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Abraham Lincoln was elected presedent, he recieved hate mail by South Carolinna and he had a vote to remove South Carolina from the Union. He succeded and South Carolina was removed from the Union of the United States of america.
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presedent Buchanan didnt give his federal frots to the south so they captured them any way. At Fort Sumter South Carolina troops attacked a supply ship trying to reach the fort. the Supplie ship was forced to go back to New York. It didn't get to deliever its supplies.
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Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter. He let the state know in advance, so it could attempt to avoid any fighting with south Carolina troops. But South Carolina already thought about that happening. So the commander of the fort, Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender. Anderson offered to surrender, but it was only after he gave up his supplies that his offer was rejected. And on April 12, the Civil War began...
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the public forced General Winfield Scott to attack the Southern troops with out properly trainng his troops. On July 21st they attacked the troops in Manassas Junction, Virginia. but they were beat by the South anyway.
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this battel lasted 6 weeeks and it was a union victory.
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General lee defeats the Union on the 13th in Winchester Virginia and kept goin North to Pennsylvania.
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Grant the Union leader attacks Confederacy and lost over 7,000 menq!
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Transportation was a problem. Blocking caused a lot of shortages in food and supplies for the South. Soldiers die of hunger began to desert Lee's forces.
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General Lee's troops were surrounded. On April 7, Grant called Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender. Lee's men were sent home. Horses, and officers with their side arms. All other supplies were surrendered.
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The remaining Confederate troops were defeated between the end of April and the end of May. Jefferson Davis was captured in Georgia on May 10th.
