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The Civil War

The Civil War. Confederacy v. Union. What factors prove decisive in civil war?. Confederate Advantages Desire Defensive Nature of War Possibility of Foreign Allies Superior Military Officers Northern Opposition to War. CSA President Jefferson Davis. Union Advantages

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The Civil War

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  1. The Civil War

  2. Confederacy v. Union What factors prove decisive in civil war?

  3. Confederate Advantages • Desire • Defensive Nature of War • Possibility of Foreign Allies • Superior Military Officers • Northern Opposition to War CSA President Jefferson Davis

  4. Union Advantages • Established Gov’t & Military • More People, $, Resources • Better Transport System • Not dependent on a single • econ. product • Strong leadership of Lincoln Gen. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN “ This country will be drenched in blood. . . . [T]he people of the North . . . are not going to let this country be destroyed without a mighty effort to save it. . . .You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful, ingeniously mechanical and determined people on earth—. . . Only in spirit and determination are you prepared for war… In all else you are totally unprepared.”

  5. II. Key Military Events • Union“Anaconda Plan” Goals: • 1) Naval Blockade 2) Control Mississippi 3) Capture Richmond, VA • Plan worked, but in 4 years, not 4 months mainly due to inept military leadership

  6. Confederate Generals “Stonewall” Jackson & Robert E. Lee hope to repel Union attacks with superior tactical strategy, wait for foreign aid & break Northern spirit with prolonged war

  7. War brings unparalleled carnage: Nearly 600,000 die -- 2% of Population Video Clip #1 (1861) Primary Sources: p. 86 & 87-88

  8. Dehydration & Infection #1 killers • Women’s roles in war (ex: Clara Barton) • Museum in Commemoration

  9. Anaconda Plan Part 1: War on the Sea Monitor (North) holds off Merrimac (South) Northern blockade generally effective

  10. Anaconda Plan Part 2: War in the West for control of the Mississippi to cut South in half

  11. Union Generals Grant & Sherman • “Successful” in the West • New Orleans (‘62), Shiloh (‘62) • Vicksburg (‘63), Atlanta (‘64)

  12. Sherman inflicts “Total War” during “March to the Sea” with Lincoln’s Blessing (Primary Source: pp. 101-102)

  13. Anaconda Plan Part III: Capture Confederate Capital of Richmond, VA Eventually works, but VERY slow & bloody

  14. Turning Points in the Eastern Fight: Antietam & Gettysburg

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