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The Election of 1860
Lincoln's ElectionThe votes of the Electoral College were split among four candidates in the 1860. Lincoln received only 40% of the popular vote and 180 electoral votes — enough to narrowly win the crowded election. This meant that 60% of the voters selected someone other than Lincoln. A few weeks after the election, South Carolina seceded from the Union. -
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The South Secedes
South Carolina SECEDES!!! When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America -
The South Creates a Government
At a convention in Montgomery, Alabama, the seven seceding states created the Confederate Constitution, a document similar to the United States Constitution.Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy until elections could be held. -
Morrill Tariff Act
The Morrill TariffThe Morrill Tariff raised rates to protect and encourage industry and the high wages of industrial workers.the tariff played only a modest role in financing the war. It was far less important than other measures, such as $2.8 billion in bond sales and some printing of Greenbacks. Customs revenue from tariffs totaled $345 million from 1861 through 1865, or 43% of all federal tax revenue, while spending on the Army and Navy totalled $3,065 million. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmSP_pQ2LC4' >Battle of Fort Sumter </a>
Brig. Gen. Beauregard, commander of the Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina, demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Garrison commander Anderson refused. Confederate soldiers opened fire on the fort. Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter, evacuating the garrison. The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War. -
First Battle of Bull Run
href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGGFmMxheNA&feature=fvsr' >Civil War - Act 6 - Bull Run of The West </a>General McDowell marched his poorly prepared "army" to Virginia. His army couldn't keep up and it took several days for his army to get to Manassas. This gave time to the confederate troops to strengthen their army. Even though the Union soldiers had a amaller army, they were winning. General Thomas Jackson encouraged other confederate officers to hold their men firm. Tired and discouraged the Union troops started to fall back. Union soldiers droped their weapons and ran north. -
The Battle of Shiloh
Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh
Grant received orders to await Buell’s Army.Confederates surrounded the Union troops and captured, killed, or wounded most.Union troops began forcing the Confederates back.Beauregard ordered a counterattack,which stopped the Union advance but did not break its battle line. Beauregard realized that he couldn't win & having suffered too many casualties and he retired from the field. -
The Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act declared that any citizen or intended citizen could claim 160 acres - one quarter square mile - of surveyed government land. Claimants must "improve" the plot with a dwelling and grow crops. -
The Civil War and the Revenue Act of 1862
The Revenue Act of 1862 included a broad program of additional taxes to partially offset the rising war expenditures and created the Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.The Revenue Act was amended regularly, often for usual political reasons.Income tax rates were raised in 1864: to 5% on incomes from $600-$5,000, 7 1/2% from $5,000-$10,000, and 10% over $10,000.The rise in tax rates provided more revenues as the military expenditures escalated. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
2ed battle of bullrunPope launched a series of assaults against Jackson’s position along an unfinished railroad grade.The attacks were repulsed with heavy casualties on both sides.Pope renewed his attacks, seemingly unaware that Longstreet was on the field. When massed Confederate artillery devastated a Union assault by Porter’s command, Longstreet’s wing of 28,000 men counterattacked in the largest, simultaneous mass assault of the war. -
The Battle of Harper's Ferry
<ahref='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11gevEoaJsk&feature=related' >The Raid on Harpers Ferry</a>
In 1862, General Robert E. Lee and his principal lieutenants, Maj. Gens. Thomas J. Jackson and James Longstreet, had used their war strategists to successfully defeat the larger Union Army of Virginia at Second Manassas, crushing any hopes that Maj. Gens. John Pope and McClellan had of capturing Richmond. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Last Full Measure - Battle of GettysburgConfederate forces united on the town from west and north, driving Union defenders back through the streets to Cemetery Hill.Reinforcements arrived for both sides.The Confederate infantry were driven from Culp’s Hill.After a preliminary artillery bombardment, Lee attacked the Union center on Cemetery Ridge.The Pickett-Pettigrew assault momentarily penetrated the Union line but was driven back with sever casualties.Lee began withdrawing his army toward Williamsport on the Potomac River. -
Black Military Experience
Blacks served the Confederate army in a variety of support roles, among them personal body servants, teamsters, cooks, and laborers. Thousands of slaves helped construct Confederate field. Most of this labor was no more voluntary than slavery had been, but it was more than enough to give President Lincoln ample reason eventually to regard the destruction of slavery as a military necessity. -
The Battle in the Wilderness
The Battle of the WildernessThe opening battle of Grant’s sustained offensive against the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, known as the Overland Campaign, was fought at the Wilderness. Fighting was fierce but inconclusive as both sides attempted to maneuver in the dense woods. Hancock attacked along the Plank Road, driving Hill’s Corps back in confusion. Longstreet’s Corps arrived in time to prevent the collapse of the Confederate right flank. The battle was a tactical draw. -
The Battle of Cold Harbor
Cold HarborSheridan’s seized the vital crossroads of Old Cold Harbor.Sheridan’s troopers threw back an attack by Confederate infantry.Confederate reinforcements arrived from Richmond and from the Totopotomoy Creek lines.The Union reached Cold Harbor and assaulted the Confederate works with some success.Grant again advanced by his left flank,marching to James River.Abandoning the well-defended approaches to Richmond,Grant sought to shift his army quickly south of the river to threaten Petersburg. -
The Election of 1864
Lincoln and McClellan - the election of 1864
By 1864 after three bloody and inconclusive years of war, many in the North were fed up with the struggle and wanted peace. For this reason, in the election of 1864 was a close race, with Lincoln winning reelection by only a small margin. The Democrats, who demanded peace, nominated General George McClellan to run against Lincoln, the Republican candidate. -
President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Lincoln presided over the nation’s most terrible crisis. The Civil War began 1 month after he took office and ended 5 days before he died. It was more bitter and protracted than anyone had predicted, costing more than 600,000 lives.
