Transcript SECESSION Mnemonic PowerPoint Presentation

The Civil War started
with
S.E.C.E.S.S.I.O.N.
S.
South secedes after
Lincoln election
South believes Lincoln is a radical
Believe he will abolish slavery
E.
Earliest battle: Ft.
Sumter
Ft. Sumter located in South Carolina
South attacks this federal Fort; Sumter
surrenders
C.
Civil War turning
point: Gettysburg
Before Gettysburg: South wins almost every battle
Lee believes a victory in a northern state will end the
war
Northern victory turns war against the Confederacy
E.
Emancipation
Proclamation
Issued by Lincoln after Battle of Antietam (1862)
Frees all slaves in rebellious states
Slaves in KY, MD, MS, and DE (border states) are not
freed
S.
South led by Robert E.
Lee
Lee is from Virginia and a brilliant commander
Had been offered command of the Union army by
Lincoln
S.
Slaves join Union army
Free blacks and former slaves allowed to join Union
army
54th Massachusetts most famous African-American
regiment
I.
In north, Ulysses S.
Grant commander
After a string of terrible generals, Grant takes over
Relentlessly attacks Lee’s army
Sends General Sherman on famous “March to the
Sea”
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on
this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and
dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
O.
Outstanding speech:
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln dedicates Gettysburg cemetery
Speech only three minutes
N.
North wins at
Appomattox
April 9, 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox
Court House, Virginia