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Abraham Lincoln won the election with 1,866,452 votes.
Lincoln did not carry, or have the support of, any Southern state. -
President Lincoln thought the South was bluffing and would not even try to secede.
A convention in Charleston unanimously passed the first part of their declaration of secession. -
Eleven states in total seceded from the Union from 1860 to 1861.
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States. -
April 12-13
It took more than two hours for the Union troops inside of the fort to return fire,
Cannonballs that were fired at Fort Sumter were so hot that they actually set wooden barracks on fire. -
35,000 Union troops, led by General Irvin McDowell, planned an attack on a railroad junction in Manassas, Virginia that led to the Confederate capital of Richmond.
A Confederate spy heard about the plan and spread the news to so many people, there were spectating civilians. -
September 16-18
This was the single bloodiest day in American military history.
Even though the Union soldiers outnumbered the Confederates, the Rebels held their ground for most of the battle. -
The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery.
It stated "that all persons held as slaves (within the Confederate states) are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Battle of Gettysburg - July 1-3
Battle of Vicksburg - May 18- July 4
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
The Union's victory during the Battle of Vicksburg split the Confederates in half. -
The Gettysburg Address was given at the dedication of Soldier’s National Cemetery.
The Gettysburg Address was written on the back of an envelope. -
Lincoln did not think he would be reelected.
He received 55% of the popular vote and most of the electoral college vote. -
General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
Although Lee had surrendered, the war wasn't over yet.
