Early Years of the War

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Early Years of the War

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Terms and People

• ironclad warships covered with protective iron
  plates
• casualty a person killed, missing, or wounded
  in action
• George McClellan very organized but cautious
  Union General
• Ulysses S. Grant Union General who was very
  successful in the West

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Both Sides seek an Advantage

• Both Sides seem an advantage early in the war
• They look for strong leaders and new technology

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New Technology - Land

• New Guns Rifles
• Better Cannons
• Generals slow to change tactics
• Thousands Die

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New Technology Sea

• New ships called Ironclads used
• Protected by iron plates instead of just wood
• Famous battle between the Union ship Monitor and
  Confederate ship Merrimack
• First successful use of the submarine
• The Hunley

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Leaders

• General George McClellan very cautious general,
  trained his men for seven months.
• Advanced toward Richmond but paused to ask for
  reinforcements
• Confederates reinforced and pushed the Union
  back on May 31, 1862

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Leaders

• General Robert E. Lee Confederate General from
  Virginia.
• Sought a victory on Union soil, split his army
  in two and marched North
• McClellan found Lees battle plan and attacked
  his main force

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Battle of Antietam

• September 17, 1862, Sharpsburg Maryland
  McClellan attacked Lees troops
• Bloodiest single day battle of the war
• Lee lost a third of his men, 14,000 troops
• McClellen lost 12,000 troops

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Leaders

• Ulysses S. Grant - most successful General in
  the West, took chances
• Won battles along the Mississippi River
• Marched toward the railroad town of Corinth
  Mississippi

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Battle of Shiloh

• Surprise attack by the Confederate general Albert
  Johnston
• Grant retreats a full mile before setting up a
  defensive position.
• The Union is able to win after 11,000 Southern
  troops and 13,000 Northern troops die

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Western control

• The Mississippi river is virtually under the
  Norths control by the end of 1862.