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The Civil War

The Civil War was fought between the Union (Northern states) and the Confederacy (Southern states) from 1861 to 1865 over the issues of slavery and states' rights. Some key events included Confederate states seceding from the Union in 1861 and forming the Confederate States of America, the first battle at Bull Run in 1861, major battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in 1863, General Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864, and General Lee's surrender to General Grant in 1865, effectively ending the war. The document also provides a timeline of major events during each year of the Civil War.

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The Civil War

The Civil War was fought between the Union (Northern states) and the Confederacy (Southern states) from 1861 to 1865 over the issues of slavery and states' rights. Some key events included Confederate states seceding from the Union in 1861 and forming the Confederate States of America, the first battle at Bull Run in 1861, major battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in 1863, General Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864, and General Lee's surrender to General Grant in 1865, effectively ending the war. The document also provides a timeline of major events during each year of the Civil War.

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THE CIVIL WAR

The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the
Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South")
Time Line

1861 ◗ Confederate States of America formed ◗ Davis president of Confederacy ◗ Conflict at Fort
Sumter ◗ First Battle of Bull Run

1862 ◗ Battles of Shiloh, Antietam, Second Bull Run ◗ Confederacy enacts military draft

1863 ◗ Emancipation Proclamation ◗ Battle of Gettysburg ◗ Vicksburg surrenders ◗ Union enacts


military draft ◗ New York City antidraft riots

1864 ◗ Battle of the Wilderness ◗ Sherman’s March to the Sea ◗ Lincoln reelected

1865 ◗ Lee surrenders to Grant ◗ 13th Amendment

The Withdrawal of the South

 South Carolina seceded on dec 20,1860


 Mississippi ( January 9, 1861), Florida ( January 10), Alabama ( January 11), Georgia ( January
19), Louisiana ( January 26), and Texas (February 1)— had withdrawn from the Union.
 In February 1861, representatives of the seven seceded states met at Montgomery, Alabama,
and formed a new nation—the Confederate States of America.
 CONFEDERACY ESTABLISHED :
 January 1861- unarmed merchant ship to proceed to Fort Sumter with additional troops and
supplies.

The Failure of Compromise


 Crittenden Compromise Rejected:
 John J. Crittenden of Kentucky
 Reestablishing the Missouri Compromise line and extending it westward to the Pacific.
Slavery would be prohibited north of the line and permitted south of it.
 Fort Sumter Seized:
 new Confederate government ordered General P. G. T. Beauregard, commander of
Confederate forces at Charleston, to take the fort.
 When Anderson refused to give up, the Confederates bombarded it for two days. On
April 14, 1861, Anderson surrendered. The Civil War had begun.
 four more slave states seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy: Virginia
(April 17), Arkansas (May 6), Tennessee (May 7), and North Carolina (May 20).
 The four remaining slave states, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri—under
heavy political pressure from Washington—remained in the Union.

The Opposing Sides:

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