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The Civil War: In Review

The Civil War: In Review. William T. Sherman. Union General Led the “March to the Sea” Led the attack on Atlanta. Abraham Lincoln. 16 th President of The United States of America - Union Elected by the Republican Party Immediate cause of the Civil War. Jefferson davis.

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The Civil War: In Review

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  1. The Civil War: In Review

  2. William T. Sherman • Union General • Led the “March to the Sea” • Led the attack on Atlanta

  3. Abraham Lincoln • 16th President of The United States of America - Union • Elected by the Republican Party • Immediate cause of the Civil War

  4. Jefferson davis • President of The Confederate States of America • Former military officer • Former U.S. Senator from Mississippi • U.S. Secretary of War

  5. Alexander stephens • Vice President of the Confederacy • Did NOT want succession, and tried to negotiate a treaty during the war. • Was imprisoned for 5 months after the war and forgiven under the Reconstruction. • Went on to become a state Senator and later GA’s Governor.

  6. Ulysses S. Grant – Union General Robert E. Lee – Confederate Gen. Civil war leaders

  7. Andersonville Prison

  8. Gettysburg • A battle fought in Gettysburg, Penn. • Confederate Gen. – Robert E. Lee • Union Gen. – George Meade • 75,000 Confederate Soldiers • 28,000 Killed • 97,000 Union Soldiers • 23,000 Killed • Total Deaths = 51,000 (ONE Battle) • The Union won as Gen. Robert E. Lee decided to Retreat to Virginia.

  9. Ricmond, Virginia Washington D.C. Richmond was the Capital of the Confederate States of America. Washington D.C. was and still is the Capital of The United States of America. Capitals

  10. Ft. Sumter, South Carolina • First battle of the Civil War. • A victory for the Confederacy. • Union forces surrendered after two days of fighting.

  11. Atlanta, Georgia • Railroad hub in the south • Sherman wanted to disable the railroad / supply hub • Artillery pounded Atlanta for 40 days. • Conf. Gen. John Hood ordered his soldiers to burn and destroy everything so that there would be nothing left for Sherman’s army to use.

  12. Manassas, Virginia The first major land battle of The Civil War. Many Americans thought this would be a quick war. The Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia made Americans realize that this would be a long, bloody war. The Confederate forces won this battle.

  13. Appomattox Courthouse • The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was the final engagement of Confederate States Army General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen.Ulysses S. Grant, and one of the last battles of the American Civil War.

  14. Northern Blockade • Union ships formed a blockade of Southern Ports vital in the cotton trade. • The Confederate economy depended on cotton trade with Europe. • Northern ships blocked this trade disrupted the cotton trade and the Southern economy.

  15. Sherman’s March to the Sea • 5 weeks Sherman marched his men from Atlanta to Savannah. • They looted and destroyed $100 million worth of property, crops, livestock and homes. • Along the “March” Andersonville Confederate Prison was discovered.

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