished narrative poem about movement to the American West (198). “In all, Benét published more than ...
- 35: Stephen Vicent Benet: An American Poet
- ... 1929) a Pulitzer Prize for poetry (Hart 198). “Over 300 pages, the poem covers the Civil War from John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry, W. Va., to peace at Appomattox” (198). The second Pulitzer was given posthumously in 1944, for Western Star (1943) , an unfinished narrative poem about movement to the American West (198). “In all, Benét published more than ...
- 36: Robert Edward Lee
- ... Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. He won many, many battles in the Civil war. Finally on April 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Uylesses S. Grant at the Appomattox courthouse. He had a knack for anticipating the actions of his opponents and for comprehending their weaknesses. Many of Lees tactics were not fully understood until the twentyth century. After ...
- 37: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
- ... spring of 1865. Davis was in poor health under the strain of war, he changed noticeably. He developed a closed sphinx like personality. The finally of the war happened at Appomattox. Lee, Davis's army commander, surrendered to Grant's army under Lincoln. When Jefferson Davis heard about Lee's surrendered he wept, but refused to admit defeat. The combined Union ...
- 38: The Battle of Gettysburg
- ... Virginia, in June 1864. In April 1865, Chamberlain was promoted to the rank of Major General. At the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Chamberlain and the 20th Maine were selected to receive the colors and arms of the Confederate units. Now the memories and legend of the 20thMaine will live on ...
- 39: Civil War Timeline
- ... troops enter and raise the Stars and Stripes. Lee Surrenders April 9, 1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Grant allows Rebel officers to keep their sidearms and permits soldiers to keep horses and mules. "After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage ...
- 40: The Civil War
- ... his energy, enterprise, and rare executive skill." Italian American privates also won the Medal of Honor. Joseph Sova of the 8th Cavalry earned it for capturing the Confederate flag at Appomattox. Private Orlando Caruana of the 51st Infantry won it at Newburn, North Carolina. With bullets whizzing past him, he saved wounded men and rescued the U.S. flag. As 1865 ...
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