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The Civil War
War Begins
I. Americas Choose Sides
1. Attempts to Stop the War
a.In his inaugural
address Lincoln
promised not to
end slavery or to
attack the South
first
b.He also stated that
the Union must be
preserved
2. Fort Sumter
a. Fort Sumter was located in South Carolina and
controlled the entrance to Charlestown harbor
b.Confederates demanded the Fort be surrendered
c. Instead Lincoln sent supplies, which were blocked
d.April 12, 1861 Confederates opened fire – 34 hours
later the fort was surrendered
B. Reaction to Lincoln’s Call
1.Lincoln declared
the South to be in
rebellion
2.He asked states
for 75,000
volunteers to put
down the rebellion
3. Border States were deeply divided. They
were slave states located between the Union
and Confederacy that stayed loyal to the
Union.
C. Northern Resources
1.Population - 22
million
2.Network of roads,
canals, and railroads
3.More developed
economy
4. Anaconda Plan – Strategy developed by Winfield Scott
a. Destroy Southern economy through a naval blockade
b. Gain control of the Mississippi river to divide the South
D. Southern Resources
1.Had a strong military tradition
2.Farms to provide food
3.Brilliant officers
4.Territory in South formed a natural
defense
5.It only had to defend itself until the
North got tired of fighting
6.They hoped to wear the Union down a
capture Washington DC
7.They also tried to win allies with cotton
diplomacy
A. Volunteer Armies
1.At the start of the
was the Union only
had 16,000 soldiers
within months it was
up to 500,000
2.Southern men rose
up to defend their
land and way of life
B. Helping the Troops
1.Civilians on both sides
helped by raising
money, providing aid,
and running hospitals
2.Elizabeth Blackwell was
the first woman to
become a doctor and
helped to form the U.S.
Sanitary Commission
C. Training the Soldiers
1.Both sides had
shortages of
clothing, food,
standard uniforms,
and rifles
2.Most of the
volunteers had no
idea how to fight
3.Discipline became
the key issue