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The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865. At the beginning of the war Lincoln quick military action to show the folly to the south of Succession. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865. Bull Run (First Battle at Manassas) 90 day war Victory would show the superiority of the Union.

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The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865

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  1. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • At the beginning of the war • Lincoln quick military action to show the folly to the south of Succession

  2. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Bull Run (First Battle at Manassas) 90 day war • Victory would show the superiority of the Union

  3. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • And the capturing of the confederate capital of Richmond

  4. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Spectators lined the route to the battle • North was confident of a victory

  5. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Stonewall Jackson held the union at bay • Reinforcement from the south allowed Jackson and the south drive out the union forces

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  7. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • South victory caused volunteers to decline • It also proved to the north that this was not going to be a short war

  8. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • In 1861 General George B McClellan was given command of Army of Potomac

  9. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 He planned a waterborne attack (Pensacola Campaign) In 1862 McClellan captured Yorktown

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  11. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Came within sight of Richmond and attacked Jackson’s army • Lee launched a counter attack

  12. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Became the Seven Days Battle June 26 to July 2 1862 drove the union forces back to the sea

  13. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Two more factors the resulted from the Peninsula campaign 1. Lincoln began to draft the Emancipation Proclamation

  14. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • 2. Union turned to a total war strategy

  15. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Union strategy became • 1. Slowly suffocated the South by blockading its coasts

  16. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • 2. Liberate the slaves and undermine the economic foundation of the south • 3. Cut the Confederacy in half by seizing control of the Mississippi River

  17. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • 4. Dismember the Confederacy by sending troops through Georgia, and Carolinas

  18. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • 5. Capture Richmond • 6. Try everywhere to engage the enemies strength and grind it inot submission

  19. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Northern Blockade focused on principal ports

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  21. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • In order to combat blockade ships were built to run blockade

  22. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • First were fast ships that out ran blockade • Confederates then built the Merrimac (Virginia)

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  24. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Wooden ship covered with metal plates • The Merrimac became the biggest threat to the blockade

  25. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Crash through wooden ships • March 9 1862 Monitor (Union ironclad ship)

  26. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Met and battle became a standstill • However the fear of the Peninsula campaign the Confederates destroyed the Merrimac

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  28. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • On land Lee has crushed McClellan's forces at Richmond Lee moved Northward • Second Bull Run August 29-30

  29. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Second Battle of Bull Run August 29-30 1862 • Lee defeated General Popes’ forces

  30. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • After the victory at Second Bull Run Lee decided to invade the Union in Maryland

  31. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Lee’s objective was to inspire the border states to rise up against the the north and join the COnfederacy

  32. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • As Lee moved into Maryland he met McClellan's forces at Antietam

  33. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • September 17, 1862 • McClellan stopped Lee forces after finding the battle plans of Lee

  34. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • McClellan constantly refused to attack was insubordinate to Lincoln was finally dismissed by Lincon

  35. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • The victory or stalemate at Antietam gave Lincoln the backing to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

  36. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Lincoln now made an added incentive to win the war a moral cause • It also was the pivotal point or battle that convinced

  37. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • England and France would stay out of the war and strengthen the diplomatic position of the US to Europe

  38. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • The Emancipation Proclamation did nothing to free the slaves (it only freed slaves that were in rebellion against the US) • It was not enforced

  39. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Lincoln feared that if enforced border states would secede • It also destroyed any chance of a negotiated settlement to end war

  40. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Blacks now were able to enlist in the Union Army

  41. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • The Confederacy did not enlists slaves until one month before the war ended

  42. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Lee and Gettysburg • New commander of Union was General Burnside

  43. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Before Gettysburg Confederacy had routed Burnside at Fredericksburg • He was replaced General Hooker

  44. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Hooker was defeated by Lee forces at Chancellorsville • At Chancellorsville Stonewall Jackson was shot and mortally wounded

  45. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • Tremendous loss to Lee and South • Gettysburg became the final charge by Lee

  46. The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 • The armies met at Gettysburg July 1-3 • Series of Battles with the decisive battle on July 3 Pickett’s Charge was repelled

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