Civil war

The Civil War

By aspen1993

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    • South leaves Union and take over Union Forts
    • Lincoln sends reinforcements
    • South attacks Fort and force them to surrender
    • 4 more Southern states leave
    • Beginning of Civil War

  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run
    • Lincoln calls for 90 days enlistments
    • Lincoln wants to take confederate capitol-Richmond, VA
    • Union winning first half but pushed back by confederate
    • Turning point-north realizes not a short war
    • Lincoln calls for thousands of more volunteers, 3 year enlistment

  • Lincolns Election

    Lincolns Election
    • Lincoln says he will stop expansion of slavery
    • 7 Southern states secede from the Union
    • Lincoln’s inaugural speech pleads for South to stay

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    • Lee invades the North
    • Bring war North, convince them to call for peace, and secure European aide
    • 1/3 of army lost – Pickett’s Charge
    • Turning point of the war
    • Lee loses ability play offense and stay on defense

  • Siege of Vicksburg

    Siege of Vicksburg
    • Confederate guns controlled river
    • 43 day siege of Mississippi stronghold
    • Turning Point – completes the Anaconda Plan
    • Union gains complete control of Mississippi River
    • Grant is promoted to Union General

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    • Confederate General Lee attack the north
    • The single bloodiest day in civil war – over 22,500
    • Union victory but don’t finish off southern army
    • Turning point due to struggles of war Northern begin looking for new reason to fight
    • Emancipation proclamation (Frees southern slaves) written and adopted

  • Sherman's March

    Sherman's March
    • Marched through Georgia destroying all war resources
    • Burned down city of Atlanta
    • Destroyed a path 60 miles wide through Georgia
    • Helped get Lincoln reelected
    • Turning Point – used total war to destroy everything of military value and destroy Southern will

  • Appomattox

    Appomattox
    • Grant puts city of Petersburg under siege
    • Siege lasts for 20 months
    • Lee is forced to surrender because the Union broke through his defenses capturing Petersburg and Richmond
    • Grant’s surrender terms ask them to lay down their weapons and return home
    • Officially ends the Civil War on April 9, 1865