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Jefferson Davis

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After a distinguished military career, Jefferson Davis served as a U.S. senator and as secretary of war under Franklin Pierce before his election as the...
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William Tecumseh Sherman

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William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union general during the Civil War, playing a crucial role in the victory over the Confederate States and becoming one...
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The Confederate Army

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The Confederate Army was the army of the Confederate States of America during The Civil War. In 1860, shortly after the election of Abraham Lincoln,...
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The Union Army

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The Union Army (aka the Federal Army, or Northern Army) was the army that fought for the Union (or North) during the American Civil War....
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Eli Whitney

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In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process...
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Junius George Groves

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Born in slavery on April 12, 1859, in Louisville, Kentucky, Junius George Groves came to Kansas at the age of 19 as an Exoduster. He...