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The South Secedes
Abraham Lincoln was elected presedent, he recieved hate mail by South Carolinna and he had a vote to remove South Carolina from the Union. He succeded and South Carolina was removed from the Union of the United States of america. -
The South seized federal forts
presedent Buchanan didnt give his federal frots to the south so they captured them any way. At Fort Sumter South Carolina troops attacked a supply ship trying to reach the fort. the Supplie ship was forced to go back to New York. It didn't get to deliever its supplies. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter. He let the state know in advance, so it could attempt to avoid any fighting with south Carolina troops. But South Carolina already thought about that happening. So the commander of the fort, Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender. Anderson offered to surrender, but it was only after he gave up his supplies that his offer was rejected. And on April 12, the Civil War began... -
First Battle of Bull Run
the public forced General Winfield Scott to attack the Southern troops with out properly trainng his troops. On July 21st they attacked the troops in Manassas Junction, Virginia. but they were beat by the South anyway. -
Battle of Chnacelorsville
this battel lasted 6 weeeks and it was a union victory. -
Battle of Gettysburg
General lee defeats the Union on the 13th in Winchester Virginia and kept goin North to Pennsylvania. -
The Battle of Cold Harbor
Grant the Union leader attacks Confederacy and lost over 7,000 menq! -
The Fall of the Confederacy
Transportation was a problem. Blocking caused a lot of shortages in food and supplies for the South. Soldiers die of hunger began to desert Lee's forces. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Lee's troops were surrounded. On April 7, Grant called Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender. Lee's men were sent home. Horses, and officers with their side arms. All other supplies were surrendered. -
Final surrenders among the remaining confederate troops.
The remaining Confederate troops were defeated between the end of April and the end of May. Jefferson Davis was captured in Georgia on May 10th.
