... forces into that state without arousing opposition. He was responsible for the capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Despite Grant's grasp of strategy, his army was almost destroyed at Shiloh Church in Tennessee. In the Eastern theater at Gettysburg the fate of the war was decided, although it was a General Meade victory over General Lee's army. Lincoln was dissatisfied with ... ...

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... to ambition could rise rapidly in politics. A month after he had announced his candidacy, Offutt's general store went bankrupt and Lincoln found himself without a job. But, almost immediately, Governor John Reynolds of Illinois called for volunteers to put down a rebellion of the Native American Sauk and Fox peoples led by Chief Black Hawk. Lincoln enlisted at once and, because of his ... ...

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