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The 13th Amendment
On January 11,1864 The 13th Amendment (ending slavery) to the Constitution is proposed by Senator John B. Henderson of Missouri John B. worked with Abraham Lincoln during the civil war but he was very conservative on slavery but still supported Abraham Lincoln.
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Grant’s Wilderness Campaign
May 4 ,1864 was the Grant’s Wilderness Campaign It was against Ulysses s.Grant and Robert E. Lee they had fought in the dense Virginia woods known as the Wilderness it was two days of fighting it had ended in a draw and their was very many casualties on the union side but Grant's Campaign was successful.
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The Battle of spotsylvania
Ulysses S. Grant army marched to Robert E.Lee for war once again at the crossroads towns of spotsylvania court house the next day Over the 12 days the union troops got out of the confederate line then the battle, which cost 18,000 Union and 11,000 Confederate casualties, included nearly 20 hours of brutal hand-to-hand combat at the infamous “Bloody Angle.”
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The Siege of Petersburg
The battle in Petersburg was between Ulysses s. Grant and Robert E. Lee this wasn’t the last war between them The two massive armies would not become disentangled until April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered and his men went home.
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The battle of cold Harbor
Grant again attacked Confederate forces at Cold Harbor, losing over 7,000 men in twenty minutes which is about 350 men dying each minute.Although Lee suffered fewer casualties, his army never recovered from Grant's attacks.
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Confederate Troops Approach Washington,D.C
Confederate General Jubal Early led his forces into Maryland to relieve the pressure on Lee's army. Early got within five miles of Washington, D.C., but on July 13, he was driven back to Virginia.
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General William T. Sherman’s March to the sea
General Sherman continued his march through Georgia to the sea. In the course of the march, he cut himself off from his source of supplies, planning for 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. A.T -
Abraham Lincoln is Re-Elected
The Republican party nominated President Abraham Lincoln as its presidential candidate, and Andrew Johnson for vice-president. The Democratic party chose General George B. McClellan for president, and George Pendleton for vice- president. -
General William T.Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign
Union General Sherman departed Chattanooga, and was soon met by Confederate General Joseph Johnston. Skillful strategy enabled Johnston to hold off Sherman's force -- almost twice the size of Johnston's. Johnston tactics that he had made his superiors replace him with John bell hood. A.T -
Fort Monroe and hampton, Virginia
Its own intrinsic strength and the ease with which it could be supplied and reinforced by sea kept the largest American fort in federal hands throughout the war. Fort Monroe was the starting point for McClellan's Peninsular Campaign in 1862 and for Butler's advance to Petersburg in 1864. The photographs depict only uneventful garrison life toward the end of 1864.
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Sherman at the Sea
After marching through Georgia for a month, Sherman stormed Fort McAllister on December 13, 1864, and captured Savannah itself eight days later. These seven views show the former stronghold and its dismantling preparatory to Sherman's further movement northward. M.B -
Hood before Nashville
Continuing his policy of taking the offensive at any cost, General John B. Hood brought his reduced army before the defenses of Nashville, where it was repulsed by General George H. Thomas on December 15-16, in the most complete victory of the war.
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