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The Battle of Fort Sumter
Abraham Lincoln made the decision to send fresh supplies to Fort Sumter, South Carolina. On April 12, 1861, the Confederacy turned back the supply ship to Fort Sumter and opened a 34-hour bombardment on the fort. The Civil War was now underway. -
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Civil War
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Assembling an Army and Decision of Border States
On April 15, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to join the Northern army. Not wanting to contribute troops, shortly after, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee decided to join the confederacy.
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BLUE: NORTH
RED: SOUTH
YELLOW: NOT STATES YET
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Ft. Henry & Ft. Donelson
Gen. Grant captures two forts on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Confederates forced out of Kentucky and yield much of Tennessee. Win for the North -
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Battle of New Orleans
Farragut seizes New Orleans for Union after attacking Southern position. 11 Southern ships sunk. New Orleans, considered an international city and the largest city in the Confederacy, had been taken by the North. Win for the North -
Battle of New Orleans
Farragut seizes New Orleans for Union after attacking Southern position. 11 Southern ships sunk. New Orleans, considered an international city and the largest city in the Confederacy, had been taken by the North. Win for the North -
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Battle of Antietam
Lee's troops face McClellan in bloody fighting. Over 23,000 casualties (more than all previous American wars combined). Lee retreats to Virginia. Last battle before Abraham Lincoln made the Emancipation Proclamation. North win. -
Battle of Antietam
Lee's troops face McClellan in bloody fighting. Over 23,000 casualties (more than all previous American wars combined). Lee retreats to Virginia. Last battle before Abraham Lincoln made the Emancipation Proclamation. North win. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln says that on January 1st 1863 all slaves in the rebelling states would be free. Forces European nations to recognize that choosing sides in the Civil War is to take a stand on slavery. -
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Battle of Chancellorsville
Gen. Hooker defeated by Lee, but Jackson is mistakenly shot by his own men and killed. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Gen. Hooker defeated by Lee, but Jackson is mistakenly shot by his own men and killed. Win for South -
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Seige of Vicksburg
After a long siege, Vicksburg surrenders to Grant. All of Mississippi River is now in Union control. Win for North -
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Battle of Gettysburg
Over 165,000 soldiers participate in the largest battle in the Western Hemisphere. After three days of fighting, Lee retreats, leaving 4,000 dead Confederates. Total casualties: 23,000 Union, 28,000 Confederates. Win for North -
Battle of Gettysburg
Over 165,000 soldiers participate in the largest battle in the Western Hemisphere. After three days of fighting, Lee retreats, leaving 4,000 dead Confederates. Total casualties: 23,000 Union, 28,000 Confederates. Win for North -
Siege of Vicksburg
After a long siege, Vicksburg surrenders to Grant. All of Mississippi River is now in Union control. Win for North -
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Battle of Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea
Gen. Sherman destroys Atlanta and then sends troops on 300 mile destructive march to the sea. Railroads torn up, buildings destroyed, crops burned because the North was trying to break the will of the South. Win for the North -
Battle of Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea
Gen. Sherman destroys Atlanta and then sends troops on 300 mile destructive march to the sea. Railroads torn up, buildings destroyed, crops burned because the North was trying to break the will of the South. Win for the North -
Lee Surrenders
Lee, refusing to see his troops suffer any further, surrenders to Grant. After this Confederate troops either stopped fighting or were stoped by the Union, in a way ending the war
