The Civil War Begins

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The Civil War Begins
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Lincolns 1st Inauguration

• On March 4th the new president said he had not
  had plans to end slavery in those states where it
  already existed, but he also said he would not
  accept secession.
• He hoped to resolve the national crisis without
  warfare

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Abraham Lincoln

• Lincolns main goal was to preserve the Union

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Fort Sumter

• On April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on
  Ft. Sumter, thus beginning the Civil War

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George McClellan

• A talented, but, by the book general who
  resisted taking chances
• This frustrated Lincoln

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Robert E. Lee

• Opposed Secession and slavery
• Had been offered the head of the Union Army, but
  declined
• Accepted control of the Confederate Army out of
  duty to his home state of Virginia
• Was unconventional in warfare, often taking risks

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Robert E. Lee
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Thomas Stonewall Jackson

• Lees top general
• His death was a turning point in the war
• Lee Jackson has lost his left arm, I have lost
  my right

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Ulysses S. Grant

• Early success was out west
• Won battle of Vicksburg
• Took over head of Union Army
• Defeated the Confederacy

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William Sherman

• Led the March to the Sea
• Burned everything in his path through Georgia and
  South Carolina

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Southern Advantages

• They didnt have to win
• High profits from cotton
• First rate generals
• Strong military tradition
• Highly motivated soldiers

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Northern Advantages

• More people and firepower
• More factories and manufacturing
• Greater food production
• Better transportation system

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The Anaconda Plan

• The Unions war plan
• Blockade of Southern ports
• Gain control of the Mississippi River and split
  the Confederacy
• Capture the Confederate capital of Richmond

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Bull Run/Manassas

• First major battle of the Civil War
• Confederates win
• Shows that the war was not going to be quick and
  easy

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Antietam

• On September 17, 1862, McClellan launched a
  surprise attack at Antietam
• The attack was the single bloodiest day of the
  war
• After battle, Lincoln issues the Emancipation
  Proclamation

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Politics of the War

• Lincoln declared martial law in Maryland and
  suspended writ of habeas corpus (cannot be
  imprisoned w/o appearing before a judge)
• Lincoln instituted the draft

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Politics of the War

• Copperheads Union Democrats who criticized
  Lincoln and the war

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