Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.

16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

President of the Confederate States of America

stated that no state can lawfully get out of the union but pledged there would be no war unless the south started it

Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War

Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi R., and to take an army through heart of the South

Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force

created to "mandate" enrollment in the U.S army; required people for military duty.

Brave commander of the Confederate Army that led troops at Bull Run. He died in the confusion at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Civil War battle in which the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties

Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.

An American patriotic hymn from the Civil War by Julia Ward Howe, who wrote it after a visit to an encampment of the Union Army.

Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.

A speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg, in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War; supported the ideals of self-government and human rights

Union gains control of Mississippi, confederacy split in two, Grant takes lead of Union armies, total war begins

first African American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his acts of bravery on the Assault of Fort Wagner.

General of the Union Army

the Union general who led a 400 mile march of destruction through Georgia and South Carolina

born in Chile was the first Hispanic-American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in the assault of Fort Fisher.

Lincoln ran against Democrat General McClellan. Lincoln won 212 electoral votes to 21, but the popular vote was much closer. (Lincoln had fired McClellan from his position in the war.)

another famous public speech by Lincoln after he was elected for a second term; stated that he wanted to finish the business at hand with the South and allow them to rejoin the Union

Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant

was an American stage actor who, as part of a conspiracy plot, assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.