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Fort Sumter
-Confederates bombing fort
-fort surrendered
- Lincoln said that the seceeded southern states were in rebellion
-the start of the Civil War
-Confederates won
-off the Coast of South Carolina
-no people died, but one horse did -
The First Battle of Bull Run
-took place 25 miles southwest of washington at a stream called Bull Run
-Confederate soldiers rallied "Stonewall"
-Called "Stonewall" because it was a wall of soldiers you couldnt pass
-union army retreated
-longer war than anticipated
-people came to watch
-Confederates won
-3,000 Union soldiers died; 2,000 Confederate soldiers died
-horrified spectators -
Battle of Shiloh
-caught Grant by surprise
-pushed the Union army back
-more Union Soldiers arrived during the night
-Grant counterattacked
-forced Confederates to retreat^^^
-over 23,000 died and it was the bloodiest battle to date that time
-Grant established the first win for the union
-Early on victory for the Confederates, but Union forces under General Grant ultimatley win -
Takeover of the Mississippi River
-David Farragut for the Union captured New Orleans sinking 8 ships of the Confederates
-traveled up the MS River capturing small port cities along the way
-chocked off the economic lifeline of the South
-became a "highway" along the way -
Seven Days' Battles
-Robert E. Lee-Confederate Leader
-when Lee attacked McClellan
-Confederates suffered many casualties but forced McClellan to retreat
-Lincoln ordered General John Pope to advance to Richmond from Washington
-Lee caught the Union off guard and Popes army fell apart at the second Battle of Bull Run
-also known as "Battle of the Penninsula -
Second Battle of Bull Run
-Confederate Victory Under "Stonewall" and Lee
-was another attempt by the Union to Capture Richmond
-14,000 Union soldiers died; 8,000 Confederate soldiers died
-Te constant presence of the Union in this area did give slaves a chance to escape to the North -
The Battle of Antietam
-maryland battle
-bloodiest single-day battle in American Military history
-over 23,000 casualties
-ended in a draw but the Confederate retreat gave Abraham Lincoln the "victory" he desired -
Emancipation Proclamation
-Lincoln issued this after the victory at Antietam
-called for all slaves in nonoccupied areas in rebellion against the Union to be freed on January 1, 1863
-Congress allowed 180,000 slaves to serve in the Union army
-only applied to states in rebellion -
Habeas Corpus/ The Draft
-protection against unlawful imprisonment
-Lincoln first suspended it when a Congressman from Maryland tried to stop Union forces
-Confederacy Draft had been established in 1862
-all 18 yr old men must still register for the draft today -
Replacing with women
-war affected americans lives
-they replaced farmers and industrial workers who were serving in the military
-Clara Barton gave medical aid to Union Troops
-she founded the American Red Cross
-twice as many ssoliders died of disease then died in combat -
Battle of Gettysburg
-50,000 casualties
-Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
-Union victory
-Lincoln considers the war won with this battle and issues the Gettysburg Adress
-combined with the capture of Vicksburg, Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Adddress that re-states the Unions promise to win this war
-turn to page 115, read the Gettysburg Address and answer the questions attached -
Vicksburg
-heavily fortified the town
-stood in the way of Union control of river
-Confederates surrendered July 4, 1863 and MS river is Union controlled -
Gettysburg Adress
-Lincoln dedicated the Union to winning the war with it -
Sherman's March
-Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
-Atlanta Campaign: after winnning the battle of Atlanta Sherman ordered the evacuation of the city & burned most of the buildings in the city, military or not
- after taking only the city, Sherman headed south toward Savanah= Shermans March -
Shermans March Continued
-victory at Altlanta aided in getting Lincoln re-elected
-march from Atlanta to the sea from November- December 1864
-Shermans troops went on a destructive campaign that ended with the capture of the port city of Savannah on December 21
-known for its boldness as well as the sheer destruction inflicted
-made it impossible for Confederacy to win the war
-told children Santa was a Union soldier -
Appomattox Courthouse
-Robert E Lee surrendered after being cut off from supplies and their troops were trapped
-Lee and Grant meet in Appomattox Courthouse, VA
-Ushers in reconstruction, the period of rebuilding
