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He stoped slavery when he was president
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significance By forcing the Union soldiers within to surrender, the seige gave the Southerners confidence that they might win a War of Secession, giving them a reason to raise troops
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significance: the blockade had a significant impact on the South
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significance: battle. wake up call to the North
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The battle received worldwide attention, and it had immediate effects on navies around the world
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major Union Victory in the west
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significance: Northern Virginia would deliver blow after blow at Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines’ Mill, Savage Station, Glendale, and Malvern Hill
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it was the most decisive battle
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deadliest battle every fought by any American army
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free the slaves
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significance:a year later all slaves free
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Genral Lee great idea
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significance: significant defeat for the South. After three years of war, the South had not yet defeated the North, they had not won their independence and they had not convinced any foreign powers to recognize them.
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It was a big loss for the Confederacy
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Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate General Braxton Bragg
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significance: Unwilling to attack Atlanta's strong defenses, U.S. forces swept west and south around the city
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Sherman's forces destroyed military targets
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outlawed slavery in the US
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significance Lincoln reached out to War Democrats and managed his own re-election in the 1864 presidential election
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He was shot and killed
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significance focus for most of the military campaigns in the war's Eastern Theater
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significance: he became president
