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Battles of the Civil War
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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!
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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
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Army of Northern Virginia
Resources of the North and the South:
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South
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Many more factories, people, & railroads
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Experienced military commanders
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Huge advantage in military and weapons
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Battles fought mostly on their land
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Stronger political structure
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Great desire (want) to win!
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The Union’s Plan: The Anaconda Plan
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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
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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
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Gettysburg Address
Date: November 1863
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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
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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
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