War : The North And South

As President of The United States, Lincoln wanted to keep these seceding Southern states to remain a part of America. He felt that the union was not just an arrangement to govern over the states, but it indeed symbolized the future of American freedom where slavery would be abolished for good and protected the rights of every human being. When the Confederates decided to attack Fort Sumter, a Union fort, in April of 1861, the peace broke. This attack was known to have started the American Civil

After the defeat at Fort Sumter there were some northerners that tried to get Lincoln to let the south go. When deciding weather to take Fort Sumter by bombardment, one of Davis's ideas was a bargain with Washington , maybe purchase, for the peaceful turnover of the fort and other federal holding in the seceded states. Thinking Confederate independence was inescapable, Davis prayed that they would slow down long enough to recognize that they could save millions of dollars and many lives by stopping this. He believed that the honor of the Confederate States of America (CSA) would be reestablished if everyone seen Davis challenge Lincoln successfully. While dealing with all of this he still was ready to take Fort Sumter. Davis just wanted peace and to be left alone. The South was fighting a defensive war, which gave it inherent advantage.

It all began with the secession of South Carolina. After this an understanding was established between the authorities in Washington and the members of Congress from South Carolina. They both agreed that the forts, Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter, would not be attacked, or seized as an act of war, until proper negotiations for

Until the 12th of April, 1861, the United States had never seen a war as big as the Civil War. The country, that, during the Revolutionary War, was small and united; now, was deeply divided by a (somewhat) imaginary line. This separated the Union into two independent countries: the Confederate States of America, also called the South or Confederacy, was pro slavery; and the United States of America, also called the North or Union, was against slavery. This division was long awaited. As someone who was against slavery on moral grounds, the election of Abraham Lincoln caused the secession of the following slave states in the Deep South: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. After the Battle of Fort Sumter,

Lincoln opposed the breakaway of the Southern states, and this led to the American Civil War. Lincoln had preserved the union during it. The Civil War had cost more than many people’s prediction. Lincoln appeared to lose the support from the populations, but Lincoln had enough patience. His leadership and the attitude of pleasing to work with his patience helped him to held the country together. At the beginning, the Civil War was to help the survival of Union, but as the war going on and getting progress, Lincoln gain more trust, love, and support from the general population. IN this situation, Lincoln made the issue of releasing the

Why Wasn’t the South Allowed to Secede Have you ever considered about why Abraham Lincoln didn’t allow the South to secede from the Union in 1861? Well while thinking about it, I discovered that Lincoln had many interesting reasons in not letting the South secede. I have also found many other reasons that support Lincoln and his decision to not allow the South to secede, but first I will start with why the South wanted to remove themselves from the Union. The secession of the South started after Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860, he wanted to slavery contained where it currently existed. The South didn’t like that the government would be run by Republicans because after Lincoln won the election, he and the other Republicans in the

U.S. Major Robert Anderson occupied the unfinished fort in December 1860 following South Carolina’s secession from the Union, initiating a standoff with the state militia forces. When President Abraham Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard shelled Fort Sumter in April of 1861. After a 34 hour exchange, Anderson and his soldiers surrendered the fort. Confederate troops then would come to occupy fort Sumter for almost four years, before abandoning the fort prior to William Truman’s capture of Charleston in February 1865. (The Civil War: Primary Documents on Events from 1860 to 1865, 79)

Once he was elected, South Carolina seceded from the U.S. in December of 1860 becasue they knew that he would put an end to slavery. A month before his inauguration, six other southern states seceded, forming the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis was elected to be President and Alexander Stephens as Vice President. The capital was placed in Montgomery, Alabama and the Confederacy had a good government running before Lincoln was inaugurated. On the flip side, Linoln believed that you couldn’t just secede from the United States, he believed that it was illegal. He also didn’t want to bother where slavery already was, he just wanted to put a stop to it. The final straw that pushed the Confederacy over the edge was Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter, which waslocated in South Carolina, was one of the last forts under control of the federal government, not the Confederate government. Lincoln didn’t to confront the fort armed, yet also didn’t want the fort to be under the Confederate control. Finally, on April 12th, 1861, the Union proceeded to make advances toward the fort and once it fell to the Confederacy, that, was whenever the four-year long war, called the Civil War,

     After the Fort Sumter battle, both the North and the South began preparing for war by raising armies. This was done quickly and neither side spent much time training the troops. Both sides also did not know what a long and terrible war was ahead.

The civil war was one of the most influential and worst battles in the history of the United States. Each state was affected in its own way and each state helped out in there own way. Michigan the 26th state to be admitted into the union also contributed to the war. Michigan decided to side with the Union States who thought that it would be better to free the slaves. After the surrender at Fort Sumter on April 15,1861 the President of the United States asked for Michigan to contribute troops. By December there 16,415 officers and enlisted men that were sent. Michigan ,due to its uniqueness of having an upper peninsula so close to the Canada border was constantly being invaded by rebels who would go into Canada. Michigan also had troops sent

After the firing of fort sumter, both sides knew that this meant war. Both sides started preparing according to their advantages: The Northerners had many advantages. They had 90% of the factories, 70% of the railroads, and a much bigger population. Due to the factories, the north was able to feid feed and equip large numbers of people. Northerners were also inspired by abolition, had an organized government, and wise political leader (Lincoln). Although the Southerners had a population and resource disadvantage, they had cotton. Cotton was the number one export of the U.S. at the time, and if sold to Britain, could make a lot of money.

Fort Sumter was a symbol of sovereignty to both, the Union and the Confederacy. As the Union rejected the Confederate’s demand to take the fort with them, the Confederates send 500 soldiers with General

     It all began with the secession of South Carolina. After this an understanding was established between the authorities in Washington and the members of Congress from South Carolina. They both agreed that the forts, Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter, would not be

Fort Sumter was statically important because of it is location on the entrance to the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston was a major city and sea port in the South. Before Lincoln’s inauguration, several states started to secede from the Union and during this time many of the federal forts were seized. There was little opposition on taking over the forts as they were not manned very well. Most of the regular Army soldiers were stationed in the west to protect setters from Indians attacks.

It is clear that Lincoln favored the holding and supporting of Fort Sumter much more than the general public realized. This is evident not only in Lincoln's original draft of his Inaugural Address but in his reaction to his advisors’ suggestions. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, wrote that when Lincoln learned that Secretary of State Seward believed that it would be “impossible to relieve and reinforce the garrison,” he was “much distressed with the conclusions of the military officers” (Doc. 5).