Our American Heritage

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Our American Heritage

• The Civil War
• 1861-1864

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Abraham Lincoln

• 1809-1865

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Abe Lincoln Facts

• Born 1809 in Kentucky
• Died in 1865 was shot by John Wilkes Booth
• Wife Mary Todd
• 16th President of the United States
• Famous Speech The Gettysburg Address
• Famous Words Stand with anybody that stands
  right. Stand with him while he is right and part
  with him when he goes wrong.

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Robert E. Lee
1807 - 1870
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Robert E. Lee Facts

• Born 1807
• Died 1870
• Wife Mary Custis
• Graduate of West Point Military Academy
• General of the Confederate Army during the Civil
  War
• Home Arlington, Virginia

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Ulysses S. Grant
1822 - 1885
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Grant Facts

• Born 1822
• Died 1885
• Wife Julia Dent
• Graduate of West Point Military Academy
• General of the Union Army during the Civil War
• 18th President of the United States

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The Civil War
1861-1865
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Civil War Facts

• War between the states from 1861-1865
• The first shot of the war was fired on April 12,
  1861 at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina
• On April 9, 1865, General Lee surrendered to
  General Grant in Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

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• Thank you to the American Memory Collection for
  all of the historical photographs that I was able
  to use in this presentation.