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The Civil War Begins

The Civil War Begins. Events of 1861 – 1862 Of the American Civil War. War Erupts with Fort Sumter. Federal fort in South Carolina Confederate States attack on April 12, 1861 After 34 hours of bombardment the Union forces under Robert Anderson surrender

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The Civil War Begins

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  1. The Civil War Begins Events of 1861 – 1862 Of the American Civil War

  2. War Erupts with Fort Sumter • Federal fort in South Carolina • Confederate States attack on April 12, 1861 • After 34 hours of bombardment the Union forces under Robert Anderson surrender • No casualties, but this begins the war that many knew was brewing for some time • Was Lincoln’s actions in resupplying the fort an innocent action, or a means of sparking a conflict with the South?

  3. Video from History Channel on Fort Sumter. The Path to Civil War

  4. Robert E. Lee leads Confederates • Before the war is superintendant of West Point in New York • Doesn’t agree with slavery, but joins the Confederate States because his home state of Virginia has seceded • Most experienced general in both the North and the South • Do you think there are other soldiers like Lee that didn’t believe in slavery but fought for the Confederates? Why do you think someone would do that?

  5. Strategy of the North and South • Confederate strategy one of defense, drag out the war and hope that Northern citizens lose the lust for war • Confederate states also hoping to be recognized by foreign powers (France and Britain) as an independent nation • Union strategy one of containment, Anaconda Plan, to surround the South by sea cutting off importing and exporting to foreign powers and controlling the Mississippi River and New Orleans

  6. Comparisons of North and South

  7. References Used • Picture of Fort Sumter taken from the website http://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm • Specific information about Fort Sumter battle found in textbook on pages 511 – 512 • Hyperlink for Anaconda Plan is provided for you to go beyond the textbook • Wolfe, B. (2011, May 9). Anaconda Plan. Retrieved READ_DATE, from Encyclopedia Virginia: http://www.EncyclopediaVirginia.org/Anaconda_Plan. • For more information about comparing the North and South check out the chart in your textbook on p. 514 • The Path to Civil War. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 2:27, June 12, 2011, from http://www.history.com/videos/us-inches-closer-to-war.

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