The War in the West

1. The War in the West 16.5

2. Cutting the South in Two • Union objective = control Mississippi River • Fort Henry and Donelson (TN) • Grant and his army capture Fort Henry • After Confederates surrendered Henry, Grant laid siege to Donelson • Confederates surrendered Fort Donelson “unconditionally” • Grant earned the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” Grant

3. Tennessee Battles

4. Shiloh • Grant marched up the TN river • Wanted to destroy railroad lines near Corinth, MS • Confederate army surprised him • Johnston • Grant’s army pushed back • Won the next day • More troops came in the night before • Cost the Union 13,000 troops

6. The Siege of Vicksburg • Union forces slowly take control of Mississippi river • Confederates still had the Mississippi south of Vicksburg, MS • Grant sent to attack • Battle went on for weeks • Pemberton (CSA) surrenders

7. Pictures • Fort Henry • Fort Donelson • Shiloh • Vicksburg

8. Siege of Vicksburg • After Vicksburg, Union kept pushing South • Union took Port Hudson, Louisiana • Why was it important for the Union to gain control of the Mississippi? • Confederacy snipped in two! • Do you believe this weakened the Confederate army?

9. Lincoln Finds His General • Grant – poorly at West Point • Failed businessman • Working in leather shop when Civil War broke out • Shy, slight man • Constantly chewing cigars • Rarely stood up straight • Uniforms rumpled, ill fitting • Brave and determined • Excellent military strategist

10. Lincoln Finds His General • Grant now in control of all Union troops West of the Appalachian Mountains • Promoted to general-in-chief of all armies in Union • 1864 • Grant and Lincoln together planned the rest of the war

11. Lincoln Finds His General • Two great offenses • Grant leads the Army of the Potomac • Battle in Northern Virginia • General Sherman leads a march from Chattanooga to Georgia • Wanted to capture Atlanta • Does anyone know what this march was called?