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Ft Sumter

Ft Sumter. April 12, 1861 South Carolina Lasted One day Southern Victory Southern Forces bombard fort in Union position out in the harbor. Antietam. September 1862. Single Bloodiest DAY of the war. Lee hopes to march into Maryland to start a Confederate uprising

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Ft Sumter

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  1. Ft Sumter

  2. April 12, 1861 • South Carolina • Lasted One day • Southern Victory • Southern Forces bombard fort in Union position out in the harbor

  3. Antietam

  4. September 1862 • Single Bloodiest DAY of the war. • Lee hopes to march into Maryland to start a Confederate uprising • Lee’s plans were found wrapped in cigars by Union forces. The element of surprise was lost • Confederates loose a larger percentage of troops

  5. Gettysburg

  6. July 1863 • Bloodiest Battle of the War • Turning point of the war for the Union • Accidental meeting due to General Lee looking for shoes to outfit his army. • Huge defeat for Lee

  7. Vicksburg

  8. March to July 1863 • July 4, 1863 • City on bluffs over a bend in Mississippi River • People ran into caves and lived off of pets and anything else they could find.

  9. Battle of Atlanta and the “March to the Sea”

  10. 98,000 troops march into Atlanta due to its importance as a rail and industrial center. • Atlanta burned and Sherman marches towards Savannah. • August –December to reach the sea

  11. Total War

  12. Attack anything an army could use. (Civilian and Military)

  13. Massacre at Ft Pillow Tennessee

  14. April 12, 1862 • Captured African-American soldiers murdered after they surrendered on the orders of Nathan Bedford Forrest. • 262 African American Soldiers killed • 295 White Union Soldiers killed

  15. Andersonville Prison Camp Georgia

  16. Overcrowded prison run by Confederates • Many died due to disease and starvation • Lack of shelter, water, and food • Many Union Soldiers buried in mass graves

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