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Assignment Discovery: Lincoln Assassination Plots

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On Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery," learn about the numerous assassination plots against Abraham Lincoln.

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American Civil War: Northern War Strategy (0:53)

Lincoln's "Anaconda Plan" included blockading the South's coastline and controlling the Mississippi River, followed by the capture of the CSA capital of Richmond, Virginia.

American Civil War: The Union Navy (2:01)

The Union blockade was effective, and Farragut's drive up the Mississippi nearly split the Confederacy in two.

US Civil War: General Grant Takes Command (1:35)

President Lincoln put General Grant in charge of the Union Army in the East and sent him to capture Richmond.

Assignment Discovery: Lincoln Assassination Plots (1:39)

On Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery," learn about the numerous assassination plots against Abraham Lincoln.

Assignment Discovery: Lincoln Conspirators (2:07)

When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, he made himself a target for assassination. Learn more about the plots to kill Lincoln on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

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US Civil War: General Grant Takes Command (1:35)

President Lincoln put General Grant in charge of the Union Army in the East and sent him to capture Richmond.

American Civil War: The Union Navy (2:01)

The Union blockade was effective, and Farragut's drive up the Mississippi nearly split the Confederacy in two.

American Civil War: Northern War Strategy (0:53)

Lincoln's "Anaconda Plan" included blockading the South's coastline and controlling the Mississippi River, followed by the capture of the CSA capital of Richmond, Virginia.