The Not So Civil War

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The Not So Civil War

• 1861 to 1862
• US History I

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I. First Blood

• As all the tensions of the nation peaked, all
  eyes turned towards South Carolina
• South Carolina was the first state to leave the
  Union
• In Charleston there was a fort filled with
  Northern troops
• It was called Fort Sumter

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Lincoln Jeff Davis
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Attack on Sumter
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I. First Blood

• The South attacked and captured the fort
• This was considered the beginning of the Civil
  War

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I. First Blood

• The Norths Advantages Population, industry,
  money, railroads, and strong government
• The Souths Advantages better military
  leaders, fighting a defensive war

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II. The Blue The Grey

• Once war was official, the military minds began
  plotting their strategies
• Firstly the North used their navy to blockade
  the Souths ports
• The Reason No trade means no money or supplies

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II. The Blue The Grey

• The Norths 1 general General
  Winfield Scott
• Critics felt he was too old
• Northern General 2 General
  Irwin McDowell

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Scott McDowell
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II. The Blue The Grey

• He led at the first battle Bull Run,
  Virginia / Manassas
• Many northern civilians came to watch and eat
  picnics!
• The generals McDowell vs. Thomas Stonewall
  Jackson

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Stonewall Jackson
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II. The Blue The Grey

• The Battle The Union started well, but the
  Confederates forced them to retreat
• The North realized This would not be a quick
  war
• Lincoln decided the loss was McDowells fault

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II. The Blue The Grey

• Northern General 3 Gen. George
  McClellan
• He was an excellent trainer, but a lousy
  strategist on the battlefield

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McClellan
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III. For Whom the Bell Tolls

• After the rough beginning, the North decided to
  try to capture the southern capital, Richmond,
  Virginia
• McClellan had 150,000 troops the largest
  American army ever
• But he thought the South was just as strong
• He was - wrong

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III. For Whom the Bell Tolls

• The South chose their top general Gen Robert E
  Lee
• McClellan landed his army at Yorktown, Virginia
• This led to The Seven Days Battles
• The Result The south forced McClellan to retreat

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General Lee
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Robert E Lee
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III. For Whom the Bell Tolls

• The Toll Union 15,000 dead, Confederates
  20,000 dead
• The Next Battle The Second Battle of Bull Run
• The Result The South again forced McClellan to
  retreat

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IV. The Bloodiest Day

• Things were going so well for the Confederacy,
  they decided to try to capture Washington DC to
  end the war.
• Generals Lee Jackson began marching north to
  Wash. DC
• A Union soldier found several cigars wrapped in
  a piece of paper
• It was The southern plan to attack Washington DC

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IV. The Bloodiest Day

• Knowing the souths plan the North attacked
  quickly
• The Battle Antietam
• The Result The north stopped the southern plan
• The Toll In one day North lost 13,000, south
  lost 11,000 men.

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Abe at Antietam
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V. The Wild West

• The war in the west went much easier for the
  Union.
• The Reason Gen Ulysses S Grant
• He captured several southern forts
• Importance gave North control of several
  important rivers

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US Grant
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V. The Wild West

• The next Major battle Shiloh, TN
• The generals US Grant vs. Gen. Johnston of
  the south
• The Battle Johnston was killed, but South still
  almost won, until Northern reinforcements helped
  North win

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V. The Wild West

• The Toll
• North lost 21 of troops (13,000 men)
• South lost 28 of troops (11,000 men)

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VI. River of Blood

• The North now decided they needed to control the
  Mississippi River.
• Step One Capture New Orleans
• How the North did it broke through defenses and
  captured the city
• The only obstacle left The southern fort at
  Vicksburg, Miss

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VI. River of Blood

• The North tried several times to take the fort
• The Fort was still too strong to capture
• At this point (1862) The North had lost as many
  battles as they had won no one was winning!