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Over in the West, Grant liberated the Mississippi by capturing the last Confederate stronghold on the river. This enabled him to move East and help the Army of the Cumberland, besieged in Chattanooga. It was a big turning point in the war, and the news of the two victories was announced on the Fourth of July.

However, in New York, the new Irish immigrants objected to being conscripted into the army, and there were three days of draft riots there.

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