1. 1860-1865

2.  Abe Lincoln is elected  Against slavery  Southern slave states secede  Secede or Secession: leave a group

3.  1 st Battle Fort Sumter, South Carolina in April 1861  Battle of Gettysburg, PA  July 1863  Most causalities in war  Turning point  North won

4. NorthSouth  Union  Blue uniforms  President Lincoln leader  End slavery  Had more industry (make goods like guns, railroads, etc)  25 states  Confederate  Leader Jefferson Davis  Grey uniforms  Wanted slavery  11 states

5. NorthSouth

6. NorthSouth

7.  President Lincoln said freeing the slaves would be a goal of the war  January 1863  Owners do not get money for slaves  Slaves are not citizens yet  South angry

8.  Union Statistics: -2.9 million men served -1.5 million enlisted - 3 years duration -630,000 casualties -360,000 killed in action or died of disease  Union wins!  Surrender in Appomattox Court House, VA  April 1865  Confederate Statistics: -1.2 million men served -800,000 enlisted  – 3 years duration -340,000 casualties -250,000 killed in action or died of disease