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The South Seceeds
Abraham Lincoln was elected president, then many states receded or threatened to receed -
Lincoln's Inauguration
In March, at Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, the new president said he had no plans to end slavery in those states where it already existed, but he also said he would not accept secession. He hoped to resolve the national crisis without warfare. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter, South Carolina feared a trick, then they attacked Fort Sumter. -
The battle of Siloh
On April 6, Confederate forces attacked Union. At the end of the day federal troops were almost defeated . During the night, reinforcements arrived, their was bad damage 13,000 out of 63,000 Union soldiers died, and 11,000 of 40,000 Confederate troops were killed. -
Pope's Campaign
Union General John Pope suffered a lost at the Second Battle on August 29-30. General Fitz-John Porter was held responsible for the defeat because he had failed to commit his troops to battle quickly enough; he was forced out of the army by 1863. -
Antietam
On September 17, Confederate forces under General Lee were caught by General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle was the bloodiest day of the war; 2,108 Union soldiers were killed and 9,549 were hurt. 2,700 Confederates were killed and 9,020 were hurt . The battle convinced the British and French (who gave Lincoln the opportunity to announce his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation)which would free all slaves in areas rebelling against the United States. -
The Battle of Chancellorville
On April 27 1863, General Hooker took his army across the river and General Lee split his army so they can do a surprise attack from the both sides of them so they can have an advantage when they attack. -
The Gettysburg Campaign
On June 13, 1863, Confederate General Lee and his army defeated union forces at Winchester,Virginia. Then he took his army up north towards Pennsylvania, but one the other general, General Hooker planned to attack Richmond. -
The Battle of Chickamauga
On September 19, Union and the Confederate met on the Tennessee border near Chickamauga Creek. After the battle, Union forces retreated to Chattanooga, and the Confederacy maintained control of the battlefield. -
Grant’s Wilderness Campaign
General Grant, the commander of the Union armies, planned to attract Lee's forces in Virginia until they were destroyed. The North and South fought in a 3-day battle in the Wilderness. Lee inflicted more deaths on the Union forces than his own army experienced, but he had no replacements unlike General Grant. -
The Battle Of Cold Harbor
Grant attacked Confederate forces at Cold Harbor again, losing over 7,000 men in twenty minutes. Although Lee’s side suffered fewer deaths, his army never recovered from Grant's continual attacks. This was Lee's last clear victory of the war. -
General William T. Sherman’s March To Sea
General Sherman continued his march through Georgia to the sea. During the march, he cut himself off from his supplies, planning for his troops to live off the land. His men cut a path as they passed through Georgia, by destroying factories, bridges, railroads, and public buildings.
