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Second Battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina
- Before, Admiral David D. Porter of the Union Army and his warships bombed the Confederate fort in North Carolina: Fort Fisher.
- Union General Alfred H. Terry completed the attack.
- The brute force of the attack had caused the fort to end up in the hands of the Union, away from the Confederacy.
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The Falling of the Confederacy
- Soldiers were leaving Confederate General Lee’s forces because they were starving and living daily life in sickness and pain.
- Transportation problems arose and Confederate soldiers could not travel (railroads being destroyed, no energy for people and animals).
- Blockades were caused the loss of food and supplies in the south.
- President Jefferson Davis approved arming of slaves to enlarge his army, yet was not effective.
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General Sherman Marches Through North and South Carolina
- Union General Sherman moved from Georgia through South Carolina with his large army..
- He destroyed mostly everything that was in his path through harsh force to make a move to stop the war.
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A Chance For Reconciliation is Lost
- Confederate President Jefferson Davis agreed to send delegates to a peace conference with President Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward to end the Civil War.
- Davis insisted on Lincoln's recognition of the South's independence as a single country.
- Lincoln refused, and the conference never happened.
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Richmond Falling
- General Lee attacked General Grant’s forces near Petersburg on March 25.
- General Lee was defeated by General Grant and held for surrender.
- He attacked Grant again on April 1 taking the loss again.
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The Defenses of Washington
- The Washington had 68 major enclosed forts as well as 93 prepared rifles, cannons and black brick forts.
- It was a collection of the national park service properties.
- Other forts have become state and city parks, in the area.
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The Assassination of President Lincoln
- The Assassination of President Lincoln was shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865
- The assassination took place in Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. during the play "Our American Cousin."
- His killer was a Confederate named John Wilkes Booth, who was an actor who remained in the North during the Civil War despite his Confederate sympathies.
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Final Surrenders among Remaining Confederate Troops
- Lee’s army got exhausted from defending Grant took advantage of this and launched his attack. This lead to the surrender.
- The last of Confederate Troops were defeated in April and May
- Jefferson Davis was captured in Georgia on May 10.
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The Grand Review of the Army
- The Army of the Potomac paraded on May 23, and the Army of Georgia on May 24.
- Both were important in fighting the Confederates in the Civil War.
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The Execution of Captain Henry Wirz
- Henry Wirz was hanged in the yard of the Old Capital Prison on November 10
- He was hanged for the murder of soldiers.
- He was tried by a military commission presided over by General Lew Wallace from August 23 to October 24
