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SC Secedes
South Carolina seceded after the election 1860: Lincoln was elected. They thought he was going to end slavery. The South Carolina legislature called a convention at Charleston in December of 1860. The people unanimously decided to secede.
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Key States Secede From the Union (Before Bull Run)
Some key states that seceded right after South Carolina in 1861 were Mississippi(Jan. 9,1861), and Georgia(Jan. 19,1861). This brought the total to seven.
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Fort Sumter
After the states succeeded Lincoln thought it would be nice to send supplies to the troops in Fort Sumter just to keep them alive. Because the Fort was on the seceded state’s ground, they saw this as a threat as fired on Fort Sumter. The confederate army demanded the surrender of the fort to confederate forces. At 2:30 p.m., April 13, the fort was surrendered.
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States which seceded after Fort Sumter
After Fort Sumter(April12, 1861), four more states seceded: Virginia(April 17, 1861), Arkansas(May 6, 1861), Tennessee(June 8, 1861), and North Carolina(May 20, 1861). Alicia
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The Battle of Bull Run
Union army was hoping that, if successful, the battle would show the greatness of the Union. They also hoped that it would lead to the capturing of the Confederate capital, Richmond. At first the Union army seemed to have the upper hand. But the Confederate general, Stonewall Jackson, stood his ground long enough for reinforcements to arrive. The Union army ran away in defeat. It was a confederate victory. David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas A. Bailey, The American Pageant (Massachusetts, -
Pennisula Campaign
George B., McClellan was given “firm orders to advance” because he was overcautious and never took action. He went by water to approach Richmond, and slowly began to make his way. It took a month to capture Yorktown and was closer to Richmond. General Lee’s reinforcements were instead sent to chase Stonewall Jackson and McClellan was pushed back to the water. The union army was forced to abandon the mission. But, Lee was successful. David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas A. Bailey, The -
Monitor vs. Merrimack
March 9, 1862: The Merrimack was a confederate ship that attacked the blockade in 1862 that the union created. It destroyed two Union ships. The Monitor was a Union ironclad. It fought the Merrimack to a standstill.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
A document passed by President Abraham Lincoln during the civil war to free all Confederate slaves, opposing enemy at that time. Before the Emancipation Proclamation the war was about fighting to reunite the North and South, Union and Confederate, but after the Emancipation Proclamation the war was about fighting to end slavery.
Surf the Net with Kids, “Emancipation Proclamation”; Available from http://www.surfnetkids.com/emancipation_proclamation.htm; Internet; Accessed 14 November 2011.
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Vicksburg
Vicksburg was the stronghold of the Mississippi General Grant’s army trapped a gen. Pemberton’s confederate army in Vicksburg. On July 4, they surrendered. Now the confederacy was split in to two.
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Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee sent his army to invade Pennsylvania. Meade led the Union troops. The battle lasted from July1-3, 1863. General Pickett’s charge broke the back of the Confederate attack. The Union was victorious.
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The Election of 1864
Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate Andrew Jackson of Tennessee ran against George B. McClellan of New York and George Pendleton of Ohio. Lincoln and Jackson were Republican running for the National Union, and McClellan and Pendleton were Democratic running for the Confederates. Lincoln and Jackson won the Electoral and Popular Vote.
United States History, “Election of 1864”; Available from http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h201.html; Internet; Accessed 14 November 2011.
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Sherman's March
General Sherman captured Atlanta in 1864 from November to December. Weeks later, his soldiers burned buildings, and tore up railroads in Savannah, Georgia. He then went to South Carolina, the damage was way worse. The capital, Columbia, was burned. By the time the war ended, his army was well into North Carolina.
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Surrender at Appomattox
Lee’s army was surrounded and they were tired and weak. He was considering surrendering to grant at they were going to meet at the Appomattox Courthouse. The meeting was 2 and a half hours and Lee ended up surrendering.
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Lincoln's Assassination
While attending a play at Ford’s theater in Washington, DC, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. This occurred five days after the Civil War ended due to Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendering his army at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
History.com, “Abraham Lincoln's Assassination”; Available from http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination; Internet; Accessed 14 November 2011.
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The 13th Amendment Ratified
An amendment passed ending the institution of slavery. Under the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, this amendment was passed eight months after the civil war ended. The 13th Amendment freed all enslaved African Americans. This later led to Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws presenting a semi-slavery to African Americans. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place su
