The document provides brief biographies of several important figures from the period leading up to and during the American Civil War. It describes key statesmen and politicians like John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay who attempted to negotiate compromises over the issue of slavery. Abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and John Brown who fought against the expansion of slavery are also mentioned. Several pivotal court cases, battles, campaigns, and leaders from both the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War are summarized as well.

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2. John Quincy Adams
(1767 - 1848)
The 6th President of the U.S, an American Diplomat, helped with the
forming of the Monroe Doctrine and Secretary of State, one of the
greatest diplomats in history, he was deeply troubled by slavery, which
was the root of the cause of the civil war. He died on February 23,
1848, right before the start of the Civil war.
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3. Daniel Webster
(1782 - 1852)
Statesman, lawyer and orator, Favored the Compromise of
1850, opposed extension of slavery into the territories, he was
named secretary of state in July 1850, and supervised strict
enforcementof the Fugitive Slave Act.
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4. Henry Clay
(1777 - 1852)
Statesmen, orator, speaker for the House of Representatives,and
Secretary of State, opposed the annexation of Texas, was one of the
5 greatest Senators of U.S history. He organized many compromises
dealing with slavery, a major issue of the Civil war. He died on June
29, 1852.
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5. Frederick Douglas
(1818-1895)
He was a strong abolitionist, known also for Lincoln-Douglas
debates of 1858, the series of heated debates between him and
Abraham Lincoln over slavery, popular sovereignty, and politics,
a definite issue of the Civil war.
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6. Dred Scott
(1799 - 1858)
Slave who sued for his freedom, was tried by the Supreme
Court,and lost with the conclusion that slaves could never
become US citizens;he strengthened debate between North and
South. Died as a slave in 1858.
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7. John Wilkes Booth
He was a strong Confederate supporter. He
assassinated Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1658 in
Ford’s Theater, Washington D.C.
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8. John Brown
(1800-1859)
He was hung to death on 1859 for expressing strong abolitionist
protests. An evangelical who thought God chose him to end the
slavery. Killed a few whites and revolted. Was hung to death on
1859.
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9. Battle on Fort Sumter
Date: April 12-13, 1861
Location: Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Confederates Won
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10. Jefferson Davis
(1808 - 1889)
A Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. leader during the Civil War, as well
as President of the Confederate States of America, he fought in the
Mexican-American war,he took charged of the Confederates war plans
but couldn’t find a strategy to stop the Union, and Southerners saw him
as a Civil War hero because of his pride and ideals.
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11. Battle of West Virginia
Date: April 19, 1861
Location: Baltimore
Confederate Won
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12. Clara Barton
Supplied and cared for the wounded soldiers of the Civil War,
whether they were Union or Confederate. She first started
nursing hurt Massachusetts soldiers on April 21, 1861. She
eventually established the American Red Cross in 1881.
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13. Albert Sydney Johnson
Considered a "Texas Patriot" and "Confederate Hero". President Davis
of the Confederacy appointed him general. On May 30, 1861, he
became one of the highest leading Confederate generals of the West.
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14. Battle of Bull Run
Date: July 21, 1861
Location: Manassas, Virginia
Confederates Won
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15. Ulysses S. Grant
He was the 18th US president. He was appointed as a
brigadier general on July 31, 1861. He captured Fort Henry
and Fort Donelson with help from the Federal navy.
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16. Battle of Missouri
Date: August 10, 1861
Location: Wilson's Greek, Missouri
Union Won
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17. Harriet Beecher Stowe
(1811-1896)
Author of the famous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, of 1862 which
would be one of the causes of the Civil War. All her novels were
based on her hatred for slavery. She is one of America’s most
recognized writers.
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18. Battle of Pea Ridge
Date: March 6-8, 1862
Location: Benton County, Arkansas
Union won
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19. Battle of Shiloh
Date: April 6-7, 1862
Location: Hardin County, Tennessee
Union won
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20. Seven Days Battle
Date: June 25 - July 1, 1862
Location: Henrico County, Virginia
Confederate won
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21. Peninsular Campaign
Date: March through July 1862
Location: began in Virginia, ended in Mechanicsville
Confederate won
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22. Battle of Antietam
Date: Sept 17, 1862
Location: Near Sharpsburg, Maryland
Union won
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23. Battle of Fredericksburg
Date: Dec. 11-15 1862
Location: Spotslyvania County and Fredericksburg, Virginia
Confederate won
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24. Stonewall Jackson
(1824- May 10, 1863)
In the First Battle of Bull Run, Jackson, a Southern general
refused to give up even though his side was loosing.His refusal
to give up later gave him a nickname: "Stonewall".
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25. Chancellorsville
Date: April 30- May 6, 1863
Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Confederate won
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26. Vicksburg
Date: May 18- July 4, 1863
Location:Vicksburg, Mississippi
Union won
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27. Gettysburg
Date: July 1-3, 1863
Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania
Union won
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28. Chickamauga
Date: September 18-20, 1863
Location: Georgia
Confederate won
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29. Stone's River
Date: December 31, 1862- January 2,1863
Location: Tennessee
Union won
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30. Robert Gould Shaw
(1837-1863)
Until his death in 1863, he was a devoted Union general of the
54th regiment of the Civil War, leading an all-black men army.
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31. Red River Campaign
Date: March - May 1864
Location: Louisiana's Red River
Confederate win

32. Battle of Petersburg
Date: June 1864
Location: Petersburg, Virginia
Confederate win

33. Battle of Atlanta
Date: July 1864
Location: South of Atlanta, Georgia
Union Win

34. Mobile Bay
Date: August 1864
Location: Mobile Bay (Gulf of Mexico)
Union Win

35. Battle of Nashville
Date: December 1864
Location: Davidson County, Tennessee
Union Win

36. Theodore Weld
Theodore Weld fought against slavery. He was in the Anti-
Slavery Society, and wrote pamphlets for other anti-slavery
organizations. He highlighted the issue of slavery, a major
cause of the Civil war. Until the 13th amendment abolishing
slavery was established in 1865, he kept fighting for his
abolitionist cause.
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37. Robert E. Lee
(1807 - 1870)
Led Confederate army; considered one of the best commanders
during Civil War. Continued to fight until the end, and
surrendered on April 9, 1865.
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38. Abraham Lincoln
(1809 - 1865)
16th President of the United States, he guided his country through the
Civil war, also considered by historians to have been the greatest
President in American History. He was assassinated on April 14, 1865.
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39. Dorothea Lynde Dix
She was the superintendent of Union Army Nurses. She was known to
have cared for both Union and Confederate soldiers, without any bias.
She cured any American soldier that was injured during the Civil War.
Her last move was in 1881 to New Jersey State Hospital.
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40. Soujourner Truth
(1797 - 1883)
She became a national symbol for strong black women. She
transformed herself from a domestic servant to an preacher. Her
words inspired mostly black woman and poor people.
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41. Harriet Tubman
(1821 - 1913)
Harriet Tubman, a slave, ran away one night by herself and
gained freedom by going to Pennsylvania. She joined the group
of people who organized the Underground Railroad, and
worked to free many slaves.
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