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Attack on Fort Sumter
When President Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter, he alerted the state in advance, General Beauregard demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The Garrison commander Anderson refused. Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort, which was unable to reply effectively. April 13, Major Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter, leaving the garrison on the following day. -
Anaconda Plan
The Anaconda Plan was the first military strategy offered to President Abraham Lincoln. Constricting the of Southern states was devised by Union General Winfield Scott. On the national military situation; the results of these actions were used by Scott to work out Union military aims and cut off the south and their supplies. The plan was strong in result of the Union succeeding at the end of the civil war. -
Battle of the Bull Run
On the 21st the Union(Blue)army under Brigadier General Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate(Grey) army. McDowell crossed at Sudley Ford and attacked the Confederate left flank on Matthews Hill. Confederate forces were driven back to Henry Hill. Later that day Confederate reinforcements extended and attacked the Union right end and succeed the battle. -
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The Civil War
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The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was when Confederate(Gray) forces attacked Union(blue) forces under General Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. Near then end of the battle, the federal troops were almost defeated. But, during the night, reinforcements arrived, and by the next morning the Union commanded the field. When Confederate forces retreated, the exhausted federal forces did not follow, Deaths were heavy. -
The Antietam
The Antietam was when Confederate forces under General Lee were caught by General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle was to be the bloodiest day of the war.The battle had no clear winner, but because General Lee flew back to Virginia, McClellan was considered the victor. The battle gave Lincoln the opportunity to announce his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. -
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg happened when General McClellan and General Lee continued raiding by Confederate cavalry. Killed many in the North, which caused Lincoln to replace McClellan with Major General Ambrose E. Burnside. Burnside's forces were defeated in a series of attacks against strong Confederate forces at Fredericksburg, Virginia. -
Emancipation Proclamation
In an effort to placate the slave-holding border states, Lincoln resisted his demands of radical Republicans for complete abolition. But General B. F. Butler, declared slaves escaping to their lines not to be returned to their masters (Runaway Slaves). Congress had passed an act that all slaves employed against the Union(blue) were to be considered free. Another act stated that all slaves of men who supported the Confederacy(Grey) were to be considered free. Lincoln was aware of the public's gr -
The Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was when Union General Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee's forces. General lee split his army to pull a surprised attack on Union(blue) army in three places, bashing and almost completely defeating them. Hooker flewback across the Rappahannock River, giving the South a victory, but it was there most costly victory in terms of deaths. -
Vicksburg Campaign
The Vicksburg Campaign began when Union General Grant won several victorys. The fortified city, Mississippi, considered essential to the Union's plans to regain control of the Mississippi River. General Grant began a siege of the city. After six weeks, Confederate(gray) General John Pemberton surrendered, giving up Vicksburg and 30,000 men.Confederacy was split in two. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a chance encounter between the north and south troops . In the fighting that followed, Meade had greater numbers and better defensive positions. Militarily, the Battle of Gettysburg was the highest peak of the Confederacy, it is also significant because it ended the Confederate chances of recognition by foreign governments. -
Sherman's March
General Sherman continued his march through Georgia to the coast. During the march, General Sherman cut himself off from his source of supplies so his troops to live off the land. His men cut a path 300 miles in length and 60 miles wide as they passed through Georgia, destroying factories, bridges, railroads, and public buildings and having nothing holding them back. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.
General Lee's troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called upon 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 on parole -- soldiers with their horses, and officers with their side arms. All other equipment was surrendered.