CIVIL WAR

FORT SUMTER

• A federal fort in the confederate state of South Carolina.
• Federal troops refused to surrender to the confederacy .
• Within two days, fort Sumter fell.
• Lincoln called for 75,000 militiamen to put down the souths rebellion.

FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN.

• Showed that the war would not be an easy victory for the union.
• After the failed attempt to take Richmond, Lincoln tried again.
• This time he sent new commander General B. McClellan.
• McClellan led 100,000 soldiers on a slow march to Richmond.

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM

• Took place on September 17, 1862
• It halted Lee's northward march.
• Despite this success the battle was the bloodiest of the civil war and the U.S

THE BATTLE OF SHILOH

• Each side lost and gained ground.
• Union reinforcements arrived and helped push the confederates into retreating.
• This win helped the union control part of the Mississippi River valley.
• The union had to first deal with New Orleans, the souths largest city.
• Two forts guarded New Orleans from the south.

THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG

• Lasted about six weeks before hunger forced the confederates to surrender.
• The Mississippi River was now under Union control.

EMANCIPATION PROCLOMQTION.

• Would free many slaves on which the souths economy relied.
• Enforcing it in Confederate-held states
• The proclamation still had a distinct effect on the war.

CLARA BARTON

• Formed the organization that would become the American Red Cross.
• She provided medical care for the soldiers.