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Southern Secession
southern secession-Southern SecSouth Carolina was the first southern state to start seceding. Mississipi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisana, Texas all went in the month of January, 1861. They left because Abraham Lincoln got elected. After the Battle of Fort Sumter the remaining four states left the union. These included North Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee. -
Blockades
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Copperheads
CopperheadsCopperheadsThe copperheads were a group of democrats that were vocal that were against the Civil War. These Copperheads were the more intense group that were all for peace. Copperheadism was a strong movement that many people were with. -
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Union conquers New Orleans
New OrleansNew OrleansImportant event for the union. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the union was unopposed in the capture of the city itself which left destruction to many southern cities. -
Battle of Chattanooga
ChatanoogaChattanooga- 3 different battles. (June 7–8, 1862, August 21, 1863, November 23–25, 1863) Union defeated the confederates under the power of Major General Ulysses S. Grant. -
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Emancipation Proclamation
EmancipationEmancipationAbraham Lincoln issued this to free all slaves from slavery in states not under union control. It allowed black soldiers to fight for the union. Slave owners were not compensated for the loss of their slaves. -
General Stonewall Jackson
StonewallLife of StonewallJackson was a general within the confederate army during the civil war that was one of the best known commanders. He was recognized for his efforts in the Valley Campaign and his service as a corps in the Army of Northern Virginia. He was shot by his own army by accident and survived with the loss of his arm. He died later from disease and it was a major putback for the army that was sought on for years. -
Siege of Vicksburg
VicksburgFinal military action in the Vicksburg Campaign. Army of Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army to Vicksburg. -
Battle of Gettysburg
GettysburgGettysburgMost casualties in a battle in American History. The confederates retreated to Virginia of July 4. The union did not decide to pursue them. -
Burning Atlanta
ATLThis occurred in the Battle of Atlanta the union forces overpowered the confederates. Capturing Atlanta was big for the union and Hood’s burning of military facilities as he evacuated were covered by Northern newspapers which was very iconic and gave the northern soldiers more confidence. -
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Prisoner of War Camp Andersonville (Camp Sumter)
War CampShermans MarchAndersonvilleThe confederates figured that they needed to deal with more union soldiers waiting to be exchanged. The generals in the army convince their superiors to build a camp in Sumter county. It was in an ideal place located in Andersonville which was planned to fit 10000 prisoners and it was almost 17 acres. This camp operated till the end of the war. -
Sherman's March
Shermans march to seaThis was a name that was given to a campaign called the Savannah Campaign. It went through Georgia and was directed by William Tecumseh Sherman which was a part of the Union army. Sherman’s forces after capturing Atlanta November 16th destroyed and took down military targets as well as bothered the South and their economy. This ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21. This was considered to be changing in the aspects of war. -
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson DavisJefferson DavisDavis was a statesman and a soldier that was the President of the Confederates through the civil war. He took the confederates into his own hands but had serious trouble defeating the advantaged Union. He fell to the Union in 1865. -
General Grant
GrantGrantGeneral Grant was a commander in the American civil war within the Union army and defeated the confederates. He was America’s 18th president and his Kodak moment occurred when he received the surrender of General Lee’s army at Appomattox. He was for protecting African American’s and their citizenship. He helped defeat the Ku Klux Klan and their racial efforts. He was also the first to reform the civil service by creating one. -
Abraham Lincoln
LincolnLincolnAbraham Lincoln was one of America’s strongest and most recognizable presidents, arguably the best. He was the 16th president of the US and served from 1861 to 1865 until he got assassinated in a theatre. He led the US through the Civil War and abolished slavery which could have been the greatest single event in American History. -
54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
54th Regiment (MASS)54th regiment (MASS)this was an infantry regiment that saw serious service in the union army during the war. This included one of the first official black units in the us during the war which recruited blacks from South Carolina that were freed slaves.
