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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. -
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 -
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? -
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 -
May-July 1864
40+ days of fighting
Union victory allowed north to control the Missisipi
helped fulfill the Anacondaa plan
North victory -
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
