-
Abraham Lincohn elected for president
Abraham Lincohn says he will stop expansion of slavery. 7 Southern states secede from the Union because of this. Lincoln's naugural speech pleads for the South to stay. -
Fort Sumter
Lincoln sent troops to reinforce the Union owned fort in South Carolina. The south fired first. After the Union was on fire the comander of the fort surrendered -
Battle of Bull Run
Union Forces headed to Richmond the Confederate Capital when they ran into 30,000 confederates. Picknickers from D.C. came to watch the "end of the Civil War". Stonewall Jackson leads southern charge. The south wins and both sides know it will be a longe and bloody war -
Antietam
Antietam creek, maryland (union)
New reality of war= new weapons= LOTS of death
6,000 dead, 20,000+ wounded
greatest 1 day battle loss of life for US
More death than last 2 wars combined
Union=Victory -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed no one
stopped foreign assiatances from helping the south
Made the north care about "giving freedom to all"
January 1, 1863 -
Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863
The turning point of the war
Lee needed a victory in Union territory
50,000 dead combined
Pickett's charge fails
Union Victory -
Vicksburg
May-July 1864
40+ days of fighting
Union victory allowed North to control the mississippi
Helped fulfill the Anaconda Plan
North Victory -
Appomttox Courthouse
April 9, 1865
Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
Terms of surrender=Southern forces could go home and keep weapons and horses
Grant gives food to Southern troops
Union celebrates
