1. The American Civil War 1861- 1865 On April 9 th 1865, Confederate General Robert E Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S Grant, signifying the end of the Civil War. To commemorate the 150 th Anniversary of this historic event, the National Park Service has asked community organizations to ring bells at 3:15 Eastern Time for 4 minutes, one minute for each year of the war. PowerPoint created by Rob Melendez, Social Studies Instructional Leader, Central High School

2. Cause s As our nation developed after the Revolutionary War, differences between the Northern states and Southern states increased. They had different ideas about taxes, tariffs, internal improvements, States’ Rights versus Federal Rights and of course, slavery.

3. In a speech given in 1858, Abraham Lincoln remarked that the differences between the North and South “…will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached, and passed. ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.”

4. November 1860: In a deeply divided election Abraham Lincoln will win the Presidency with only 40% of the popular vote.

5. South Carolina, fearing that newly elected President Lincoln will interfere with their rights and take away their property (slaves), officially withdrew from the Union. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas secede as well. Together they will form the Confederate States of America.

6. April 12 th 1861, Confederate forces open fire on Fort Sumter officially beginning the Civil War. The war will last 4 years.

7. 1861: Battles of 1 st Bull Run and Wilson’s Creek

8. 1862: Battles of Pea Ridge and Shiloh

9. 1862: Battles of Seven Pines, Seven Days and 2 nd Bull Run

10. 1862: Battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Stones River

11. January 1 st 1863: Emancipation Proclamation

12. 1863: Battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg

13. 1863-4: Battles of Vicksburg, Chickamauga and Chattanooga

14. 1864: Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor

15. 1864: The Atlanta Campaign

16. 1864: Battles of Franklin and Nashville

17. 1864-1865: Siege of Petersburg

18. 1864-1865: Sherman Marches though Georgia and the Carolinas

19. 1865: Pursuit of General Lee

20. April 9 th 1865: Confederate General Robert E Lee surrenders his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. This is the symbolic end of the Civil War.

21. April 15 th 1865: President Lincoln dies from an assassin’s bullet. He is one of approximately 750,000 Americans killed during the Civil War.

22. More Americans lost their lives during the Civil War than in all of the other wars we have fought combined.

23. Thank you for helping to remember and honor this historic event that continues to shape our nation. In the words of President Lincoln, “let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds”. PowerPoint created by Rob Melendez, Social Studies Instructional Leader, Central High School