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Lincolns Election
• Lincoln says he will stop expansion of slavery
• 7 Southern states secede from the Union
• Lincoln’s inaugural speech pleads for South to stay -
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The civil war
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Fort Sumtr
• 1. South leaves Union and take over Union forts.
• 2. Lincoln sends reinforcements
• 3. South attacks fort and force them to surrender
• 4. Four more southern states leave
• 5. Beginning of civil war -
The Battle of Bull Run
• 1. Lincoln calls for 90 day enlistments
• 2. Lincoln wants to take confederate capitol-Richmond, VA
• 3. Union winning first half but pushed back by confederate
• 4. Turning point-north realizes not a short war
• 5. Lincoln calls for thousands of more volunteers, 3 year enlistment -
The Battle of Antietam
• 1. Confederate General Lee attack the north
• 2. The single bloodiest day in civil war- over 22,500
• 3. Union victory but don’t finish off southern army
• 4. Turning point- due to struggles of war Northern begin looking for new reason to fight.
• 5. Emancipation proclamation (frees southern slaves) written and adopted -
Siege of Vicksburg
• 1. Confederate funs controlled river
• 2. 43 day siege of Mississippi stronghold
• 3. Turning Point-completes the Anaconda plan
• 4. Union gains complete control of Mississippi river
• 5. Grant is promoted to union general
• 6. May 18-July 4, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg
• 1. Lee invades the North
• 2. Bring war north, convince them to call for peach, and secure European aide.
• 3. 1/3 of army lost- Pickett’s Charge
• 4. Turning pint of the war
• 5. Lee loses ability play offense and stays on defense
• 6. 3 days long
• 7. July 1- 3, 1863 -
Shermans March
Sherman’s March – (December)
• 1. Marched through Georgia destroying all war resources
• 2. Burned down city of Atlanta
• 3. Destroyed a path 60 miles wide through Georgia
• 4. Helped get Lincoln reelected
• 5. Turning point- used total war to destroy everything of military value and destroy Southern will
November 15 to December 21, 1864 -
Appomattox
• 1. Grant puts city of Petersburg under siege
• 2. Siege lasts for 10 months
• 3. Lee is forced to surrender because the union broke through his defenses capturing Petersburg and Richmond
• 4. Grant’s surrenders terms ask them to lay down their weapons and return home
• 5. Officially ends the civil war on April 9, 1865
