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The American Civil War 1861-1865 • On April 9th 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 150th 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 Causes • 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. • 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.” • November 1860: In a deeply divided election Abraham Lincoln will win the Presidency with only 40% of the popular vote. • 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. • April 12th 1861, Confederate forces open fire on Fort Sumter officially beginning the Civil War. The war will last 4 years. 1861: Battles of 1st Bull Run and Wilson’s Creek 1862: Battles of Pea Ridge and Shiloh 1862: Battles of Seven Pines, Seven Days and 2nd Bull Run 1862: Battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Stones River January 1st 1863: Emancipation Proclamation 1863: Battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg 1863-4: Battles of Vicksburg, Chickamauga and Chattanooga 1864: Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor 1864: The Atlanta Campaign 1864: Battles of Franklin and Nashville 1864-1865: Siege of Petersburg 1864-1865: Sherman Marches though Georgia and the Carolinas 1865: Pursuit of General Lee • April 9th 1865: Confederate General Robert E Lee surrenders his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. This is the symbolic end of the Civil War. • April 15th 1865: President Lincoln dies from an assassin’s bullet. He is one of approximately 750,000 Americans killed during the Civil War. • More Americans lost their lives during the Civil War than in all of the other wars we have fought combined. PowerPoint created by Rob Melendez, Social Studies Instructional Leader, Central High School • 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