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Fort Sumter
Linclon sent troops to reinforce the Union-owned fort in South Carolina.
The south fired first.
The battle was 34 hours long.
South won after the union surrendered.
A horse was the only casulaty. -
Battle of Bull Run
Union forces headed to Richmond, when they ran in to 30,000 confederates.
Picnicers from D.C. came to watch the "end of te civil war"
Stonewall Jackson leads southern charge
Results- south wins, both sides know it will be a bloody war -
Battle at Amtietam
Antietam Creek, Maryland (Union)
New reality to war- new wepons= LOTS of death
6,000 dead, 20,000+ wounded
greatest 1-day battle loss of life for US
more death than first 2 wars combines
Union- victory? -
Gettysburg
THE turning point of the war.
July 1-3, 1863.
Lee needed a victory in Union territory.
50,000 dead combines.
Pickett's charge fails.
Union victory -
Vicksburg
May-July 1864
40+ days of fighting
Union victory allowed north to control the Missisipi
helped fulfill the Anacondaa plan
North victory -
Appomattox Courthouse
April 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant.
Terms of surrender= Southern forces ould go home and keep weapons nad horses.
Grant gives food to Southern troops.
Union celebrates
