HIST 2010 1st Edition Lecture 30Outline of Last LectureI. Toward Secession , 1860-1861Outline of Current LectureII. Toward War, 1861III. Did South Act Prematurely?IV. War Over SlaveryContinuation of Lecture #31II. Toward War, 18611. Fort Pickens:: completed control of access to this port (war could’ve started there)A. Firing on Ft. Sumter (April 12, 1861) Ft. Sumter was in the middle of S.C. in Charleston Harbor The U.S. controls this fort and the Confederates demand that they turn it overbut US refuses They have about 80 men stationed there All this is happening while president Buchanan is president, he blames this problem on Lincoln and trying not to make things worse When Lincoln takes office March 4th 1861, learns about Ft. Sumter first and that the 80 men cannot be held out much longer an needs to be resupplied Asks his cabinet to if they should defend or run, cabinet feels that he should evacuate and run but he feels they need to stand up He needs the Southerners to start the war (because it will anger northerners to rush to join the army) He needs them Southerners to fire first so he can hold the slave states in the Union He resupplies it with food and medical and water. He does this because he wants to prolong the crisisThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Jeff Davis wants to stop the resupply and also wants the 8 slaves states on where they stand So before the resupply ship arrives he orders the confederates to surround and bombard the fort for 33 hours the fort fires back and the war beganB. Lincoln Calls for Volunteers (April 15) He calls for 75,000 volunteers to put down the rebellion three days later Every state in the union has a quota to provide troops to put down the rebellion Now time to show where you stand C. Upper South States Secede Virginia: it is huge because it is a huge state of the Union Locate the capital for the confederacy at Richmond, VA The same delegates that decided to stay NOW decide to leave the Union They decided to put the issue with the voters and they agreed to secede Arkansas: they decide 69:1 to leave the Union What has changed? the issue of cohersion to fight with the south against the north North Carolina: votes unanimously to leave the Union Tennessee: will not furnish a single man but 50,000 for their rights and for the southerners, put the issue to the voters June 8th 1861 2:1 to leave the Union1. West Virginia When VA secedes the western part of the state have their own convention and secede from VA and stay in the Union Lincoln gets an army down there and holds that part of the south D. Border States (slave states that stay in the union ) They send both people fighting for both sides 100,000 southerners fight for the north 1. Maryland HAS TO KEEP MARYLAND Lincoln wants/needs to do everything he can illegal or legal He suspends the Corpus in Maryland ( you have to show cause to arrest someone)- means that the government can arrest you and hold you forever- and arrest Marylanders who are pro south and cannot vote for secession- they are forced to remain in the Union 2. Kentucky They declare they are neutral They just decide this because they are split of the issue For a few months they are respected Eventually the south invades Kentucky and it stays in the Union 3. Missouri It is split and they cannot make a decision so they stay in the Union III. Did South Act Prematurely? Was slavery truly threatened by Lincoln’s election? YES they did act prematurely IV. War Over Slavery The war was caused by
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