lincoln – north jefferson davis - south ulysses s. grant – north robert e. lee - south
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CIVIL WAR TIMELINE
LINCOLN VS JEFFERSON DAVIS Lincoln – North Jefferson Davis - South
GRANT VS LEE Ulysses S. Grant – North Robert E. Lee - South
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE NORTH
Advantages Larger Population More industry and resources More Railroads More Ships Functioning government
Disadvantages Didn’t know the territory in the South
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE SOUTH
Advantages Excellent Military Leadership Fighting on their own land
Disadvantages Forming a new government at the same
time as war Little industry Few Railroads Fear of Slave revolts
SET UP TIMELINE ON TWO PAGES WITH A LINE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE MIDDLE
1860
LINCOLN IS ELECTED November 1860
FT. SUMTER April 12, 1861 Charleston, South Carolina First Battle of the Civil War
Ft. Sumter
APRIL 17, 186111 states in the confederacyFought to preserve their way of life
APRIL 19, 1861 Lincoln blockades the South – tries to
cut off supplies from getting to the south
BLOCKADE RUNNERS Small boats that tried to get past the
Union ships to get supplies into the South
SITE OF A WRECK
GUNS BROUGHT UP FROM A WRECK
MORE FROM THE WRECKS
EXAMPLES OF GUNS
PORTHOLE FROM THE PETERHOV
JULY 21, 1861 Battle of Bull Run
Believing that the war wouldn’t last long, people brought picnics to sit and watch the battle
Union defeat
MARCH 8/9, 1862 Merrimac vs. Monitor
The Confederate Ironclad 'Merrimac' sinks two wooden Union ships then battles the Union Ironclad 'Monitor' to a draw.
Naval warfare changes making wooden ships obsolete
SEPTEMBER 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest day in the Civil War – 26,000 died
First Major Battle in the NorthInfluences Lincoln to issue Emancipation
Proclamation
THE BLOODY BRIDGE
JANUARY 1, 1863 President Lincoln issues the
Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by
Confederates encourages the enlisting of black
soldiers in the Union Army.
JULY 1-3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg South loses Turning Point of the war
Devastated the South Economy South loses support of England
JULY 4, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg
The Union needed control of Mississippi River
Union won Split the confederacy into two parts
NOVEMBER 19, 1863President Lincoln delivers a two minute
Gettysburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a National Cemetery.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1864 General Sherman (Union) captures
Atlanta Victory helps Lincoln get re-elected
NOVEMBER 8, 1864 Abe Lincoln is re-elected
DECEMBER 21, 1864 Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman marches his troops from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in his path
SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE SEA
JANUARY 13-15 The Battle of Ft. Fisher Union wins and now controls the
entrance to the South’s last major Port
THE MOUNDS
THE BLOODY GATE – BUTTER STORY
RE-ENACTORS
THE BATMAN
JANUARY 31, 1865 13th Amendment approved Officially abolishes slavery
LINCOLN STUFF FROM PREZI Watch “The Powers of War” Why was it so important to pass the 13th
amendment before the end of the war?
Lincoln didn’t think the Emancipation Proclamation would hold up in court…therefore the slaves had to be freed by law
LINCOLN’S STRUGGLE He needed votes to pass the
Amendment In order to secure Republican votes, he
made a deal to discuss peace with the South
This upset many
LINCOLN Watch the clip and take notes on:
how Lincoln chooses to handle this problem why does he change the telegraph that he
is sending to U. S. Grant?Why does he stop the Confederates from
coming to talk peace? 1:14:25 "No 16 Year olds left"
THE ANSWER He believes that the freedom of the
slaves must be done before ending the war. Therefore he can't talk peace yet.
Watch the Clip "Morning of the Vote“ How does George Pendleton try to stop
the vote?
FEBRUARY 22, 1865 Wilmington is captured Bellamy Mansion becomes Union
headquarters Lee said, “If Wilmington falls, the Confederacy falls” Wilmington was the last port for the South
APRIL 9, 1865 General Lee surrenders at Appomattox
Court House
Grant made soldiers turn in their rifles, but officers were allowed to keep their pistols. Soldiers that had horses could keep them, as they needed them for farm work back home.
Grant said that all men could return to their homes without being disturbed by the U.S. authorities. As the Union soldiers began to cheer, Grant ordered them silent saying that the rebels were countrymen again, not enemies.
MAY 12-13 1865 Battle of Palmito Ranch Last Battle of Civil War
APRIL 9, 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox
Court House
APRIL 14, 1865 Lincoln and his wife go to a play at
Ford’s Theatre John Wilkes Booth sneaks in and shoots
Lincoln
APRIL 15, 1865 Lincoln dies VP Andrew Johnson assumes presidency
APRIL 26, 1865 John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a
barn
MAY 1, 1865 Reconstruction begins