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Forced to surrender due to lack of supplies, Anderson considered himself a failure but found he was hero upon his return to the North.
In the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, when his division was decimated during a massive frontal assault that became known as “Pickett’s Charge.”
South’s most successful generals during the American Civil War.
Served as a U.S. senator and as secretary of war under Franklin Pierce.
Who went against Abraham Lincoln on the Republic side.
An eminent human rights leader in the anti-slavery movement.
Who wrote the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
Who rejoined diplomatic service under President James Madison?
-Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
President Lincoln's wife.
Once was a slave and then a preacher and was a leader in one of the bloodiest slave revolts.
Who enlisted as a private in a New York regiment and later was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Second Regiment of the Massachusetts infantry?
He helped the New England Anti-Slavery Society in 1832?
The logistical brilliance on fiery display during Sherman’s March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, then north into the Carolinas, helped end the bloody war
He later served as a Massachusetts congressman and senator, becoming a leading proponent of federal action to stimulate the economy through protective tariffs, transportation improvements and a national bank.
The leader/president of the Union.
An African-American women who is famous for her speech, "Ain't I a Woman?"
Risked her life to help other families with the Underground Railroads.
Lead the advance on Mexico City in the Mexican War of the same year. Kearny's left arm was shattered in battle and had to be amputated.
He led a series of campaigns that ultimately wore down the Confederate army and helped bring the deadliest conflict in U.S. history to a close.
conducted operations in Kentucky and Tennessee, withdrawing after the Battles of Perryville and Stones River in late 1862 and early 1863
In 1800 he purchased his freedom (allegedly having won a lottery), took up carpentry in Charleston, and prospered at his trade.
Who wrote the book "American slavery as it is: : testimony of a thousand witnesses"?
She began her illustrious career as an educator but found her true calling tending wounded soldiers on and off bloody Civil War battlefields.
Was a photographer whose portraits of displaced farmers during the Great Depression greatly influenced later documentary photography.
Fought in the Supreme Court for his freedom from slavery.
A University after his death in 1870.
Who was secretary of state under John Quincy Adams in 1820s?
He became a hero in the eyes of Northern extremists and was quick to capitalize on his growing reputation?

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