TABLE OF CONTENTS Southern States Form Independent Nation 4 US Army Officers Resign to Join the Confederacy 6 Early Confederate Victories Stun Union Forces 8 Women charge into Battle Disguised as Men 10 War Introduces New Military Technology 12 Freed slaves Join Union Army 14 General Stonewall Jackson Is Accidentally Shot 16 Victories Help the Union 18 Sherman's March to the Sea Destroys the South 20 As Confederates Surrender Union Troops Salute 22 Casualties Make Civil War Bloodiest conflict 24 Lincoln Becomes one of the War's Last Victims 26 12 Key Dates 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
SOUTHERN STATES FORM INDEPENDENT NATION In the mid 1800s most people in Slaves were black people who had the United States could not imagine been kidnapped from Africa They the nation splitting in two Yet that were brought to the United States was becoming a real possibility to work Slaves were forced to work Northern and Southern states without pay But slavery was illegal disagreed about slavery The South's in Northern states For decades economy was based on slavery Northern states had been pushing Enslaved people were forced to work PM without
12 Incredible Facts About the US Civil War
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About This Book
By: Robert Grayson
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Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company
