The First 100 Days of the Civil War

The First 100 Days of the Civil War

I. From Lincoln’s Election to Civil War

A. November 1860 – Lincoln’s Election

B. December 1860 – South Carolina Secedes

C. January 1861 – 6 More States Secede

D. February 1861 – 7 Seceded States form Confederacy headquartered in Montgomery, AL

E. March 1861 -- Lincoln Takes Office

F. April 1861 -- Lincoln Faces a Problem at Fort Sumter

G. April 12th 1861 – SC Troops Take Fort Sumter

H. April 15th 1861 -- Lincoln calls for 75,000 troops (so many volunteer that some are turned away)

I. April-June 1861 – 4 more states secede

II. Border States, Divided Loyalties and the Geography of the War

A. Confederates in the North, Unionists in the South

B. 4 Slave States in the Union: Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri

C. Washington D.C. & West Virginia

West Virginia

III. 4 Lingering Questions

A. Who Will Fight?

B. What is the North Fighting For?

C. What Role Will African-Americans Play in the War?

D. What Will England and France Do?