Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln was elected president in November in 1860, and took office March 4, 1861. South Carolina had threatened to secede, if Lincoln won the presidency. Four days after the election, legislature met at Charleston and South Carolina unanimously voted to secede. Six weeks later, six other states followed: Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. Four more stated wanted join later. The seven secedes created a government, called The Confederate States of America. They chose Jefferson Davis as president. The South wanted their independence. A total of eleven states were succeeding from the Union. In Lincoln inaugural address, he stated that there would be no conflict unless the south provoked it. The attack of Fort Sumpter on April 12, 1861 provoked the North to fight Lincoln was able to gain the support of the crucial Border States of Missouri, Kentucky, M Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia. Lincoln was aware that t
Lincoln was also disappointed with A. The Battle of Antietam was the victory Lincoln needed. Lincoln was disappointed with McClellan as commander and removed him from command, for not pursuing Lee. General George Meade replaced Hooker. Lincoln named Grant commander of all western forces. He captured Atlanta in September 1864 and burned the city in November of that year. More than ten thousand Northern soldiers were killed or wounded Burnside yielded his command to Joe hooker. His goal was to destroy the transportation of supplies to the Confederate army. In June 1863 Lincoln, finally found a satisfactory leader who could win wars, named Ulysses S. hese were slave states; therefore he publicly declared he was not fighting to free the slaves.
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