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•Lincoln’s Reelection •Appomattox Court House Lincoln is Reelected • Ran for reelection in 1864 – Outlook was bad – Lincoln’s chances for victory were slim. • Democrats nominated George McClellan – Was willing to compromise peace with the Confederacy and restore slavery • Then, Sherman and Sheridan had huge Union victories. – Rallied support for Lincoln – Lincoln won the close election The Civil War Ends • Fort Sumter surrenders on Feb. 17, 1865 • Lee asks for Confederacy to arm slaves and on Mar. 13th they agree - desperate • Lee dug in at Petersburg. – There Grant held him to a nine month siege. • Richmond and Petersburg fell on April 2, 1865. End of the War • By April, Union has one million men, Confederate only have had 100,000 • Lee and his army withdrew to a small Virginia town called Appomattox Court House. – Lee knew his men would be slaughtered so he surrendered on April 9, 1865. Terms of Surrender • Grant offered generous terms to the Confederates. – Soldiers were required to turn over their rifles. • However, officers could keep their pistols. – Soldiers who had horses could keep them. – Each “officer and man would be allowed to return to his home and not be disturbed by U.S. authorities.” A Turning Point in American History • Death toll was immense – 360,000 Union, 250,000 Confederate • War cost 20 billion dollars! • Democratic Party lost its influence and Republicans were in a commanding position. • Americans viewed the United States as a country, not a nation of states. – Federal Government power grew • Slavery was ended.