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The Fighting Begins

The Fighting Begins. E.Q. Why did six other states join the CSA? P.T. Who began the war?. Negotiations. CSA wants control of forts and other Federal properties within their borders Lincoln stalls and lies to the peace delegation sent from the CSA

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The Fighting Begins

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  1. The Fighting Begins E.Q. Why did six other states join the CSA? P.T. Who began the war?

  2. Negotiations • CSA wants control of forts and other Federal properties within their borders • Lincoln stalls and lies to the peace delegation sent from the CSA • Lincoln sends troops to the South in violation of the agreement

  3. Fort Sumter • Charleston, South Carolina • Revenue Fort • 83% or tariffs from the South or $214 million Lincoln states, “What then will become of my tariff?” • Foreign Country • CSA ask US Army to leave their territory

  4. Fort Sumter (cont.) • Major Robert Anderson, Commander at Fort Sumter • West Point Graduate • Instructor of Artillery • Friend of P.G.T. Beauregard

  5. Fort Sumter (cont.) • General P.G.T. Beauregard, Commander of Confederate forces in Charleston • West Point Graduate • Pupil of Robert Anderson

  6. Firing on Ft. Sumter • April 12, 1861 at 4:30 am • Surrenders April 14, 1861 • No Fatalities

  7. Lincoln Calls for Troops • April 15, 1861 • Called for 75,000 volunteers for three months service from 24 states • Violates Constitution (Art. 1 Sec. 8) • Lincoln assumes dictatorial powers

  8. “Not Against My Brothers” • Six Southern states refused to send troops • Virginia April 17, 1861 • Arkansas May 6, 1861 • North Carolina May 20, 1861 • Tennessee June 24, 1861 • Missouri August 20, 1861 • Kentucky December 10, 1861

  9. “Not Against My Brothers” (cont.) • States were first against secession but changed mind after being asked to do something illegal • Coercion defined by Oxford, “Compelled by threats or force.” • “If the Union must be held together by military force or bayonet, it’s not worth holding together.”

  10. Territories and Indians • Arizona • Cherokee Nation • Creek Nation • Choctaw Nation • Seminole Nation • Chickasaw Nation

  11. Blockade of Southern Ports • April 21, 1861 • Violates the Constitution • Act of War requiring Congressional Resolution

  12. Habeas Corpus • Lincoln suspends on Aril 27, 1861 • Unconstitutional • Arrests Southern sympathizers without charges • Shuts down newspapers against him • Maryland not allowed secede

  13. Both Sides Square Off • The War lasted for four years • Over 600,000 men killed and over 400,000 maimed (both sides) • Undetermined number of Southern civilian deaths • Millions of dollars in Southern property damage

  14. What did you learn today?

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