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The Early Stages

The Early Stages. Mobilizing the Troops. 1 st Battle of Bull Run occurred 25 miles south of Washington D.C. Stonewall Jackson and the Confederates defeated the Union Army. Result of the defeat the was that the war would take longer to win and the need of more troops.

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The Early Stages

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  1. The Early Stages

  2. Mobilizing the Troops • 1st Battle of Bull Run occurred 25 miles south of Washington D.C. • Stonewall Jackson and the Confederates defeated the Union Army. • Result of the defeat the was that the war would take longer to win and the need of more troops. • The North began issuing a bounty to anyone who would enlist for 3 years.

  3. Naval War • The Monitor (Union) & The Merrimack (Confederates) fought a battle at the James River in Va. on March 9, 1862. • Result was that the south could not break the Northern blockade. • Another objective of the North was to close Southern ports. • New Orleans was captured by Union troops on April 25, 1862.

  4. War in the West • U.S. Grant began a campaign in which he was to capture the Cumberland & Tennessee rivers. This cut the Confederacy in half and provided a river rte deep into Confederate territory. • The Battle of Shiloh . Surprise attack by the Rebels on Gen. Grant. The Union won the battle but the cost in human lives were great.

  5. The War in the East • Lincoln appointed Gen. McClellan to be CinC of Union forces. • McClellan planned to attack and capture Richmond. • June ‘62 McClellan was attacked by southern forces. • McClellan was forced to retreat back to D.C.

  6. The War in the East • The Battle of Antietam. Lee attacked Union forces defending Washington D.C. • Lee thought by defeating Union forces in the North it would get the South recognition and it’s independence.

  7. The War in the East • The Battle of Antietam was fought on Sept. 17, 1862. It is the bloodiest day in American history. • Over 23,000 killed and wounded. • Battle took place near Sharpsburg, Md.

  8. The Battle of Antietam • Results: • Union defeated the Confederacy. • Britain did not recognize the South. • Lincoln decides to free the slaves in the South.

  9. Emancipation Proclamation • Lincoln did not want to offend border states by freeing the slaves in those states so he chose to end slavery in the South . • Lincoln’s primary purpose was to preserve the Union. • Sept. 22, 1862 Lincoln announced he would issue the Emancipation Proclamation. • Transformed the war from preserving to a war of liberation.

  10. Military Life • Hard & Tough • Food was tasteless . Consisted of hardtack (biscuit), beans, dried salt pork and coffee. • Disease from unsanitary hospital conditions. • Measles, mumps, smallpox, dysentery, gangrene & typhoid were the main killers. • POW prisons also killed many soldiers.

  11. Blacks & Women • Blacks contributed on both sides of the war. • The 1st Black Regt was the 54th Massachusetts. • Became famous for its actions throughout the war. • Women played a significant role serving as nurses, running businesses and taking care of the family farm and home.

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