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I feel that the most important battle of the Civil War is not just a single battle, but instead the closely timed Southern defeats at both Gettysburg and Vicksburg. I feel this way because not only w... View Paper

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The Civil War changed the United States forever. It’s effects were felt in all aspects of life whether the crippling of the slavocratic plantation owners or the freedom of the former slaves. Its eff... View Paper

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