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Lincoln’s Election
• Lincoln says he will stop expansion of slavery
• 7 Southern states secede from the Union
• Lincoln’s inaugural speech pleads for South to stay -
Fort Sumter
• South leaves Union and take over Union Forts
• Lincoln send reinforcements
• South and Fort and force them to surrender
• 4 more Southern states leave
• Beginning of Civil War -
Battle of Bull Run
• Lincoln calls for 90 days enlistments
• Lincoln wants to take Confederate Capitol – Richmond, VA
• Union winning first half but pushed back by Confederates
• Turing point-North realizes not short war.
• Lincoln call for thousands of more volunteers, year enlistment -
Battle of Antietam
• Confederates General Lee attacks the North
• The single bloodiest day in Civil War – Over 22,500
• Union victory, but don’t finished off Southern army
• Turning point – due to struggles of war Northerners begin looking for new reason to fight
• Emancipation Proclamation (frees southern slaves) written and adopted -
Siege of Vicksburg
• Confederate guns controlled river
• 43 day siege of Mississippi stronghold
• Turning Point-completes the Anaconda Plan
• Union gains complete control of Mississippi River
• Grant is promoted to Union -
Battle of Gettysburg
• Lee invades the North
• Bring war, North, convince them to call for peace, and secure European aide
• 1/3 of army lost-Pickett’s Charge
• Turing point of the war
• Lee loses ability plat offense and stays on defense -
Sherman’s March
• Marched through Georgia destroying all war resources
• Burned down city of Atlanta
• Destroyed a path 60 miles wide through Georgia
• Helped get Lincoln reelected
• Turning Point - used total war to destroy everything of military value and destroy Southern will -
Appomattox
• Grant puts city of Petersburg under siege
• Siege lasts for 10 months
• Lee is forced to surrender because the Union broke through his defenses capturing Petersburg and Richmond
• Grant’s surrender terms ask them to lay down their weapons and return home
• Officially ends the Civil War on April 9, 1865
