The Civil War

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The Civil War
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NORTH VS south

• Lincoln now has
• a dilemma

• Captured
• Post offices
• Court Houses
• Forts

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But, if I evacuate, I legitimize the Confederacy,
alienate myself from the Republican Party,
undermine my own administration AND endanger the
Union.
By ordering the navy in is to begin hostilities.
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hostilities begin
fort sumter april 12, 1861
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Bull Run July 21, 1861
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Bull Run July 21, 1861
Gen. Irvin McDowell
Gen. Stonewall Jackson
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ruins of the stone bridge
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stone bridge present day
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SHILOH- APRIL 6, 1862

• LESSONS LEARNED
• Scout area
• Dig trenches
• Build fortifications

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Union Takes the Mississippi

• David Farragut
• Capture major cities
• Control lower Mississippi

David G. Farragut
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The Ironclads
Monitor and Merrimack
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ANTIETAM SEPTEMBER 17, 1862
BLOODIEST BATTLE OF THE WAR
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BLOODIEST SINGLE-DAY BATTLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
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MORE THAN 26,000 CASUALTIES
                              
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LINCOLN MCCLELLAN
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England vs. The United States
Trent Affair England nearly declares war on
Union Diplomatic solution reached
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SYMBOLIC IMPORTANCE Turned war into a struggle
to free slaves Only Confederate states were
affected Border states kept slaves
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Turning Point-Gettysburg
North gains and maintains control
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Day 3
Day 1
Day 2
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National Cemetery at Gettysburg
Losses Union 23,000 killed or
wounded Confederacy 28,000 killed or
wounded all numbers are approximate
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Gettysburg Vicksburg Battered Confederacy
With the defeat of the Confederacy at Gettysburg
and Vicksburg, the Union's goals were being
realized.
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Change in Momentum
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1864 Virginia Campaigns
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Gen. Wm. T. Sherman
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Sherman used total war during Georgia campaign.
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Train Depot
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Union soldiers with captured guns
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Confederate palisades
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2nd massachusetts camp at city hall
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ruins of atlanta depot