We're Out of Here! Election of 1860 Democrats Charleston Convention (April 23-May 3, 1860) Charleston, SC Stephen A. Douglas (IL) Baltimore Convention (June 18, 1860) Southern Democrats John C. Breckinridge (KY) Republicans Chicago Convention (May 16-18, 1860) William Henry Seward (NY) Abraham Lincoln Constitutional Union Former Whigs and Know-Nothing Party Members John Bell (TN) Tale of Two Elections North: Lincoln v. Douglas South: Bell v. Breckinridge Popular and Electoral Votes Election of 1860 Electoral Votes Needed to Win = 152 CANDIDATE STATE PARTY POPULAR VOTE ELECTORAL VOTES Abraham Lincoln Illinois Republican 1,865,908 180 Stephen A. Douglas Illinois Northern Democrat John C. Breckinridge Kentucky Southern Democrat 1,380,202 12 848,019 72 John Bell Tennessee Constitutional 590,901 39
Secession South Carolina calls a Convention - December 17, 1860 James Petigru, Attorney General in SC December 20, 1860 Ordinance of Secession Fort Sumter (more on this to come) December 26, 1860 US Army Major Robert Anderson 15 Total Slave States 7 Secede by February 1, 1861 State Date of Secession South Carolina December 20, 1860 Mississippi January 9, 1861 Florida January 10, 1861 Alabama January 11, 1861 Georgia January 19, 1861 Louisiana January 26, 1861 Texas February 1, 1861 February 8, 1861 Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States of America Capital in Montgomery, Alabama Line Item Veto Dixie Anthem for the South Jefferson Davis Elected First President November 6, 1861 How did North respond? James Buchanan is President Lincoln sworn in March 4, 1861 Diplomacy / Sen. John J. Crittenden (Kentucky) Lincoln's Response Inaugural Address March 4, 1861 Corwin Amendment hold, occupy, and possess Fort Pickens in Pensacola, FL Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, SC
Fort Sumter April 11, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter April 12-14, 1861 April 15, 1861 Response from South Virginia April 17, 1861 Arkansas May 6, 1861 North Carolina May 20, 1861 Tennessee 06/08/61 Confederate capital moved to Richmond, VA North a.k.a Union a.k.a United States of America South a.k.a a.k.a Rebels a.k.a Confederate States of America 4 Remaining Neutral Slave States: Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland Generals South: Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson North: Ulysses S. Grant and William Sherman Maryland Special problem for Lincoln April 27, 1861 Suspends writ of Habeas Corpus Main Union Strategy Anaconda Plan Major Moments of Civil War Decision of Kentucky to Remain in the Union Louisville and Lexington Lincoln Rejects Fremont Order Major-General John C. Fremont (Union) August 30, 1861
Battle of 1 st Bull Run a.k.a Battle of Manassas Battle: First Battle of Bull Run a.k.a First Battle of Manassas (July 21, 1861) Fairfax County Virginia 387 killed / 1,580 wounded / 13 missing Union 460 killed / 1,124 wounded / 1,312 captured/missing Union retreated to Washington / Union shocked at defeat Union Irvin McDowell and 35,000 men CSA P.G.T Beauregard and 20,000 men Ulysses S. Grant in Western Theater Battle of Fort Henry (Tennessee) Battle o Fort Donelson (Tennessee) Battle of Shiloh Battle: Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862) Union Shiloh, Tennessee (Pittsuburg Landing, TN) 1,728 killed / 8,012 wounded / 960 captured 1,754 killed / 8,408 wounded / 2,885 captured Battle Winner: United States of America USA secures position on Western front / One major battle away (Vicksburg) from capturing Mississippi Eastern Front Peninsula Campaign Richmond, VA Seven Days Battles a.k.a Seven Bloody Days Main Union Commander: George B. McClellan Army of the Potomac Main CSA Commander: Robert E. Lee Army of Northern Virginia
Battle: Seven Days Battles (June 25-/July 1, 1862) Virginia 3,494 killed / 15,758 wounded / 952 captured Union 1,734 killed / 8,066 wounded / 6,055 captured McClellan retreats! John Pope Second Battle of Bull Run Battle: Second Battle of Bull Run a.k.a Second Battle of Manassas (August 28-30,1862) Union Fairfax County, Virginia Approx. 9,000 casualties (no exact data) Approx. 16,000 casualties (no exact data) Embarrassing defeat for Union / Confederate invasion of North