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Advantages in the Civil War- Quick
Review
• Bell Ringer: Even though the South did not
have many advantages, there were a few
aspects that allowed them to be competitive
in the war. Explain what these are.
The Civil War
Introducing the major players and
strategies in one of the most
important wars in U.S. history.
Union Plans for Victory
• The Anaconda Plan
• Capture Richmond, VA (the capital of the CSA.
• Gain control of the Mississippi to split the South in
two.
• Use a naval blockade to slowly suffocate the
Confederacy
The Union’s Anaconda Plan
Abraham Lincoln
• Elected President in 1860. His election led 11
states to secede from the Union.
• Wanted to:
1. Preserve the Union
2. End slavery (Emancipation Proclamation)
• In 1863, freed the slaves from the Confederacy
with the Emancipation Proclamation.
• Gifted speaker:
• “House Divided” speech. “A house divided
against itself can not stand.”
• The Gettysburg Address
• Directed the nation through this challenging time
• Assassinated just five days after the South
surrendered
George McClellan
• Twice in charge of the
Union Army.
• Arrogant man. Cautious
on the battlefield.
• Was hired and fired
multiple times by Lincoln
for being cautious.
Demonstrates one of the
North’s problems.
Ulysses S. Grant
• The best and most famous northern
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general.
Was the 6th commanding general of
the Union army
Believed in “total war” – using all
resources at your disposal to crush
your enemy.
Aggressive leader- Used his much
larger army to crash Confederate
lines and force them to surrender.
Will become President four years
after the end of the Civil War.
http://www.history.com/topics/ame
rican-civil-war/american-civil-warhistory/videos/grant-and-shermanunlikely-leaders
William T. Sherman
• Union General
• Used total war to
devastate the South.
• Led Sherman’s March to
the Sea through Georgia,
South Carolina, North
Carolina and Virginia
which left devastation in
the states. Make the
South beg for mercy.
• http://www.history.com/t
opics/american-civilwar/shermansmarch/videos
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Confederate Plans for Victory
• Make the war long and drawn out in hopes that the Union will
no longer want to fight. Inflict high casualties.
• Get France and England to become allies with the South.
• Capture Washington, D.C.
• Demonstrate that the South is justified in their secession.
Relating the separation to the American Revolution.
Confederate Plans for Victory
Jefferson Davis
• The first and only President of the
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Confederacy.
A former soldier in the MexicanAmerican War
Not a strong leader, he was unable to
find a suitable strategy for defeating
the larger, more industrial Union.
He was unable to convince France
and England to become allies with
the South.
After the war, was arrested and put in
jail for two years before treason
charges were eventually dropped.
Robert E. Lee- Best Civil War General
• When South Carolina seceded, Lee was offered
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command of the Union Army by President
Lincoln.
Although against slavery and secession, could
not bring himself to fight against his home state
of VA.
Highly respected and revered by his soldiers and
his opponents
Able to inflict huge losses to Union forces with
a much smaller army due to his skill as a
tactician.
Unable to ultimately overcome Union’s size and
resources.
Instrumental in bringing the South peacefully
back into the Union.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeGBpTF
Zhh4
Thomas “Stonewall”Jackson
• 2nd in command behind Lee
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in the Confederacy.
Great leader who was killed
by “friendly fire” at
Chancellorsville.
Great strategist and had a
brilliant military mind.
The South will feel the
impact of his death.
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=AnNWtDRrHrQ
George Pickett
• Asked by Lee to make a
major assault at Gettysburg
(Pickett’s Charge).
• Pickett lost most of his
men at this battle, the South
will never recover.
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=dSraOEtrhWY