Prepared by Jennifer Cordero
Abraham Lincoln wins the 1860
presidential election and the South
fears he will abolish slavery.
South Carolina votes
to leave, or secede,
from the United
States (Union).
Secessionto leave
or quit.
The South decides to start its
own country.
England United States
United States South+North
By January 1861, six other states followed SC.
o Mississippi
o Alabama
o Florida
o Georgia
o Louisiana
o Texas
o They formed the Confederate States of America.
The Confederacy
The South
The Rebels
The Confederacy elected
Jefferson Davis to be their
president.
April12, 1861
Fort Sumter, a military fort in SC, is running
low on supplies.
Lincoln tries to send supplies, but the
Confederacy orders everyone to leave.
Major Anderson (Union) refuses to leave.
The South attacks the fort.
Three days later, Anderson surrenders.
The South gains control of the fort.
Lincoln declared that the country was
at war.
Four more states seceded:
o Virginia
o Tennessee
o North Carolina
o Arkansas
TN was the last state to secede.
The Three Grand Divisions didnt
agree.
o Westwanted to secede
o Eastdidnt want to secede
o Middlesplit vote
Fun FactScott County tried to
secede from the state of TN!
The Confederates move their capital to
Richmond, Virginia.
This is only 100 miles from Washington,
D.C.
Pre-war = 20,000 troops
After Fort Sumter, Lincoln
called for 75,000 more
troops. They signed up
for 3 months of service.
South=Defense
Dont let them score
North=Offense
Take it back from them
The Union wanted
to take Richmond,
VA.
The Confederacy
wanted to take
Washington, D.C.
TheUnion would create a
blockade to prevent the South
from being able to use
waterways.
Confederacy (South) Union (North)
General Robert E. Lee General George McClellan
July 21, 1861
Virginia
The Union attacked
Southern troops led by
Thomas Stonewall
Jackson. Stonewall kept the
Union from advancing to
Richmond.
Union casualties:
460 killed
1,124 wounded
1,312 missing /captured
Confederate casualties:
387 killed
1,582 wounded
13 missing
The South was very arrogant.
They didnt call for additional
troops.
Lincoln called for the Union to
add 500,000 troops that would
serve for 3 years.
February 1862
Tennessee
The Union decides to attack the Confederates from the
West, using waterways to gain control.
General Grant uses the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers
to move closer to the Mississippi River.
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Union Victory
March 1862
Off the coast of Virginia
The Confederate Ironclad Merrimac battles the
Union Ironclad Monitor. These are the first metal
covered boats used in war.
Tie
April1862
Tennessee
Confederates attack Gen. Grants troops near
Shiloh. The battle lasted overnight. Union
reinforcements arrived and pushed the
Confederates south.
More than 20,000 casualties.
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Union Victory
April1862
David Farragut moves the blockade of Union ships
up the Mississippi River taking the city of New
Orleans.
August 1862
Virginia
The Union army tries to advance toward Richmond
again. They are beaten again by Confederate
troops led by Stonewall Jackson.
Confederate Victory
September 1862
Maryland
Confederate troops are
stopped by Northern
forces.
McClellan refuses to
attack and the
Confederates retreat.
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war26,000 casualties.
Union Victory
Founded the
American Red
Cross.
She worked as
a nurse during
the Civil War.
Served as an
advisor to Abraham
Lincoln.
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January 1, 1863
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
that freed all slaves in the Southern states.
Lincoln encourages the Union to allow black
soldiers to serve.
May 1, 1863
Virginia
The Souths most glorious victory.
30,000 casualties
Stonewall Jackson is shot by friendly fire and dies 8
days later.
Confederate Victory
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ncellorsvilleAnimation.html
July 1, 1863
Pennsylvania
Lee decides to invade the North in an effort to force them to
surrender.
The Union Army holds them off and the Confederates are
forced to retreat.
Turning point of warthe Confederates never win another
major battle.
Union Victory
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ation.html
November 19, 1863
Abraham Lincoln delivers a two minute, 278 word
speech.
July1, 1863
Mississippi
After weeks of attacks from Gen. Grant, the South
surrenders their last stronghold on the MS River.
September 19,
1863
The South had
more troops
than the North.
Confederate
victory
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The South tried to
hold off Union
forces, but they
didnt have enough
soldiers left.
Lincoln orders Gen. Grant to carry out Total War against
the Confederates in an effort to end the war.
Gen. Sherman marches his troops through Atlanta. It is a
long, difficult fight. The Confederates eventually surrender.
April9, 1865
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
Lee surrenders unconditionally.
Nathan Bedford ForrestConfederate general
Sam WatkinsSoldier in many TN battles who wrote a memoir of
his experience
Matthew Fontaine MauryConfederate Naval officer who helped
develop torpedoes
Sam DavisA Confederate messenger who was captured and
executed
April 14, 1865
Abraham Lincoln is shot at the Ford Theatre by
John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln dies the next day.
John Wilkes Booth is killed several days later in
Virginia.
