No End in Sight

1. No End in Sight Chapter 16, Section 3

2. 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam McClellan Takes Command • EVENTS • President Lincoln gave McClellan authority over all of the Union troops fighting in the East • EFFECTS • Restored confidence • Organized and trained troops • Stalled the Union forces • McClellan was hesitant to attack the Confederate capital

3. 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam Grant Takes Tennessee • EVENTS • Grant’s Strategy: “Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.” • Grant’s troops captured two Confederate river forts in Tennessee • EFFECTS • Opened up a river highway for northern supply lines into the heart of the South (to the Alabama border)

4. 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam The Battle of Shiloh • EVENTS • The Union troops had pushed the Confederates back to the TN/MS border • The Confederate general, Johnston, decided to attack before the Union troops could be reinforced • Terribly deadly battle • William Tecumseh Sherman • EFFECTS • Northerners were horrified and wanted Grant replaced, but Lincoln was impressed by his determination http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/videos#the-battle-of-shiloh

5. 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam The Fall of NOLA • EVENTS • Union naval forces captured New Orleans, the largest city in the South • EFFECTS • The Union almost controlled the Mississippi River • “New Orleans gone—and with it the Confederacy. Are we not cut in two?” ~President Davis’ aide’s wife

6. 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam Seven Days’ Battles • EVENTS • Robert E. Lee took over control of the Confederate troops in Northern Virginia • Lee sent scouts to spy on the Union troops • The two sides clashed in battles for a week • EFFECTS • High casualties • Union forces retreated • Ended the Union threat on the Confederate capital in Virginia

7. 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam Lee Invades the North • EVENTS • Lee took his troops into Union territory without approval from President Davis • The first time the Southern troops took an offensive position • Wanted to force Lincoln into peace talks • Wanted to give VA farmers a rest during the harvest • Confederates could plunder for food • Wanted to show that the South had a chance • EFFECTS • Impressed Britain and France, who were considering recognizing the Confederacy

8. 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam Battle of Antietam • EVENTS • Lee’s offensive battle strategy was accidentally discovered by the Union forces • McClellan attacked, but with hesitation • “The green corn…looked as if it had been struck by a storm of bloody hail….From sheer exhaustion, both sides, like battered and bleeding athletes, seemed willing to rest.” • EFFECTS • Stalemate; 23,000 dead • McClellan didn’t pursue Lee