Mobilization and Military Overview

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Mobilization and Military Overview

• Secession
• Forming the Confederacy
• From Radicalism to Moderation
• Confederate Constitution
• Strategic Issues
• Resources
• Goals
• Federal Strategy
• Scotts Anaconda Plan
• Blockade/Isolation/Pressure
• Hold the Border
• Attrition
• Confederate Strategy
• Defensive Offense (?)

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• Phases and Influences
• East/West/East
• Space and Geography
• Leadership
• Politics
• Future Issues
• Total War
• Emancipation
• Organization
• Dissent

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United States, 1861
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Anaconda Plan
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Newspaper Maps, 1861
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Gallery of Mobilization

• Public Meeting, Pennsylvania

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Recruiting Poster
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Recruiting Poster 2
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German Recruiting Poster
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Uncle Sams Recruiting
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Patriotic Song
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Sentimental Patriotism, Southern Style
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Sentimental Patriotism, Northern Style