Emancipation Proclamation The Battles Battle of Bull Run Battle of Gettysburg Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Address

Battles The North names its battles after: Rivers and Streams The South names its battles after: Cities and Towns Example: The Battle of Antietam is also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg.

War in Virginia Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) – First battle of the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville – General Stonewall Jackson killed in battle – Southern victory Battle of Antietam – Bloodiest day of war – victory for the North (5 miles of dead people shoulder to shoulder)- led to Emancipation Proclamation

Emancipation Proclamation Freed slaves in southern seceded states Destroying slavery became aim of North Discouraged any interference from foreign governments

Battle of Gettysburg Pickett's Charge – pages 374-375 Turning Point of the War - North

Gettysburg Address Lincoln Civil war was a struggle to preserve a nation “All men are created equal” “of the people, by the people, and for the people” “One Nation”

War in the West, City Strategy is starting to work! Battle of Shiloh – Grant looses battle Battle of Vicksburg – Lincoln gives Grant control of Union army Battle of Chattanooga – Union takes control of Tennessee leaving only Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia not under Union control Union takes New Orleans.

Questions to be Answered? What was the importance of the Battle of Bull Run? What was the bloodiest day of the war? What was the 3 Major Effects of the Emancipation Proclamation? What was Lincoln referring to in the Gettysburg Address?