5 - Fort Sumter
Mr. Bayne, 2016, Civil War
Which was the
first state to
secede (leave the
Union)?
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South Carolina,
Dec 20th, 1860
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The Maryland Issue
These are the
border states
during the Civil
War era.
Do they have
slaves?
Are they Union or
Confederate?
The Maryland Issue
Lincoln was not popular
in Maryland. He received
only 2.5% of MD’s votes in
the election of 1860.
He once had to sneak
through Baltimore in the
middle of the night b/c of
a possible assassination
attempt.
The Maryland Issue
The state was split
on secession. Same as
Virginia. The east
wanted to leave. The
West wanted to stay.
The city of Baltimore
was divided.
The Maryland Issue
Lincoln sent troops
into Baltimore on
their way to DC.
This infuriated local
residents.
Why?
The Maryland Issue
Violence erupted in the town
and citizens called armies
from both countries to come
and keep peace.
Lincoln sent more troops in
and suspended many
personal liberties including
throwing local leaders in jail.
The Maryland Issue
This continued to upset folks
in Maryland, but since the
US military had so much
control over the area, there
was nothing Marylanders
could do about it.
Maryland stayed with the
Union.
The Maryland Issue
What would
happen in
Maryland went
Confederate?
What problems
would
Washington DC
have?
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Fort Sumter
Have a group of SCarolinians
Have one person as the US
The one person has food.
The SC has the ball.
The US runs out of food.
Lincoln tries to get food to the US.
South Carolina throws ball at US.
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a fort out on the
coast of South Carolina.
South Carolina had seceded.
The Fort was held by Major
Anderson and the United States.
This was a problem.
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Fort Sumter
The Confederates have
the fort surrounded.
Lincoln attempts to
bring food to the US
troops at Fort Sumter.
They are turned away.
Fort Sumter
South Carolina
continues to ask for
Anderson to surrender.
He does not.
South Carolina decides
to take the fort by force.
Terrible decision IMHO.
Fort Sumter
After more than a day of
southern bombardment,
Anderson finally
surrendered the fort.
Only two US were killed
and that was during a
ceremonial 100 gun
salute. The salute was…
um... shortened.
Fort Sumter
So, who won the first
battle of Fort Sumter?
Frederick Douglass’s reaction
to Fort Sumter:
"We were waiting
and listening as for
a bolt from the
sky” and the "cry
now is for war,
vigorous war, war
to the bitter end..."
Analyze Cartoon. Turn in.
Was the cartoon
drawn by a
northerner or a
southerner?
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Where was the
opening skirmish
of the Civil War?
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Who ended up
taking Fort
Sumter, North or
South?
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