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| Emancipation Proclamation | executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln in January 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions in rebellion against the Union |
| 54th Massachusetts Regiment | one of the first African-American regiments organized to fight for the Union in the Civil War |
| Copperhead | Lincoln's main political opponents; Northern Democrats wanted peace with South |
| conscription | law that required men to serve in the military or be drafted |
| bounty | cash payment to army volunteers |
| income Tax | tax on earnings |
| greenback | paper currency issued by the federal government during the Civil War |
| Clara Barton | nurse during Civil War,she created or expanded relief agencies that helped Union soldiers |
| Battle of Gettysburg | 1863 Penn. battle Union defeated Confederacy, ending hopes for Confederate victory in North |
| Pickett's Charge | direct attack on Union troops during 1863 battle at Gettysburg, attack failed |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Union general at Appomattox where Lee surrendered ending Civil War |
| Robert E. Lee | Confederate general at Appomattox, that surrendered to Grant |
| Siege of Vicksburg | 1863 Union victory that enabled Union to control entire Mississippi River |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | Union general who marched through Georgia |
| Appomattox Court House | Virginia town where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, ending Civil War |
| Thirteenth Amendment | amendment to US Constitution, adopted in 1865, banning slavery & involuntary servitutde in the US |
| John Wilkes Booth | man who assassinated the President Abraham Lincoln |
