1. Notes on Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861 – Charleston SC
Confederate victory
No deaths, no prisoners
Confederate State of America firmly established
Jefferson Davis elected President of CSA
Advantages of North and South
North: more people and states (24), factories to make guns, etc., established foreign trade, more money
South: just had to defend territory and knew the land, fighting for homes, better leadership
Conscription
Draft of men for war, could buy your way out
“Rich man’s war, poor man’s battle” - resentment

2. Notes on Civil War Anaconda Plan
Union Plan – circle & squeeze CSA using blockades
1st Battle of Bull Run/Manassas
Right outside Washington
Confederate Victory
North realized it was going to be a long war
“Stonewall” Jackson got his nickname during battle
Battle of Antietam
General Lee invades north, trying to bring Maryland into confederacy
Plan discovered by Union, ready for him
Bloodiest day in American History – Union Victory
Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
Frees all slaves in confederacy, not the border
states that are in the Union

3. Notes on Civil War Battle of Gettysburg
Union victory, turning point of the war
Lincoln makes “Gettysburg Address” at cemetery dedication
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Use of total war, Atlanta to coast, through SC, NC
Massive destruction, made SC pay for starting war
Election of 1864
Lincoln running for re-election
Copperheads - southern sympathizers
Ulysses S. Grant appointed commander of Union troops
Appomattox Courthouse
April 9, 1865 – Lee surrenders to Grant
Generous terms of surrender
Lincoln killed 5 days later