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The Civil War

The Civil War. Blue: Union states Red: Confederate states Light Blue: Border states (states with slaves that did not secede). Battle Maps. II. Strategy. A. North : Anaconda Plan 1. Take Southern capital city of Richmond 2. Blockade Southern ports 3. Cut South in 2 (Miss. River)

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The Civil War

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  1. The Civil War

  2. Blue: Union statesRed: Confederate statesLight Blue: Border states (states with slaves that did not secede)

  3. Battle Maps

  4. II. Strategy A. North: Anaconda Plan 1. Take Southern capital city of Richmond 2. Blockade Southern ports 3. Cut South in 2 (Miss. River) B. South: Defensive; attack if possible

  5. The “Anaconda” Plan

  6. Generals at Bull RunGeneral Irvin McDowell vs. General Pierre Beauregard

  7. III. Major Battles and Events • 1st Battle of Bull Run - July, 1861 - Rebels guarding RR

  8. Going to a picnic • Bull Run Creek--Manassas, VA • First true battle of the war • "You are green, it is true, but they are green also; you are all green alike." • Railroad Junction • Desertion • Union troops retreat in panic • Confederates thought the war was over

  9. "There stands Jackson like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians” July 21st, 1861 Union troops -28,000 Confederate Troops-32,000 Mc Dowell v. Beauregard Casualties-2,800(U) to 1,900(C) No more ninety day enlistments Lincoln asks for 3 -year enlistments “Stonewall” Jackson earns his nickname

  10. Bull Run Creek-- Manassas, Virginia • The first battle was an important Confederate victory. Manassas showed that the war was going to be very long and difficult for both sides.

  11. Naming of Civil War battles • Reason many Civil War battles have 2 names: The North named them after bodies of water while the South named them after villages

  12. 2. Naval War - 1862- March -North blockades the South

  13. The Battle of the Ironclads,March, 1862 The Monitor vs.the Merrimac

  14. Merrimac v. Monitor : Covered with iron

  15. 3. Shiloh, TN -1862- April- Shiloh (TN) -Rebs surprise Union -By 2nd day, Union takes victory

  16. 4. 2nd Battle of Bull Run -Aug, 1862 -Lee wins, crosses into MD but is stopped by McClellan

  17. Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the War” September 17, 1862 23,000 casualties

  18. Battle of AntietamMcClellan vs. Lee

  19. Antietam Creek: Sharpsburg, MD • Bloody battle in Maryland resulted in a tie, but Robert E. Lee’s army had to retreat back into Virginia. Lee attacked the North because he needed a victory on Northern soil.

  20. 5. Antietam Creek-1862 -Bloodiest day of the war -No winner- Lee retreats but McClellan does not pursue Lincoln at Antietam

  21. Used balloon observations

  22. TheEmancipationProclamation

  23. 6. Emancipation Proclamation -Jan 1, 1863: Lincoln issues following the Union “victory” at Antietam

  24. Freed the slaves in the REBELLING STATES ONLY • Why not KY, DE, MO, and MD? • Slaves were used as army labor, so Lincoln “confiscated” this labor

  25. -Allowed blacks to enlist in Union Army -After this, compromise is not possible between the 2 sides

  26. Emancipation in 1863

  27. Battle of ChancellorsvilleMay 1, 1863 James Ewell Brown 'Jeb' Stuart Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker

  28. 7. Chancellorsville -May 1863 -Stonewall accidentally killed by own men “The Last Meeting”

  29. Chancellorsville, Virginia • Stonewall Jackson loses his life after achieving one of the greatest military maneuvers of the Civil War at Chancellorsville, in Virginia.

  30. The Road to Gettysburg: 1863

  31. 8. Gettysburg -July 1863 -Turning point of the war -South lost morale and spirit

  32. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania • Gettysburg was an important Northern victory. The Confederate Army was cut down by almost 25%.

  33. Gettysburg • Union dead on the battlefield

  34. Gettysburg • Little Round Top

  35. Gettysburg • The Wheatfield

  36. Gettysburg • Meade’s headquarters on Cemetery Ridge

  37. Gettysburg • Lee’s Headquarters

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