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Increasing tension

Increasing tension . 1860 Nov. 6- Lincoln is elected as 16 th president Dec. 20- South Carolina secedes from the Union Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana , and Texas follow. Union uniform. Increasing tension CONT. 1861 Jan. 29- Kansas becomes 34 th state of the Union

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Increasing tension

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  1. Increasing tension • 1860 • Nov. 6- Lincoln is elected as 16th president • Dec. 20- South Carolina secedes from the Union • Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas follow Union uniform

  2. Increasing tension CONT. • 1861 • Jan. 29- Kansas becomes 34th state of the Union • Feb. • Confederate Constitution is created • Jefferson Davis inaugurated as president of the Confederacy • Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee succeed

  3. Fort Sumter • April 12-14 • Confederate soldiers surround the Union fort in South Carolina • Forts were built defensively outward, left the rear exposed • Many other Union forts located in Confederate territory were given up upon succession

  4. First Manassas (First Battle of bull run) • July 21 • Confederate Victory • 50 miles from Washington D.C. • 5,000 collective casualties • “Stonewall” Jackson makes debut • Confederates defend Union attack, and launch counterattack • Union retreats • Proved the war would be long, and cost much loss of life Items of a Confederate soldier

  5. Initial stages of war • Nov. 8 1861 • Confederacy looks to Britain as ally against the Union • Confederate commanders are arrested by British Navy at sea, ending further pursuit of collaboration • Feb. 6-16 1862 • Confederate forts Henry and Donelson fall to Ulysses S. Grant • First major Union victories

  6. Hampton Roads • Mar. 7 1962 • Most decisive naval battle of the war • First ever battle between ironclad ships • No clear winner • The world soon begins massive production of new class of ship, made with iron hulls • Confederates can not compete with the Union at sea

  7. Shiloh • Apr. 6-7 • Shiloh, Tennessee • Union victory • Over 23,000 casualties • More loss of life than all previous wars combined Picture of Union soldiers at camp

  8. Peninsula Campaign • May 5- July 1 • General McClellan makes attempt to capture Richmond • General Lee is given control of • confederates at Seven Pines • Fighting is long and drawn out, • McClellan is forced to retreat A portrait of General Lee, one of the greatest tacticians of all time

  9. Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg • Aug. 28 • Lee starts campaign into Maryland • Second Battle of Bull run ensues • Confederates win, and continue close to D.C. • Sep. 17 • Battle of Antietam is bloodiest battle in American history to date • Forces retreat of Confederate troops • Dec. 13 • Fredericksburg, Virginia • Confederate win • Over 17,000 casualties Drums and bugle to improve moral and keep a marching beat

  10. Lincoln • Dec. 31 • Lincoln approves the creation of West Virginia • Jan. 1, 1863 • The Emancipation Proclamation is issued • Executive Order, due to political gridlock • Freed slaved in rebel states • Did not grant citizenship, nor did it apply to any blacks in the North • Dedicated to Union effort for the rights of blacks • First step towards the 13th Amendment.

  11. Gettysburg • July 1-3 • Largest battle ever on American soil • Over 51,000 casualties combined • Confederates sent wave after wave against Union line • Union victory protected Washington, D.C. Photo of the carnage of Gettysburg

  12. Chickamauga • Confederacy currently split in half • Sep. 19-20 • Confederates win the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia • Over 30,000 casualties • Union continues to press deep into the South A Yankee artillery battery setting up position

  13. 1864 • Grant is named commander of all Union troops • Union is approaching Richmond, • May-June • The Wilderness • 29,000 casualties • Spotsylvania • 30,000 casualties • June 18- Petersburg • Sep. 2- Atlanta • Dec. 16- Franklin & Nashville • Dec. 22- Savannah A painting of the Battle of Nashville

  14. 1865- Demise of CSA • Feb. 17 • Columbia, South Carolina falls to Union • Mar. 13 • Confederate Congress allows slaves to be used as troops • Apr. 2-3 • Lee abandons his Army at Petersburg • Confederate government flees Richmond A Union battalion prepares to march

  15. Resolution • Apr. 9 • Lee surrenders • Apr. 14 • Lincoln assasinated • May 10 • Jefferson Davis captured • Dec. 18 • 13th Amendment is approved Union model 1861 Springfield rifles

  16. Works Cited Works Cited “Causes of the Civil War.” Ket.org. Kentucky Educational Television, 2014. Web. 2 Mar. 2014. Davis, William C. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Battle of Nashville Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Confederate Flag Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Drums Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War.London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Fort Sumter Destruction Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Gettysburg Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Robert E. Lee Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Union Camp Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Union Flag Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Union Soldier Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Union Springfield Rifles Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Union Uniform Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. Davis, William C. “Yankee Artillery Battery Photo.” The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. London: Salamander Books, 2001. Print. “Legacies of the Civil War.” www.tredegar.org. American Civil War Center. Web. 2 Mar. 2014. “Timeline of the American Civil War.” Moc.org. The Museum of the Confederacy. Web. 4 Mar. 2014.

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