A main cause of the Civil War was that Abraham Lincoln was elected president. The South feared that if Abraham was elected he would side with the North against slavery. The South decided that the only way to keep slavery was to secede from the Union.
An important battle was the battle of Gettysburg. George Meade fought on the farms and hillsides of southern Pennsylvania. The Union victory ended Lee's belief that a single massive victory would defeat the Army of the Potomac.
A very influential person from the Civil War was Abraham Lincoln. He outlawed slavery and brought the South and North back together.
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