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He had no plans to end slavery in states that it already existed and did not accept succession. He hoped to resolve the national crisis without warfare.
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The commander of the fort Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender immediately. He said he would, but only after he had ran out weapons. His offer was rejected and they started to fire.
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The federal navy had to be improved and they used ships.
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This was the first great battle of the Civil War. The battle was fought at Manassas Junction near Bull Run Creek, only 30 miles south of Washington, D. C.
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Ironclad ship Virginia(confederates) sunk 2 wooden Union ships then the Union also made a iron ship (the Monitor)- changed ship warfare for forever
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Grant captured many forts in Tennessee. The South lost.
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They fought a series of battles: Mechanicsville (June 26-27), Gaines's Mill (June 27), Savage's Station (June 29), Frayser's Farm (June 30), and Malvern Hill (July 1). The Confederates withdrew to Richmond.
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Attacked the Union and it turned into a disaster.
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Robert E. Lee told the Confederates to fight. He crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. Union troops battled in Sharpsburg. Lee withdrew troops.
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Union generals declared slaves escaping to their lines (contraband war) that they weren’t returned to their masters. Congress passed an act that all slaves from the Union be considered free.
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President Lincoln signed the final Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavering in rebelling states.
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Union General Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee's forces. The Union army almost completely defeated them.
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The battle with the largest number of casualties
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Grant surrounded the fort. On July 4th they surrendered. The North gained control of the Mississippi river.
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The high marker of the Confederacy. It was also significant because it ended the hope of the Confederate hopes to be recognition by foreign governments.
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Union forces pushed Confederate troops away.
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Lincoln tells general Grant to command all armies of the United States. William T. Sherman accepts Grant as commander.
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He ran against George B. McClellan. Elections were held in the Union states and he won by more than 400,000 votes.
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Captured Atlanta which was a major confederate railroad junction.
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William T Sherman left Tennessee with 100,000 troops. Soldiers burned and destroyed everything within 60 miles.
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Sherman telegraphs Lincoln offering him Savannah as a Christmas present.
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Officially outlawed slavery except as a punishment for a crime.
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Union troops to take over Richmond and Petersburg.
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He surrenders after Fort Sumter. The Union won the Civil war and got control of the Mississippi and put a stop to slavery.
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Shot in head by John Wilkes Booth, a member of a group to kill Lincoln.
