Election of 1860
-South Carolina secedes from the United States
-10 states follow
Confederate States of America
-Jefferson Davis is elected President
-Robert E.Lee is the commander of the Confederate soldiers
Fort Sumter
-South Carolina Union fort marks the beginning of the Civil War.
War Strategies
-North-superior resources
-South-great general
Battle of Antietam
-Bloodiest Day of the War
-first north invasion by the Confederacy
Emancipation Proclamation
-Lincoln frees the slaves from states that broke away
-gives the war a new purpose
Siege of Vicksburg
-Union forces get control of Mississippi River
-Break South in half
Battle of Gettysburg
-Turning point of the Civil War
-Once again the South tried to invade the North and fail badly
-51,000 casualties on both sides
Gettysburg Address
-Lincoln is invited to a cemetery dedicated to those who perished in the Battle of Gettysburg, where he delivers a powerful speech
Sherman's March to the Sea
-William T. Sherman orders the total destruction of the South
Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia
-Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant ending the War
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