Section 16-3 No End in Sight By Daniel Venker and Ryan Bausch

1. Section 16-3No End in SightBy Daniel Venker and Ryan Bausch Main idea- In the first two years of the war, neither side gained a decisive victory.

2. Union Victories in the West General in the west was Ulysses S. Grant February 1862, Grant makes move to take Tennessee Used gun boats to take the river forts of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson Opened up the South to the Union They could use the rivers to get farther into Confederate territory

3. The Battle of Shiloh Confederates retreat from river forts to Corinth, Mississippi Grant and his soldiers followed Before reinforcements came, Confederates attack Grant near Shiloh Church Battle through the night and terrible storm Union got reinforcements over night Grant attacks at dawn and forces Confederates to retreat again

4. The Fall of New Orleans April 25, 1862, Union takes largest city in the South, New Orleans Union fleet was led by David Farragut Left Confederates with only 150 miles of Mississippi river in their possession Union was close to goal of cutting Confederacy in two to weaken it

5. Lee Claims Victories in the East • 1862, Robert E. Lee takes charge of the Army of Northern Virginia • Lee wanted stop to George McClellan and his army to take Richmond • Lee attacked with his army and the battle lasted from June 25, to July 1, 1862 • This battle was called the Seven Day’s War • Lee forced McClellan to retreat • Lee ended the Union threat in Virginia

6. Lee Invades the North • Hoping to take down the Union, Lee decided to attack Maryland in September • Lee had several reasons for starting the war in the North: • Hoped victory would force Lincoln to talk peace • Invasion would give farmers a break from war during harvest season • Confederates would take northern farms for food • Hoped to convince Europe to side with south

7. Bloody Antietam • Lee drew up a plan for campaign after attacking Maryland • One Confederate officer accidently left plan behind • Later was found by McClellan’s army • On September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek, McClellan’s fought against Lee’s army • As a result the Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day in all American history • Results after battle • 25,000 men died or were wounded • Lee lost one-third of army • McClellan did not follow and was later fired by Lincoln