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Name: Class: Date: Battles of the Civil War Preview: 1. What was the 1st state to secede? South Carolina 2. What was the last state to secede? Tennessee 3. What were the slave states that stayed loyal to the union? Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware Presidents during the Civil War: Union (North): Confederacy (South): Name: Abraham Lincoln Preserve the Union! Name: Jefferson Davis Preserve State’s Rights! VS Keep Slavery Leaders of the Armies during the Civil War: Union (North): Confederacy (South): Name: Ulysses S. Grant Army of the Potomac Name: Robert E. Lee VS Army of Northern Virginia Resources of the North and the South: North South Many more factories, people, & railroads Experienced military commanders Huge advantage in military and weapons Battles fought mostly on their land Stronger political structure Great desire (want) to win! Name: Class: The Union’s Plan: The Anaconda Plan Date: Goal: “Strangle” the South. Suffocate them by cutting off their supplies, food sources & communication Battles of the American Civil War Fort Sumter Date: April 12, 1861 Win for… Details: South Carolina seceded. North South Significance: 1st Battle of Civil War Union fort in Confederate territory President Lincoln sent resources for soldiers trapped in Confederate territory Antietam Date: September, 1862 Details: Gen. Lee invaded Maryland Win for… North South Significance: Northern victory convinced Bloodiest single day in American history-23,000 casualties Lincoln to release the Emancipation Proclamation Confederate army retreats back to the South-Union wins The Emancipation Proclamation Date: January 1, 1863 Details: Document released by Lincoln Win for… Significance: Ending slavery now the goal of the North Declares that all slaves in the rebelling states are to be set free North South Gives Union a moral purpose for victory-they want to fight even harder Makes foreign nations unlikely to help the South Has little immediate effect on slavery-slaves were freed as the North took back each Southern enslaved area Gettysburg Date: July 1-3, 1863 Details: Lee’s last attempt to take the war to the NorthSouth invades Pennsylvania Bloodiest battle of the CW-Over 50,000 killed in 3 days. Union won Win for… Significance: North South Major turning point in the war Lee has much smaller army to fight with after the battle It is obvious that the South can’t win at this point Name: Class: Date: Gettysburg Address Date: November 1863 Win for… Details: North South Significance: Speech Lincoln gave to dedicate new cemeteryset up to bury the dead at Gettysburg Lincoln says this is a war to preserve the country America is not a collection of states but 1 nation Considered one of the best speeches in US. History Vicksburg Date: July 4, 1863 Details: Union captured New Orleans & was working their way up to Vicksburg Union gained control of the Mississippi River Part of the Anaconda Plan Win for… North Significance: South Cut the Confederacy in half Cut off the South’s supplies & ability to get food to soldiers Cut off their ability to communicate Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Date: April 9, 1865 Details: Overall winner… North Significance: Gen. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to the Union Army Gen. Grant accepted his surrender South Union won! Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Date: April 15, 1865 Details: John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the head Ford’s Theatre Win for… North South Significance: Changed the way Reconstruction was handled Extra Notes: Sherman’s March to the Sea: Gen. Sherman led Northern troops in march across Georgia. Destroyed farms, RR’s, & towns. “Scorched Earth”. Made it impossible for the South to support the Southern Army. Trying to end the war. Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address: Lincoln wanted a policy of forgiveness toward the South and quick rebuilding of the South Name: Class: Date: Who? Where? William Carney What? Why? When? Remember me because I …. Who? Where? Phillip Bazaar What? Why? When? Remember me because I ….