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Summary Chapter 4
The confederate attack on Fort Sumter in April signals the start of the Civil War. The South won the First Battle of Bull Run. Grants most succesful forces in the west Forth Herny and Donelson the union first important victories. The Battle of Antietiam the Confederate army under command of General Robert E Lee retreats. Union and Confederacy both called for a draft that in the South require white men 18 to 50. In the North rich white males could by their way out of selective service. Mobs of whites in New York City had roits venting their rage. The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1 said slaves in rebeilion states aganist the goverment would be free. The first reaction were some slaves had no clue and at first it had no immediate effect. Free African Americans free were starting to join the Union Army. Confederate and Union suffered huge losses in the Union victory at Gettysburg. Grant troops seige Gettysburg. Lincoln states Gettysburg Address. The Union gained control of the Mississippi River. Grant takes commandand seige of Petersburg. Sherman first captured Atlanta then the Confederacy army left army pull out and left to Union army. Licoln won the election of 1864 by a landside. After victory Lincoln had presented 13 Admendment saying slavery shall not exist in United States or anywhere. In Appomattox in small private home Lee and Grant discuss and signed the surrender papers. President Lincoln was asssinated at Ford's Theather by John Wilkes -Booth who was later burned and shot by Union army.