Turning Points of the Civil War

1. Turning Points of the Civil War

2. 1. Holding the Border Maryland Baltimore Riot Lincoln and War Powers RRs/Habeas Corpus Congress 1791 M ilitia Act Kentucky Neutrality Fort Donelson Fort Henry Missouri 1863 Raid on Lawrence General Order #10 William Quantrill/ “Bloody” Bill Anderson

3. 2. Capture of New Orleans Confederacy’s Largest Port Confederacy’s Largest City Mouth of the Mississippi River Experiment in Reconstruction Benjamin Butler Woman’s Order 1864 Election

4. 3. Battle of Antietam Army of the Potomac’s First “Victory” Seven Days Second Manassas Effect on Great Britain Opportunity for Lincoln

5. 4. Emancipation Proclamation Union war aim Undermined Confederate War Effort Foreign Policy Ramifications

6. 5. Vicksburg Campaign Closing of the Mississippi/Splitting Confederacy Demoralization Rise of U. S. Grant

7. 6. Rise of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Integrated Strategy/Pressure on all points Sherman’s March Shenandoah Valley Red River Campaign Overland Campaign Determination Culmination of Total War

8. 7. Election of 1864 Guarantees War Will Continue Cements Republicans’ Power Solidifies Lincoln’s Reputation

9. 8. Sherman’s March Chattanooga to Atlanta “Making Georgia Howl” Through the Carolinas Burning of Columbia