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 * The Civil War - Part 2 ** Abraham Lincoln had just won a major victory at the Battle of Antietam, but the Civil War was far from over. For some reason, even though they had a larger army and more supplies, the North could not seem to manage to finish off the South. And so the saga continues. ..

Read each of the stories below, making sure to pay special attention to who is telling each story and what side they are on. After you have read the story, answer the questions below that story.

Emancipation Proclamation - Abraham Lincoln - Union

Emancipation Proclamation - Frederick Douglass - Union

54th Massachusetts Regiment - soldier - Union

A Poor Man's Fight - soldier - Confederacy

Civil War Prisons - soldier - Union

Terrible Generals - Abraham Lincoln - Union

The Battle of Gettysburg - Joshua L. Chamberlain - Union

The Battle of Vicksburg - citizen - Confederacy

I Finally Found My Commander - Abraham Lincoln - Union

Sherman's Total War - citizen - Confederacy

Virginia Campaign - soldier - Union

The Surrender at Appomattox Court House - Ulysses S. Grant - Union

Final Thoughts on the Civil War