minor pov issues things like both sides raised armies as the union assumed control of the border states early in the war and established a naval blockade in september lincoln's emancipation proclamation made ending slavery in the south a war goal and dissuaded the british from intervening confederate commander robert e lee won battles in the east but in his northward advance was turned back after the battle of gettysburg and in the west the union gained control of the mississippi river at the battle of vicksburg thereby splitting the confederacy and and brought changes that helped make the country a united superpower put too much emphasis on lee as well as portray the north as both the agressor who is out to conquer the south and the victim who is out to defend human rights while i am very much glad that the north did win i would expect that good articles would have gotten rid of this kind of wording any suggestions as to how to fix this coldplay exp rt let's talk