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Melinda Moore

Explore the impact of border states in the American Civil War, the strategies employed by the Union and Confederacy, and significant battles that shaped the outcome of the war.

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  1. TheAmerican Civil War(1861-1865) Melinda Moore

  2. Border States / slave states / stayed in Union Delaware Maryland Kentucky Missouri

  3. 35. Lincoln wanted to hold on to border states;*Losing border states would increase Confederacy population.**Border states surrounded our nation’s capital. 36. West Virginia

  4. 37. Yankees – Union – North -wanted to preserve the Union 37. Rebels – Confederacy – South -wanted to preserve their way of life even if it meant independence BEGINNING GOALS

  5. Railroad Lines, 1860

  6. Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

  7. 38. Yankees – Union – North -larger, free population -more manufacturing capabilities -more railroads -stronger navy -volunteers -Lincoln 39. Rebels – Confederacy – South -knowledge of countryside -fought mostly a defensive war -fought for their property -great generals/Lee Advantages:

  8. “I cannot raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home.”40. Robert E. Lee

  9. 41. General Winfield Scott’s 3-step strategy to defeat the South: capture Richmond take control of Mississippi River use navy to blockade Southern ports 42. Union’s strategy - Anaconda Plan

  10. 43. MS River supplied Confederate troops with supplies from the West.

  11. 44. The Confederate “White House” in Richmond, VA located 100 miles from Washington D.C.

  12. 45. Battle of Bull Run (1st Manassas)July, 1861 (first major battle)

  13. 46. The Battle of the Merrimack (C) and the Monitor (U) marked the end of wooden warships.

  14. 47. The bloodiest single day of fighting occurred along the Antietam Creek during the Battle of Antietam. (1862, over 23,000 casualties) A Bloody Day…

  15. \ 48. Confederates accidentally shot Thomas Stonewall Jackson during the Battle of Chancellorsville – left his arm amputated and he died a few days later.

  16. 49. BATTLE OF SHILOHApril 1862, Grant overcame southern forces and took control of western Tennessee getting the Union closer to controlling the MS River. Confederate    Union

  17. 50. TheEmancipationProclamation (1-1-1863)

  18. 3 reasons that Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. 1. gain support of antislavery groups 2. broaden the goals of the war 3. discourage foreign powers from helping the South.

  19. African-American Recruiting Poster

  20. 51. The Famous 54th Massachusetts

  21. 52. Hardships: poor camp conditions Biggest problem: disease and infection deadly weapons

  22. The North Initiates the Draft, 1863

  23. NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)

  24. *did not support war *wanted to end the War 53. Copperheads 54. Income tax *tax people’s earnings

  25. 55. Women of the Civil War: • Clara Barton-Union nurse/founded Red Cross • Worked on farms and industries • Gave out medical supplies • Raised money • Made uniforms/weapons • Disguised as men/fought in battle • Spies

  26. 56. Ulysses S. Grant • Hiram Ulysses Grant • Union General • “Unconditional Surrender” • Lincoln’s man to win

  27. Grant’s strategy on Vicksburg 56. siege -a military blockade of an enemy in order to force a surrender 6 weeks for Grant to take Vicksburg

  28. 56. Grant’s forces cut off the supply lines to Vicksburg in a strategy called a siege- blockade of a city. Vicksburg - blocked the Mississippi River where the South was getting its supplies. Starving residents ate horses, mules, and dogs. Citizens – forced to stay in city July 4, 1863 – Confederates surrendered

  29. 57. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted 3 days. It was a victory for the North and considered the turning point of the War.

  30. 58. “Pickett’s Charge” was a failure.

  31. Gettysburg Casualties

  32. 59. Gettysburg Address “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain……and that government of the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” This is a quote from the Gettysburg Address.

  33. The Battle of Chickamauga

  34. TOTAL WAR: 60. destroying food, supplies, transportation; whatever necessary

  35. 1864 Election Pres. Lincoln (R) George McClellan (D)

  36. 61. Sherman’s“Marchto theSea”throughGeorgia,1864

  37. 62. Second Inaugural Address –March 4, 1865 “With malice toward none with charity for all, let us strive to bind the nation’s wounds………” One of the finest speeches in American history…… malice – desire to cause harm Pres. Lincoln (R)

  38. 63. Surrender at Appomattox Court House April 9, 1865 64. 4 years

  39. 65. Significant Results of War

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