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Civil War 1861-1865

Civil War 1861-1865. Union plan to defeat the South Winfield Scott’s idea Blockade Southern Ports Divide the Confederacy at the Mississippi River Capture Richmond, VA—the capital. Anaconda Plan. 1 st Battle of the Civil War (Virginia) July 1861 Confederate Victory

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Civil War 1861-1865

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  1. Civil War 1861-1865

  2. Union plan to defeat the South Winfield Scott’s idea Blockade Southern Ports Divide the Confederacy at the Mississippi River Capture Richmond, VA—the capital Anaconda Plan

  3. 1st Battle of the Civil War (Virginia) July 1861 Confederate Victory Union picnickers came Confederate = Stonewall Jackson & Beauregard Union = McDowell Bull Run / Manassas

  4. Shiloh Church (Pittsburgh Landing, TN) Union leader = Grant Surprise attack by Confederate forces while Union forces were encamped Taught both sides to be more prepared Tie / some say Union victory Shiloh

  5. Antietam Bloodiest Day of Battle 23,000 killed, wounded, missing

  6. Antietam / Sharpsburg • Maryland • Gen. McClellan (Union) v. Gen. Lee (CSA) • Sept. 1862 • Bloodiest single day of battle ever • Union Victory • McClellan will be fired by Lincoln for not following Confederate army back & capturing Richmond, VA

  7. May 1863 Chancellorsville, VA Robert E. Lee (CSA) Joseph Hooker (USA) Confederate Victory After the battle Stonewall Jackson accidently killed by friendly fire Chancellorsville

  8. Battle of Gettysburg • Robert E. Lee (CSA) v. George Meade (USA) • Pickett (CSA), Longstreet (CSA) • Pennsylvania • July 1-4,1863 • Confederate troops attacked Union forces in PA • Major Confederate DEFEAT • Pickett’s Charge (Bayonets) • The South will never invade the North again • After this the South will fight a strictly defensive war • THE TURNING POINT OF THE WAR!!! • Union 23,000 / Confederacy 28,000 (casualties=killed or wounded)

  9. Vicksburg • Vicksburg, Mississippi • Spring 1863 • Union = Gen. Grant • Union troops surrounded the city for 6 week siege • City = starving • Confederate surrender • When the city fell to the Union moved on to capture the Mississippi River & divide the Confederacy

  10. Gettysburg

  11. Northern Democrats in Congress during the Civil War Confederate sympathizers Wanted to end the war with the South The Copperhead Party - in favor of a vigorous prosecution of peace! Editorial illustration appeared in Harper's Magazine February 28, 1863. Copperheads

  12. Clara Barton

  13. Women Soldiers

  14. Civil War Spies

  15. Harriet Tubman—Union Spy

  16. Arlington National Cemetary

  17. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

  18. Gettysburg National Cemetery

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