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Abraham Lincoln was elected by a considerable margin in 1860 despite not being included on many Southern ballots. As a Republican, his party’s anti-slavery outlook struck fear into many Southerners. On December 20, 1860, a little over a month after the polls closed, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861.
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The Southern states wanted to assert their authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn't support, especially laws interfering with the South's right to keep slaves and take them wherever they wished. Another factor was territorial expansion on why they wanted to create a government
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At Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, the new president said he had no plans to end slavery in those states where it already existed, but he also said he would not accept secession. He had then hoped to resolve the national crisis throughout and without warfare.
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At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces had surrendered. Traditionally, this event has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War.
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Vicksburg's strategic location on the Mississippi River made it a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy. The Confederate surrender there ensured Union control of the Mississippi River and cleaved the South in two.
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In June 1863, Confederate general Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia invaded the North in hopes of relieving pressure on war-torn Virginia, defeating the Union Army of the Potomac on Northern soil, and striking a decisive blow to Northern morale.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order that Abraham Lincoln had signed on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of the 3.1 million slaves in the Confederate States of America. This had enraged the south and turned this into a total war to destroy the Old South.
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The siege of Vicksburg was the last and final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. It went from May 18, 1863 – Jul 4, 1863
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The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle throughout the war, with a total of over 46,000 casualties and nearly 8,000 of them which were killed.
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Grant had attacked the confederate forces at the cold harbor. This had ended in losing over 7,000 men in 20 minutes. This was also Lees last victory of war.
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The confederate General names Jubal early had led his forces into Maryland to releive the pressure on Lees army. Jubal Early had gotten within 5 miles of Washington D.C. but was then driven back to Virginia.
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The republican party had nominated Abraham Lincoln as there Presidental Canidate and Andrew Jackson as Vice President. The democratic party had nominated General George B. McClellan as there Presidental Canidate and George Pendleton as there Vice President. Abraham had won by a wide Margain in the election because of Shermans Victory. Which had then led to Lincolns popularity to win the re-election.
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The Fall of the Confederacy
Transportation problems and successful blockades had caused some severe shortages of food and supplies throughout the South. Starving soldiers began to desert Lee's forces, and although President Jefferson Davis approved the arming of slaves. -
The Fall of the Confederacy
Transportation problems and successful blockades had caused some severe shortages of food and supplies throughout the South. Starving soldiers began to desert Lee's forces, and although President Jefferson Davis approved the arming of slaves. -
On April 14, as President Lincoln was watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" at the Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor from Maryland that was obsessed with avenging the Confederate defeat. Lincoln had died the next morning. John Wikes Booth had escaped to Virginia.
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After evacuating Richmond, General Lee’s troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7 Grant had called Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and had agreed on the terms of surrender.