Chapter 15
Robert E. Lee
American soldier, he refused Lincoln's offer to head the Union army and agreed to lead Confederate forces. He successfully led several major battles until his defeat at Gettysburg, and he surrendered to the Union's commander General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.
Lincoln & Davis Mobilize
Appears that the South has a military advantage at this time, with confederate soldiers being better trained and Lincoln having very little military and political experience (Davis had extensive political experience, but proves to be less useful than one would think, and Lincoln more).
Fort Sumpter (April 1861)
Official start of the civil war. Attacked and taken by the confederacy. located in Charleston Harbor, SC, Man made island in Charleston, NC. Stays under us control even though in the south. Food for hungry men: Lincoln feeds men quietly to make South look like the aggressor.
Cotton's Diplomacy (France & England)
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Union & Confederate
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Emancipation Proclamation (January 1863)
... (AL) , Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free (1862) an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863
Vicksburg
... (AL), 1863 , a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863) Grant's best fought campaign, this siege ended in the seizure of the Mississippi River by the Union
Bull Run
... 1st real battle of Civil War, Confederate victory, Washingtonian spectators gather to watch battle, Gen. Jackson stands as Stonewall and turns tide of battle in favor of Confederates, realization that war is not going to be quick and easy for either side (July 1861)
Gettysburg
... A large battle in the American Civil War, took place in southern Pennsylvania from July 1 to July 3, 1863. The battle is named after the town on the battlefield. Union General George G. Meade led an army of about 90,000 men to victory against General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army of about 75,000. Gettysburg is the war's most famous battle because of its large size, high cost in lives, location in a northern state, and for President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, April 9, 1865
... April 1865., the Virginia town where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, ending the Civil War
'Unconditional Surrender' Grant
... General U.S. Grant's nickname, taken from his military demand to the enemy at Fort Donelson and elsewhere
April 14, 1965
... Lincoln Assassinated
'Brothers' war'
... The war was one of brother vs. brother, with the mountain men o another name for the civil war
Sherman's 'March to the Sea'
... during the civil war, a devastating total war military campaign, led by union general William Tecumseh Sherman, that involved marching 60,000 union troops through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah and destroying everything along there way.
