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The Civil War: Choosing Sides

Ch. 11 Sec. 1. The Civil War: Choosing Sides. After Ft. Sumter, many Southern officers had to decide if they would stay in the Union Army, or join the CSA. About 1/3 of the Union officers resigned, joined CSA. Robert E. Lee. Choosing Sides. 1. Fighting a defensive war.

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The Civil War: Choosing Sides

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  1. Ch. 11 Sec. 1 The Civil War: Choosing Sides

  2. After Ft. Sumter, many Southern officers had to decide if they would stay in the Union Army, or join the CSA. • About 1/3 of the Union officers resigned, joined CSA. • Robert E. Lee Choosing Sides

  3. 1. Fighting a defensive war. • Did not have to defeat the North. • 2. Superior moral cause. • 3. Generally more talented officers. • 4. Frontier background • 5. Possibility of foreign intervention. The Confederacy-Advantages

  4. 1. Industrial capacity 2. Superior transportation. 3. Superior finances. 4. Superior leadership (Presidential) 5. Superior gov’t structure. 6. Dominance of naval power 7. Population The Union- Advantages

  5. Anaconda Plan (Winfield Scott’s Plan)- • 1. Blockade the South • Weaken them by attrition • 2. Control the Mississippi River. • 3. Split the CSA by controlling the Tennessee River. • 4. Capture Vicksburg, New Orleans, and Memphis Northern Strategy

  6. 1. Defensive war of attrition. • 2. Receive European support. • Poor strategy. Believed that by withholding cotton from Europe, they would be willing to help with the war. Instead, Europe seeks cotton elsewhere. • The CSA also strangely requested no taxes from the states in 1861. Southern Strategy

  7. North • 1.5 Million serve in Union Army • 1 out of 7 deserted • 30% of enlisted men are draftees • South • 900,000 serve the CSA • 1 out of 9 deserted • 6% of enlisted are draftees • Majority on both sides are under 21. The Armies

  8. Conscription-the forcing of people into military service- was used to draft soldiers in the Union. • To enforce, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus for those who resisted the draft or supported the CSA. • Greatly criticized. Conscription

  9. Union- • 94,000 battle deaths, 210,000 disease • CSA • 90,000 battle deaths, 180,000 disease • Almost 600,000 deaths out of a pop. Of 31 million. • Poor medical treatment. • “Ninety-nine surgeons out of one hundred would not know whether his patient had horse distemper, lame toe, or any other disease.” • “There are not less than a dozen doctors from whom our men have as much to fear as from their Northern enemies.” Casualties

  10. Huge difference of opinion of the war in the North. • War Democrats • Favored the war, believed the Union was indispensible. • “Copperheads” or Peace Democrats • Wanted a peaceful solution to the war. • Were often criticized and accused of treason. • The south had a disorganized political party system. • Opinions to the war were personal and petty. Political Dissention in the North

  11. April 1861- CSA tries to send diplomats, John Slidell and James Mason to Britain. • Stopped by a Union ship and arrested. • British outraged- organize troops in Canada. • Union apologizes, releases Mason and Slidell. • Fear of British-CSA alliance The Trent Affair

  12. Union relies of taxes and bonds. • Passes a National Banking Act. • Print $150M in greenbacks. • CSA prints $100M in crudely engraved bills • Results in huge inflation. • 900% inflation for CSA • 0% for Union Finances in North and South

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