In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. ... Lincoln responded quickly to this attack and prepared the North for war. ... The bloody Battle of Gettysburg and the continuing disputes about slavery forced Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, to deliver the Gettysburg Address. ... Lincoln did not go into political details, such as slavery and war. ... To Abraham Lincoln, length did not matter. ...

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The pieces of literature I chose are two by Abraham Lincoln, "The Gettysburg Address" and "Letter to Mrs. ... The first piece of literature by Abraham Lincoln is the "Gettysburg Address". Lincoln was addressing the crowd at the Dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on November 19, 1863. ... The other piece I chose by Lincoln was "Letter to Mrs. ... Written November 21, 1864 By Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. ...

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Abraham Lincoln was the final victimof Booth's problems. ... He became more and more angry with and began to gather conspirato who plotted to abduct Lincoln other Union leaders. Lincoln was shot and killed on April 26 1965 after he shot and killed Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater inn Washington D.C. ...

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On March 4th, 1861, Abraham Lincoln became our 16th president of the United States, but he spent most of his four years on war. ... General Irvin McDowell had to do what Abraham Lincoln ordered him to, which was to beat the Confederates for Richmond. ... Abraham Lincoln told McClellan to "destroy the army, if possible," but McClellan hesitated and allowed Lee to retreat back to Virginia. ... After the battle, Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. ... In July 1862, Lincoln ordered Sherman to take Atlanta. ...

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After the battle President Abraham Lincoln pass the Emancipation Proclamation that led to the end of slavery in the United States of America. ... Lee retreated to Virginia with almost no interference and President Lincoln was not happy with McClellan. Lincoln blamed his general for not pursuing Lee right after Antietam and in November, he replaced McClellan with Burnside. ... On September 22, Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation....

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Booth, John Wilkes (1838-1865), assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. ... He believed that Lincoln was responsible for the war. Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), He led the United States during the Civil War. ... In conducting a bitter war, Lincoln never became bitter himself. ... Lincoln was the first U.S. president ...

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Then something really happened when Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president. ... Lincoln hoped to resolve the national crisis without warfare. ... On November 7, 1862, Lincoln replaced McClellan with General Ambrose E. ... Still, president Lincoln didn't find his right general yet at this time. ... Everything changed when Lincoln found a general named, Ulysses S. ...

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Lee's army retreated across the Potomac River the next day, making the outcome technically a Union victory and providing the positive news that President Abraham Lincoln felt was a prerequisite to the issuance of a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. ...

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Abraham Lincoln was elected president so South Carolina seceded and was then followed by 6 other southern states; Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. ... Abraham Lincoln through Secretary Francis Blair. ...

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The battle of Gettysburg had three main contingency factors that could have resulted in a different outcome for the battle and the war. It is easy to say what if this happened or what if that happened. Obviously, if some of those what if's occurred the results may have been drastically different....

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On April 12th 1861 one of the bloodiest wars in United States history began and would divide the nation for five hellish years. This "Civil War" would pit brother against brother, father against son and even friends and friends. As one after another of the southern states succeeded, the reverend lea...

• Word Count: 2042
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