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Grant ended the system of prisoner-exchange, so the Confederates were bound to run out of manpower. After he cornered Lee at Petersburg, he had only to wait for this to happen (though it was quite a long wait, with high casualties that could have cost Lincoln his re-election in November 1864.)
Meanwhile he ordered Phil Sheridan to lay waste to the fertile Shenandoah Valley, bread-basket of the South, and allowed Sherman to wreck the farms and railroads of Georgia, further helping to starve the Confederates armies in the field.
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What did the end of the civil war mean to the slaves?
After the civil war in America came to an end , then the slaves rejoiced as they won their freedom at last.
How did slavery contribute to the onset of the civil war?
They came to and end
What came first the 13 amendment or the end of the civil war?
The end of the Civil War, and the reunification of the USA. Only then could Congress pass laws that were enforceable in all the states.
Was theMissouri Compromise long-term effect of the plan to delay the Civil War or hasten the Civil War?
The Misouri Compromise of 1820 delayed the Civil War for a generation. It was undone by the Compromise of 1850, and barely ten years after the end of the Missouri Compromise disunion and war came.
What did the Civil War stop?
The Civil War led to the end of Slavery.
What did the end of the civil war mean to the slaves?
After the civil war in America came to an end , then the slaves rejoiced as they won their freedom at last.
How did slavery contribute to the onset of the civil war?
They came to and end
What came first the 13 amendment or the end of the civil war?
The end of the Civil War, and the reunification of the USA. Only then could Congress pass laws that were enforceable in all the states.
What came to an end after the American Civil War?
The Civil War ended in 1865. Slavery was abolished by the 13th Amendment. Also, states lost their right to secede.
What happened first Abraham Lincolns assignation or the end of the civil war?
End of Civil War.
The end of the Roman Republic occurred when what man came to power?
The Roman Republic ended when Caesar Augustus came to power
Was theMissouri Compromise long-term effect of the plan to delay the Civil War or hasten the Civil War?
The Misouri Compromise of 1820 delayed the Civil War for a generation. It was undone by the Compromise of 1850, and barely ten years after the end of the Missouri Compromise disunion and war came.
What did the Civil War stop?
The Civil War led to the end of Slavery.
What symbolized the end of the civil war?
It depend which civil war you are referring to.
Where did the confederate war end?
after civil war
What are the number of slaves in US at the end of the civil war?
Many slaves had served in the Civil War. There were about 4 million slaves under bondage by the end of the Civil War.
How did the Civil War in Somalia end?
The war in Somalia did not end. the civil war starte in 1990 and is still continuing present day, 2012.
