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The south attacks Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter lasted 2 days. The advantages at the Battle of Fort Sumter were Confederates because the Union was on an island with limited supplies. Confederates probably felt that extremely happy and prideful because they won the battle at Fort Sumter. The Union soldiers were wanting to avenge Fort Sumter. Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13. Confederate troops then occupied Fort Sumter for nearly four years, resisting several bombardments by Union forces. -
Bull run ends the ninety day war
President Abraham Lincoln decided to attack a small Confederate force at Bull Run. If successful, the victory would show the superiority of Union arms and might eventually lead to the capture of Richmond. On July 21, 1861, the Union and Confederate forces met. Both sides learned that the war was going to be long and bloody and that their soldiers needed training. -
Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July. Lee replaced Johnston as Army of Northern Virginia commander.The failure of the Peninsula Campaign was one of the most controversial episodes of the civil war. -
New York riots
The New York Draft Riots occurred in July 1863, when the anger of working-class New Yorkers over a new federal draft law during the Civil War sparked five days of some of the bloodiest and most destructive rioting.New York, both city and state, got right back on track and increased in both population and economic wealth. -
The Election of 1864
In the midst of the American Civil War, incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of the National Union Party easily defeated the Democratic nominee.As the election occurred during the American Civil War , it was contested only by the states that had not seceded from the Union. -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
From November 15 until December 21, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause.The March to the Sea, which culminated with the fall of Savannah in December 1864, cut a swath of torn-up railroads, pillaged farms and burned-out plantations through the Georgia countryside. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
In Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. Lee sent a message to Grant announcing his willingness to surrender. Sherman was victorious over the Confederates in North Carolina and Grant broke through the Confederate defenses as Petersburg. Lee was for forced to retreat from Richmond and his starving troops were surrounded by Union troops.
