1. Bringing the War to an end
The Civil War ( )

2. Election of 1864 Abraham Lincoln Argued that the war must be won
The slaves freed
The Union Preserved
George McClellan
Argued the war had gone on long enough
South should be allowed to seceded in order to save American Lives
Means continued slavery
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3. Election of 1864 Lincoln Wins the election March 4th, 1865
Second Inaugural Address
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4. Sherman’s march…
The Confederates could no longer keep up. Total War: Systematic destruction of an entire land- not just an army
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5. End of War
April 8th, 1865
Lee finds himself surrounded by Union Soldiers on all fronts
Realization the Southern cause was hopeless
Lee would have to surrender because…
Running out of men & supplies
Union captured Richmond
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6. Appomattox Court House
Appomattox Court House - April 9th, 1865 – Louis Guillaume 1867 National Historic Park US Dept. Of Interior
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Almost four years after the fall of Fort Sumter, the Civil War came to an end.
Lee surrenders to Grant on April 9, 1865

7. Lee surrenders
All Confederate troops forced to take an oath of loyalty to U.S.
Issue of States’ Rights now “solved”
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8. outcomes Both North & South experienced Major Victories & Defeats
Homes & planation's were burned down in the south
Fields left unattended
South in ruins
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9. Over 620,000 military deaths 50,000 amputees returned home
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10. Effects Single unified country Abolition of slavery
U.S. now an industrial nation
Increased power of the Gov’t
South was economically & physically devastated….
Thus, Reconstruction
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11. Lincoln is Assassinated!!!
Booth believed Lincoln was waging war on Southern Rights