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Civil War Timeline. Set up timeline on two pages with a line all the way across the middle. 1861. April 17, 1861. 11 states in the confederacy. April 19, 1861. Lincoln blockades the South – tries to cut off supplies from getting to the south. Blockade Runners. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE
SET UP TIMELINE ON TWO PAGES WITH A LINE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE MIDDLE
1861
APRIL 17, 186111 states in the confederacy
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
At the beginning of the war, Lincoln didn’t have enough boats to effectively blockade the South
Throughout the war he got more boats
BLOCKADE RUNNERS Wilmington – Blockade Runners supplied
the city throughout the war One brought in Yellow Fever Sometimes they sank
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
FEBRUARY 6, 1862 Victory for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in
Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson.
Grant earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
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 U.S. military history By nightfall 26,000 men are dead,
wounded, or missing. Confederates withdraws to Virginia.
DECEMBER 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg
Union defeatOne of the greatest victories for the
Confederates
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. The war becomes the war to end slaveryIt wasn’t easy to enforceNot many slaves knew about it
JULY 1-3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg South loses Turning Point of the war
Devastated the South Economy South loses support of England
NOVEMBER 19, 1863President Lincoln delivers a two minute
Gettysburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a National Cemetery.
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS Stop here and watch America the Story
of Us Wednesday
Students complete Gettysburg address activity
JUNE 15, 1864 Union army misses the chance to
capture Petersburg Instead they put Petersburg under siege
for 9 months
SEPTEMBER 2 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 2, 1865 The Union takes Richmond, Virginia –
Confederate Capitol
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