Traditional history holds that the South was defeated by overwhelming Union manpower and resources. That same history states that the South only lasted as long as it did (four years) because of the brilliance of the South’s (and even America’s) greatest general, Robert E. Lee (Thomas, 1995). The fact is the South could have won the Civil War. History shows many wars have been won by the weaker opponent. The American Revolution demonstrated that a vastly inferior American army (with no Navy) was able to outlast and when needed decisively fight and beat the most powerful army (English) in the world.
It carried on all the affairs of a separate government and making a major war until defeated in 1865. Their way of life that was based on slavery, was irretrievably threatened by the election of President Abraham Lincoln in November 1860, the seven states of the South Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas seceded from the Union during the following months. When the war began with the firing on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, they were joined by four states of the upper South Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
When the United States refused to surrender Fort Sumter in South Carolina, the Confederates attacked the fort, beginning the American Civil War. Later, four more states (Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina) joined the Confederacy for a total of eleven. In his whole period as President, he had to rebuild the Union with military force and many bloody battles. He also had to stop the "border states", like Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland, from leaving the Union and joining the
Blacks in the civil war devoted their lives to the pursuit of freedom and the abolition of slavery. Blacks were paid ten dollars a month for being enlisted in the military verus white soliders who were getting paid thirthteen dollars a month. They also acted as informants, liberators and guides. Black men worked as tea masters and cooks. Black women were nurses.African American soldiers participated in every major campaign of 1864–65 except Sherman's Atlanta Campaign[->0] in Georgia[->1].
He captured Savannah on December 12, 1864 and went north for the capture of the Carolinas (Wicker). Together with Ulysses S. Grant’s victories in Virginia they destroyed the ability of the Confederacy to continue the war. Sherman was appointed commander in chief following Grant in 1869 and remained
In office Lincoln faced one of the toughest situations any president has ever faced in our country, a civil war. He appointed General Ulysses S. Grant to run the Union army against the confederate forces. The main cause of the war was the Emancipation Proclamation. This was an executive order passed by Lincoln on January 1, 1863, which stated that all slaves in the confederate states are and will forever be free. This law was not passed by congress.
* LIFE AND LEGACY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Abraham Lincoln worked his way up from humble beginnings to the highest office in the land, preserved the Union despite a frighteningly massive Civil War, freed slaves, and promised a more perfect union, before ending his life as a martyr, the victim of an assassin's bullet. He is remembered for all of these things and more. His name is synonymous with greatness, and he is consistently considered one of the greatest, if not the greatest, American President. Born on Feb. 12, 1809, he started life the son of two illiterate farmers living as a poor economic conditions in Kentucky. His mother and brothers die when he was young.
The aftermath of the war was a complete an utter devastation when it came to casualties. The Civil War was documented as the deadliest in American History it caused about 620,000 soldiers death and an undetermined amount of civilian causalities; it ended slavery, restored the Union, and strengthened the role of the federal government. General Grant and General Lee were both graduates of West Point. General Lee graduated from West Point in 1829 second in his class and General Grant graduated in 1843 twenty-first in his class. While both great generals started, their military careers the same way the rest of their careers were very different.
Final Paper and Timeline Lisa M. Mech September 17, 2011 His-115 U.S. History to 1865 Erica J. Moore 1. On February 12, 1809 Abraham Lincoln was born. Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States serving from March 1816 till his assassination in 1865. He led the country thought what was called the great constitutional, military, and moral crisis. The American Civil War was there to preserve the Union and ending era of slavery and also promoting economic and financial modernization (Wikipedia, 2011).
Civil War Essay BY Vanessa Crow Dog The American Civil War is considered one of the most defining periods in American History. It was the most deadly conflict in American history, resulting in the deaths of 620,000 soldiers. Another reason it is studied so much is because Abraham Lincoln, who was the president at this time, abolished slavery with the defeat of the southern states. The war was a four year conflict between the federal government and the Confederate States of America. The Civil War started on February 9, 1861 when the Confederate States of America was formed, with Jefferson Davis was president.