Battle of Fort Sumter

of the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee’s winning streak came to an end in a disastrous failure, bringing the most catastrophic battle of the American Civil War to an end. On April 12 Confederates sent warships to stop the supply to Fort Sumter and opened up a bombardment, The Civil War was now commenced. On April 15, Lincoln asked for over 75,000 volunteers to conjoin the Northern Army. Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee rendered their ties to the federal government. The Battle of…

The task of our ADI was to find out what strategies, battles, and people affected the outcome of the Civil War. Our guiding question was, “How does time, place, strategie, political, economic and geographic leadership affect the outcome of the Civil war?” Our group used a pie chart and a map of the Civil war that shows the battles. With the map we marked the important battles, minor battles and the Gettysburg Address. In the pie chart we marked the advantage and who had it. Take the cotton…

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: The causes of the Civil War The civil war lasted for a period of 4 years from the year 1861 to 1865. The war led to more than six hundred thousand casualties. The traces for the civil war are mainly from the tension that formed early in the history of the United States. The vast size of the United States resulted in divergent lifestyles and cultures in the South and North which were dictated by climatic and geographic differences producing raw materials which led…

confederate forces, demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Robert Anderson, garrison commander, refused surrender. Because of this refusal, Beauregard and his men opened fire on Fort Sumter. Ironically, Anderson then surrendered, leading to a victory for the confederacy. This event was the opening battle for the civil war. There were no casualties upon initial bombardment. After the battle, two union members died and two were wounded by the fault of a…

The Union Falls 1.Explain the impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin on the slavery issue. An abolitionist Harriet Beecher wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin the book. The novel illustrated slavery. Even though it was fiction, it is base on the true reality of slave’s lives. This allowed novel was an eye opener for the northern to see how slavery truly was and empathize with the enslaved. 2. Describe the chaos and impact of the events collectively called “Bleeding Kansas” (including the border ruffians, Sack of…

Americans had an uphill battle to fight when it came to getting the chance to prove themselves as adequate soldiers, and an even tougher battle to get recognition for what they had achieved. The first soldiers to get win both of these fights were the men of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first official all African American force in the United States military. Because of their achievements, the 54th Massachusetts had a positive impact on the views…

on April 12th, 1861 when Confederate troops fired the first shots at the Union soldiers at Fort Sumter because…

political battles of the century. This election was of the utmost importance as the nation’s new leader would decide the future of the extension of slavery. Lincoln ended up winning the election as a result of a Democratic split of votes despite not receiving any votes from Southern states as many did not even have his name on their ballots. Following the election, South Carolina threatened secession due to Lincoln’s abolitionist policies in addition to later confusion over Fort Sumter and…

The Civil War was one of the most historic American battles in history. But in this point in time we only have books and websites to tell us how it all went down. If only we could go back in time and actually watch how it all happened. How both the Union and Confederacy fought the wars between each other. There are many fighting styles used in the world. They are typically more evolved styles of their earlier roots. Want to know more? Well follow me as I explore the regions of the fighting…

On April 12, 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. Commander of the Confederate army, General Robert. E. Lee commanded his men to bombard the fort. This was the trigger to the bloody battles ahead. Therefore, the south attacked the north, so the leader of the Union's, who's name was Ulysses S. Grant, army fought back and war began. However, there were two other…