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Civil War: War Begins

Crisis! Seven states had seceded prior to Lincoln’s inauguration South Carolina Georgia Florida Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Texas

“In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict, without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn oath to ‘preserve, protect and defend’ it.” —Abraham Lincoln First Inaugural Address

Fort Sumter

Federal fort that controlled entrance to Charleston Harbor in South Carolina

Fort Sumter Confederates ordered fort to surrender Pierre Beauregard

Fort Sumter Union commanders inside refused to leave Robert Anderson

Fort Sumter April 12, 1861: Confederates fire!!!

Fort Sumter Fort surrenders after 34 hour bombardment- THE WAR HAS BEGUN!!

Choosing Sides After Fort Sumter, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, & Arkansas secede

Choosing Sides Border States—slave states in between the Union and Confederacy that stayed with the Union. Delaware Kentucky Maryland Missouri

West Virginia later broke away from Virginia and was added to the Union (slave state) Choosing Sides

Union Advantages Population Railroads Industry Money

Confederate Advantages Military Tradition/Leaders Defensive War

Union Strategy Anaconda Plan Winfield Scott

Union Strategy Naval Blockade of southern ports Control Mississippi River to divide Confederacy Take Confederate capital at Richmond, VA

Confederate Strategy Cotton Diplomacy “Wear Down” Union through Defense

Confederate Strategy Cotton diplomacy— gain foreign support (allies) in exchange for cotton

Confederate Strategy Attack Washington D.C. Cotton Diplomacy “Wear Down” Union through Defense

North v. South North: –Union –“Yankees” –Navy Blue Uniforms –Lincoln was president –Capital at Washington, DC South: –Confederacy –“Rebels” –Grey Uniforms –Jefferson Davis was president –Capital at Richmond, VA