Civil War Key Events

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Make a T chart for strengths and weaknesses of the North and South going into the Civil War

North Strengths and Weakness

Strengths Industrialized Weapons Infrastructure Established

Government Diversified Economy

Weaknesses Political Divergence Different Views on

slavery Let the South leave Fighting a war of

Invasion

South Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths Military Officers Defensive War Well trained soldiers Unified cause

Weaknesses Lack of infrastructure Had to establish a

government No foreign diplomatic

relationships Lack of industrialization Weak economy

Southern Secession Dec. 1860-Feb.1861 S.C. first to secede Then Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia,

Louisiana, and Texas Start of Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis elected president of

Confederacy

Armed Conflict Begins April-July 1861 Confederates seize Fort Sumter in Charleston

S.C. from Union Lincoln declares a state of insurrection Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North

Carolina secede 1st Major Battle- 1st Battle of Bull Run or

Manassas, VA

War of Attrition 1862

Feb-April- Grant wins victories in TN March- Battle of Ironclads- Monitor (North)

VS. Merrimack (South) April-Aug.- Lee and Jackson (South) win

battles in VA

Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg, MD Sept. 1862

Northern Victory Heavy casualties- about 23,000 total Lee retreats to VA, fails to gain MD France and England stay out of War Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation McClellan (North) relieved of position

Lincoln Preserves the Union?

Attempts to balance order and rights Suspends Writ of Habeas Corpus 1861 until

end of war Issues Emancipation Proclamation 1862 Deals with poor military leadership until Grant Numerous conflicts with Supreme Court Chief

Justice Taney

The War Continues Jan-June 1863

Draws and victories for North and South No Definitive Victories South starting to lose some key officers Lincoln still has not appointed Grant the

commander

Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3 1863

Lee attempts to invade the North Union forces Confederates to retreat Turning Point- Beginning of the end for the

Confederates Meade forces Lee to retreat but fails to

deliver knock out

War Continues July-Dec. 1863

Grant wins at Vicksburg Draft Day Riots in NYC Lincoln delivers the

Gettysburg Address

African American Soldiers

Paid less than white soldiers Around 200,000 Africans served in Navy and Army Participated in combat in 1863-1865 54th Regiment of Massachusetts

Closing out the War 1864

Grant appointed head of the Union Forces

Series of Union Victories

Sherman captures Atlanta, GA and then marches to Savannah

“Sherman’s March to the Sea” scorched earth policy

Final Events of the War 1865

Jan.- 13th Amendment outlaws slavery April- Petersburg VA surrenders to Union Confederates evacuate their capital in

Richmond Union takes Richmond, VA Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse Lincoln is assassinated Reconstruction begins

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