Imagine you were returning from World War II. Which of the GI Bill benefits do you think would be most important to you and why?

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a big one is

to appoint and regulate officers of the land and naval forces,

which caused much controversy ending the articles

bloodiest single day of war   |   gettysburg

where the civil war ends for good   | appomattox court house

the first major land battle; south wins | bull run/manassas (va)

gives union control of the mississippi river |   vicksburg

lee’s first tactical defeat; big win for union |   fort sumter1

with lincoln's re-election |   atlanta

south wins

splits confederacy in two for the duration of the war,

antietam