American Civil War

Unit 7

Fort Sumter

First battle of the Civil war

Abe Lincoln wanted to stay neutral so he simply sent “food for hungry men”

Charleston Harbor SC

-Confederacy won

Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States

-Though slavery was immoral

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States of America

Virgina

-Most important state in the confederacy

-Split on north and southern views

Anaconda Plan

Norths 3 part plan

Created by Winfield Scott

-Close the ports

-Capture Richmond

-Capture the mississippi river

Bull Run / Manassas

Confederacy won viciously due to Stonewall Jackson and Lees aggressiveness against McClellan’s cautiousness.

Took place at railroad Jackson.

Stonewall Jackson

-Battle at bull run with the Confederate army

-Very harsh and stood like a stone wall.

General George McClellan

Lead General of Union Army

Very cautious and not good at his job

Ulysses S Grant