1. The Commander
of Fort Sumter was Major Robert Anderson
He was the commander of Fort Sumter during the first battle
of Fort Sumter in which the Confederacy won. He defied the confederate forces
and when they finally won he was supported for his resistance and was promoted
and given control over forces that were stationed in Kentucky.
2. The President
when South Carolina seceded was James Buchanan
He was the president when South Carolina seceded and is
usually ranked in historical books as one of the worst presidents in United
States history because of his failure to prevent the civil war and the
secession of southern states. He didn’t know how to find a way to make a
compromise between the pro and anti-slavery groups
which resulted in secession
and the war eventually.
3. The President
during Civil War was Abraham Lincoln
He was famous for his desire to end the civil war with a
clear union victory and the abolishing of slavery throughout the entirety of
the United States. This is why he issued the emancipation proclamation in which
it was deemed that all slaves in rebel territories would from that moment on be
free and he managed to win the war before he was assassinated.
4. The Secretary
of War removed by Johnson was Edwin M. Stanton
He was an opponent of Johnson insofar that he believed that
Johnson was lenient towards the previously confederate states and that such
policies could harm the reconstruction beliefs and fight for equality. This is
why when Johnson fired him the government impeached him, making him one of the
two presidents to be impeached in United States history.
5. Invented
the telegraph was done by Samuel Morse
He was an inventor who managed to use existing technological
advancements to make the first successful long range one line telegraph which
was revolutionary at the time since it enabled messages to travel quickly from
one to another part of the United States. He is also known through his name
since he was one of the inventors of the famous Morse Code.
6. The President
when the Reconstruction ended was Rutherford B. Hayes
Although he did support the reconstruction ideals, he ended
the reconstruction in the South and decided to let them have what he called “home
rule”. He wanted to get political support from the south while at the same time
preserving reconstruction ideals of equality. This didn’t end well since the
republicans lost all support from the south which had now started to revert to
its old ways again.
7. The Proponent
of the "divide and conquer" plan to win the Civil War was Winfield
Scott
The idea behind it was to lead a long and slow war where the
resources would be slowly depleted from the south and which would force them to
surrender. This includes things like blockades of trade routes, ports, and all
similar things. He wanted to divide them among themselves and then conquer them
all over a long period of time.
8. Lincoln's
Vice President General was Andrew Johnson
He became the president after the assassination of President
Lincoln. He was also known for being impeached and for implementing his own
policies of reconstruction that made things worse in many aspects. He opposed
the idea of equal citizenship and introduced a series of black codes which existed
in many areas for a hundred years after.
9. "No
terms except immediate and unconditional surrender" was a quote said by Ulysses
S. Grant
He was a military general in the war, famous for leading the
Union armies into many battles. He even became a president later. He said that
quote because he didn’t want any kinds of peace negotiations with the south and
only wanted complete and utter surrender and victory. He became a war hero and
an important figure in the politics to come.
10. The president
of the Confederacy was Jefferson Davis.
He was known for his wish to stay out of the war and get
independence but it was not possible because the civil war was about preserving
the union and freeing the slaves. His famous quote on this issue was “we just
want to be let alone”, which he said because he wanted the states to secede and
govern themselves without having interference from the Northern federal
government.
