Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tenesse, Alabama., North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Gerorgia and Louisiana all were part of the Confederate States of America.
The general of the Confederate Army was Joseph Johnstone. He was born on february,3, 1807 and died on march, 21, 1891. The general of the Union Army was Robert E. Lee, he was born on january, 19, 1807 and died on octobre, 12, 1870.The historical significance is that Abraham Lincoln can present his declaration of emancipation about the liberation of the slavery to all other states.
Abraham Lincoln gave his speech in Gettysburg in 1863. He just offered 269 words and speaked only two and a half minutes. The speech was on november, 19th. It is about a "few appropricate remarks". One quote is that four score and seven years ago our fore fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equil.
By Silke and Judith
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