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The Confederacy Wears Down

The Confederacy Wears Down. Confederate Morale Morale sank Food shortages Taxes on cash crops and livestock Davis had hard time governing because of discord States argued with each other Some southerners openly protested for peace. The Confederacy Wears Down. Grant Appoints Sherman

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The Confederacy Wears Down

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  1. The Confederacy Wears Down • Confederate Morale • Morale sank • Food shortages • Taxes on cash crops and livestock • Davis had hard time governing because of discord • States argued with each other • Some southerners openly protested for peace

  2. The Confederacy Wears Down • Grant Appoints Sherman • Grant named Commander of all Union forces after Vicksburg • Grant gave Sherman a command in Mississippi • Both believed in total war • Wage war against civilians as well as government • Civilians provided supplies – can’t win without them • If they lost will to fight, the South would be forced to surrender

  3. The Confederacy Wears Down • Grant and Lee in Virginia • Keep Lee occupied in VA while Sherman took care of the rest of the South • String of battles in VA • Grant threw forces at Lee, knowing he had a numbers advantage • Northern casualties often twice as high as the South’s • North lost almost 60,000 men; South lost about 32,000 • Northern newspapers called Grant a “butcher”

  4. The Confederacy Wears Down • Sherman’s March • Captured railroad depot in Atlanta • Headed southeast • Abandoned supply line – would live off the land until they reached coast • Left a wide path of destruction behind him • Make civilians so sick of war, the would never want another one • Burned most of Atlanta • Captured Savannah just before Christmas of 1864 • Moved through SC, were even more destructive • When they got to NC, the stopped destroying private homes

  5. The Confederacy Wears Down • Election of 1864 • Lincoln faced strong opposition • People upset about length of war, casualties, recent losses • George McClellan ran as the Democrat • John C. Fremont ran for Radical Democracy Party (aka Radical Republicans) • Republican party changed name to National Union Party • Lincoln was pessimistic about chances • Ended up winning in a landslide – due to recent victories by the North

  6. The Confederacy Wears Down • The Surrender at Appomattox • Grant was approaching Richmond from the West • Sherman was approaching from the South • Davis and his government abandoned Richmond and set fire to the city • April 9, 1865, Lee and Grant met at Appomattox Court House • Lincoln’s Terms for Surrender • Parole soldiers • Allowed to keep personal possessions, horses, 3 days rations • Officers allowed to keep side arms • Lee agreed to terms; within 2 months, all resistance collapsed

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