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Main Idea
In the first two years of the war, neither side
gained a decisive victory over the other.
Why It Matters Now
A long war can cause much death and
destruction and leave a bitter legacy.
What key events of the Civil War occurred
between 1860 and 1863?
1860
February 1862 Capture of Fort Henry
and Fort Donelson
April 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh
April 25, 1862 Fall of New Orleans
June 25 to July 1, 1862 Seven Days’ Battles
September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam
1863
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• Why were Union victories in the West and the fall
of New Orleans significant to the Union cause?
• Why did Lee go on the offensive against the
North?
• How did the South’s fortunes change after Lee
took command of the Army of Northern
Virginia?
• Why were Union victories in the West and the fall of New
Orleans significant to the Union cause?
They helped the Union to achieve its goal of cutting the
Confederacy in two.
• Why did Lee go on the offensive against the North?
Force Lincoln to talk peace, Give Virginia farmers a chance to
harvest crops, South could plunder Northern crops for food
• How did the South’s fortunes change after Lee took command
of the Army of Northern Virginia?
It ended Union threat in Virginia and took the offensive against
the Union army
Lincoln had
trouble finding a
good and
aggressive general
to led the Union
troops
ULYSSES S
GRANT – a
Union general
fighting in the
west and
winning battles
President Grants Road to Success
Video Clip
February 1862 – Union captures Fort
Henry and opens the Mississippi
River as a transportation route
A huge battle takes place at SHILOH
– it is a Union victory
13,000 Union soldiers are wounded
along with 10,000 Confederate
soldiers
BATTLE OF SHILOH Video
April 1862 – Union captures New
Orleans and soon controls most of the
Mississippi River, cutting the South
in two
CAVALRY – soldiers on horseback
SEVEN DAYS BATTLES –
June/July 1862 – Confederate victory
in Virginia that prevents the Union
from attacking Richmond
Lee feels confident and decides to
invade the North
3 reasons Lee decides to attack the
North:
1)Force Lincoln to talk peace
2)Give Virginia farmers a chance to
harvest crops
3)South could plunder Northern
crops for food
England and France were thinking
about helping the South
A copy of Lee’s plans were left
behind and found by a Union soldier
BATTLE OF ANTIETAM – Sept
1862 – bloodiest battle in American
history
25,000 men wounded, Union victory
but missed a chance to follow up the
battle and finish the Southern army
BATTLE OF ANTIETAM Video Clip
Union general
McClellan is
fired by
Lincoln for not
following up
Making Inferences
What does Lee’s invasion of the North suggest about
his qualities as a general and a leader?
Think About
• Lee’s military skills and style
• the North’s resources
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Transparencies
What were some similarities and differences between the
North and the South?
North
More manpower
85 percent of
nation’s factories
Double the
railroad mileage
Almost all naval
power and
shipyards
Both
Believed in
what they were
fighting for
Many eager
volunteers
Public support
for the war
South
First-rate generals
Defending the
homeland
King Cotton