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Highlights of the Civil War 1861-1865 The Union Goes on the Offensive after Ft. Sumter Battle of Bull Run July 21, 1861 First battle of the Civil War Manassas Junction Picnic-ers MacDowell and “Stonewall” Jackson Billy Yanks versus Johnny Rebs A LONG WAY TO GO! Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation, September 1862 Maryland under martial law by Lincoln Border state and Washington D.C. McClellan for the Union Lee’s Battle Plans Too cautious Lee “retires the field” first ** EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION!!! Anaconda Plan: Squeeze the Confederacy like a snake! Naval Blockade by the North USS Monitor vs. the CSS Merrimac Take the capital at Richmond, VA Moved from Mobile, Alabama Jefferson Davis and State’s Rights Split the Confederacy Take the Mississippi (Grant and Farragut) Sherman’s “March to the Sea” Chancellorsville, Virginia, April 1863 Jeb Stuart and incorrect intelligence Loss of Stonewall Jackson Cavalry ride around Union army Killed by friendly fire Lee’s Victory but… Confederacy cannot take the losses Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863 Largest 3 Day Battle Confederacy cannot take the losses On Union Soil – Pennsylvania Lee’s strategy to gain foreign aid *** Turning point of the war! Gettysburg Address: Lincoln Consecration of a cemetery Siege of Vicksburg, July 1863 Control of the Mississippi Bombardment of Vicksburg Grant from the north and Farragut from New Orleans Civilian population along with military, holds out Condition of Vicksburg Way open for Sherman’s “March to the Sea” Path of total destruction, 60 miles wide From Tennessee to Savannah, Georgia Surrender at Appomattox, April 9, 1865 Siege of Richmond Grant accepts Lee surrender Confederate surrender their weapons and go home Over 500,000 deaths: war, disease, “surgery” Lincoln assassinated April 14, 1865 Andrew Johnson takes over