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The Civil War (1861-1865) Battles of the Civil War First Bull Run: July 21, 1861, or the Battle of Manassas • • • • Union: General Irvin McDowell Confederate: General PGT Beauregard Obj: Manassas, VA, railroad junction Confederate: General Jackson’s “Stonewall Defense” • Union loss • Pres. Lincoln places George McClellan in charge of Union forces • What are casualties? Tactics and Technology • Still fought in the European fashion: overwhelming the enemy with massive charge of troops • Cannons and muskets not accurate • New rifles accurate up to 500 yards (that’s 5 football fields!!) • New bullets with angled head, spiraled barrels • What are shells and canisters? Fort Henry Feb. 6, 1862 Fort Donelson Feb. 16, 1862 • Tennessee • Union: General Ulysses S. Grant • Obj:Cumberland and Tenn. Rivers=access to western Confederacy • Steampowered gunboats shell the forts into submission • Grant captures both forts by mid-February Battle of Shiloh April 6-7, 1862 • • • • Union: Gen. Grant South: Gen. Albert S. Johnston Obj: Corinth, MS, railroad center USG: “Retreat? No, I propose to attack at daylight and whip them.” • Casualties: N-13,000; S-11,000 • Union win Capture of New Orleans • • • • April 25, 1862 Naval commander David Farragut Union win Why is this significant to the Union war effort? Battle of Seven Pines • • • • Near Richmond Union victory Death of Confederate Joseph Johnston Robert E. Lee now in command Capture of Memphis June 6, 1862 Union Battle of Seven Days June 25July 1, 1862 • CSA win • Gen. Lee split his forces here in a risky move to “outflank” his enemy • This would be a tactic that Lee would use throughout the war Second Bull Run Aug. 29-30, 1862 • CSA victory Battle of Antietam Sept.17, 1862 Union • Single bloodiest day of the war – 12,000 casualties in the 1st 3 hours of battle • One of the only battles in Union territory (Maryland, border state) • Denied REL a victory on Union soil Battle of Fredericksburg 12/13/1862 CSA • Ambrose Burnside vs. Robert E. Lee • Gen. Burnside lost 13,000 troops against REL • “sideburns” Battle of Murfreesboro Dec.31, 1862-Jan.2, 1863 • Tennessee • Union win mid-April 1863 Union capture Jackson ,MS Battle of Chancellorsville • • • • Hooker vs. Stonewall, Stuart, and Lee Lee flanks again Stonewall killed by friendly fire after battle May 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg • July 1-3, 1863 • Meade win vs. Lee, Longstreet, Pickett • Pickett’s fateful “charge” of Cemetary Ridge Vicksburg • • • • Grant vs. Pemberton Siege lasts from late May to July Pemberton surrender July 4, 1863 Turning Point along with Gettysburg – Joyous July 4th for the Union – They have successfully split the Confederacy in two (control of Miss. River-Vicksburg) and denied REL a much-needed victory on Union soil Sherman’s “March to the Sea” through Georgia, 1864 The Fall of Richmond • Lee told Davis the capital was in danger • Davis ordered evacuation • Union forces took Richmond • Lincoln toured the city soon after The remains of buildings after the Union invasion, April 1865 Surrender at Appomattox • • • • Lee realized his position was hopeless Asked to meet with Grant Met in Appomattox on April 9, 1865 Lenient surrender terms An artist’s rendition of the meeting Impact of the War Freedmen disinter bodies of soldiers killed at Cold Harbor for reburial after the war Impact of the War: the Union • 111,000 killed in action • 250,000 killed by non-military causes (mostly disease) • Over 275,000 wounded • Estimated cost in today’s dollars: $6.19 billion Union dead at Gettysburg Impact of the War: the Confederacy • 93,000 killed in battle • 165,000 killed by non-military causes • Over 137,000 wounded • Estimated cost in today’s dollars: $2.10 billion Destruction in Atlanta after Sherman’s troops took the city Discussion Questions 1. Why did Grant’s “total war” policy meet with resistance even in the North? Do you think the policy was a good idea? Why? 2. How did Grant and Sherman’s military campaigns help Lincoln win reelection in 1864?