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Fort Sumter
Lincoln sent troops to rinforce the Union-owned for in South Carolina.
South fired first.
South won after Union surrendered. -
Bull Run
Union forces headed to Richmond (Confederate Capitol) when they ran into 30,000 Confederates.
Picnickers from D.C. came to watch the "end of the Civil War".
Stonewall Jackson leads Southern charge.
South Wins, Both sides know it will be long and bloody war. -
Antieatam
Antietam Creek, Maryland (Union)
New reality of war = new weapns = LOTS fo death
6,000 dead 20,0000+ wounded
Greatest 1-day battle loss of life for US
More death then last two wars combined -
Gettysburg
THE turning point of the war
Lee needed a victory in Union territory
50,000 dead combined
Pickett's charge fails -
Vicksburg
May-July
40+ days of fighting
Union victory allowed North to control the Mississippi
Helped fulfill the Anaconda Plan
North Victory -
Appomattox Courthouse
Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
Terms of surrender = Southern forces could go home & keep weapons & horses
Grant gives food to Southern troops
Union celebrates
