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Abraham Lincoln elected to be President
America the Story of Us; LincolnOn November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president. He was the first Republican to win the Presidency. Lincoln was elected President while the nation was divided over the cause of slavery. Once president Lincoln was elected to be President, the south wanted to suceed from the Union. The south wanted to suceed because they thought that Lincoln would abolish slavery. Lincoln was not Inaugurated yet. -
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The War
The war begins when Abraham Lincoln is elected president. The south was worried because they thought Lincoln would abolish slavery. The South then wanted to suceed from the union. -
The South Seceeds
Beginning on January 9, 1861, the Southern states started to seceed from the Union.Mississippi was the first state to leave. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceeded. Jan. 11, 1861 Alabama left. Jan.19, 1861 Georgia left. Jan 26, 1861 Louisiana left. March 2, 1861 Texas left. April 17, 1861 Virginia left. May 6, 1861 Arkansas left. May 20, 1861 North Carolina left. June 8, 1861 Tennesee was the last state to seceed from the Union. -
The South Creates a Governement
In February 1861, at a convention in Montgomery, Alabama, the seceeded Southern states create their own government. The seven states that seceeded formed a Confederate Constitution. This document, in many ways, was similar to that of the United States Constitution. The Confederate Constitution had greater stess on each individual state. Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy, since elections could not yet be held. -
The Battle of Ft. Sumtner
The Battle of Ft. Sumtner bagan on April 12, 1861. Many believed that this battle actually started the Civil War. South Carolina wanted the North to move it's ships and facilities from Charleston Harbor. These ships were empty. The north sent in empty, unarmed ships to Fort Sumtner because, if there was going to be a war, the north wanted the South to start it. The south seized northern ships. There were no deaths, even though the Union soldiers were outgunned. However, two Union soldiers died. -
West Virginia and More Slave States
In April of 1861, the attack on Ft. Sumtner caused four more states to join the Confederacy. These states included Virginia. With Virginia not part of the Union anymore, Richmond was named the Confederate Capitol. People in the Western counties of Virginia did not wish to secceed, so the state split into two. The people in the western counties called themselves "West Virginia". Although these states permitted slavery, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri did not join the Confederacy. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
General-in-Chief Winfield Scott advanced to the South with untrained troops. Scott ordered General Irvin McDowell to attck Confederate troops stationed in Manassas Junction, Virginia. McDowell attacked on July 21, 1861. He was successful. However,Confederate reinforcements introduced to the battle resulted in a victory to the Confederacy and a retreat towards Washington by the federal troops. -
McClellan Loses Command
Lincoln fired McClellan because McClellan wouldn't fight. He didn't like to attack, even though that is what he needed to do in order to win battles. Lincoln grew tired and angry because McClellan would never take the initiative an attack the Confederacy when he had the chance. Lincoln fired McClellan following the battle of Antietam. Lincoln replaced McClellan with General Grant. -
The Battle of Shiloh
On April 6, 1862, Confederate soldiers attacked Union soldiers in Shiloh, Tennesee. By the end of the day, the Cfederal troops were almost defeated. However, during the night, reinforcements for the Union Army arrived. The next morning, The Union was in control of the battle. The Confederate forces then retreated. 13,000 out of 63,000 of the Union soldiers died. 11,000 of 40,000 Confederate troops were killed. -
Antietam
On September 17, 1862 Confederate forces under General Lee were caught by General McClellan in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battle of Antietam is said to be the bloodiest battle in the Civil War. 2,108 Union soldiers were killed and 9,549 were wounded -- 2,700 Confederate soldiers were killed and 9,029 were wounded. During this Battle, Lincoln wrote out the Emancipation Proclamation. This Proclamation, he hoped, would make the south give up. He believed this would end the war. -
The Battle of Fredricksburg
This battle took place in Fredricksburg, Virginia. On November 7, 1862, Lincoln replaced McClellan with Major-General Ambrose E. Burnside. Burnside's forces were defeated because of a series of attacks by the Confederate soldiers. Ambrose Burnside was then replaced with Joseph Hooker. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
In 1861, Congress passed an act saying that all slaves forced to fight in the war against the Union were considered free persons. In 1862, another act stated that all male slaves who supported the Confederacy were considered free people. Lincoln noticed that the people were supporting abolition. With this noticed, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. This proclama declared that all persons held as slaves, except for border states and other areas, shall be set free. -
Battle of Vicksburg
(May 18-July 4, 1863) This was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant and his army crossed the Mississippi and forced the Confederate army into the fortress of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Confederacy was behind enemy lines. There were many casualties for the confederate army. The Confederate army had no reinforcements and their supplies were depleated. This caused them to surrender on July 4, 1863 after holding out for nearly 40 days. -
The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War. About 46,000 to 51,000 soldiers from both armies were killed or injured in this three-day battle. That November, Lincoln honored the men who fought bravely for the Union with his famous speech, The Gettysburg Adress. -
Lincoln Assassination
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at the Washington Theatre. John Wilkes Boothe Killed him. He was an actor who supported the Confederacy. He thought that Lincoln must die. He waited until the funniest part of the play was shown. The laughter would drown out the gun shot. After he killed Lincoln, John hopped down from the stage, breaking his leg. No one noticed that Lincoln was dead until Mary Todd Lincoln started screaming. -
The End
Lincoln's assassination, along with the fall of the Confederacy, resulted in an end to the Civil War. All persons that were held as slaves were freed. The Union was now whole again.
