How do personalities begin to mold the outcome of the war?

1. How do personalities begin to mold the outcome of the war?

2. February 1862General US Grant takes over • Grant wins battles in Tennessee at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson • Grants earns the nickname “Unconditional Surrender”

3. February 1862General US Grant takes over

4. April 6th & 7th 1862Battle of Shiloh • Shiloh is a Hebrew word meaning “place of peace” • 1st day of battle – Confederates led by General Albert Sydney Johnston push the Union back

5. April 6th & 7th 1862Battle of Shiloh • 2nd day of battle – Union General Grant is reinforced by Buell and the Union reclaims the battlefield. General Johnston is killed

6. Battle of Shiloh “Hornet’s Nest” • A place on the battlefield that experienced the deadliest fighting • It is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War to date Result’s of the Battle of Shiloh: • 24,000 casualties (killed or wounded) • A Union victory

7. Hornet’s Nest

8. Admiral David Farragut takes New Orleans April 25 to May 1, 1862 • The Union captures the biggest Southern City • New Orleans controls the entrance to the Mississippi River

9. War in the East 1861-1862 General George McClellan takes over • Union General assumes command of the Army of the Potomac (North) • McClellan was excellent at training and preparing for battle • …..but when will he fight?

10. Spring 1862 Peninsular Campaign • McClellan attacks Richmond, VA • Union forces sail around and land eat of Richmond with 120,000 soldiers • The south tricks the union and McClellan decides to dig in (defensive)

11. June & July 1862The Seven Days Battles Army of Northern Virginia • A series of battles outside of Richmond, VA • Robert E. Lee and his army of Northern Virginia drive the Union to the Sea Results: • McClellan retreats to Washington, DC