CIVIL WAR KEY EVENTS

Civil War Key Events: EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION After the Battle of __________________________, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. A document in which Lincoln declared that all the slaves were ______________ Though the immediate impact was that slaves were not actually freed (after the end of the Civil War) It was also be the ____________________ issue that kept other European powers out of the conflict.

BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA Battle in Georgia, ___________________ miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga was major railroad center Lasted 3 days from September 18-20, 1863 ____________ bloodiest battle of the Civil War with over 34,000 casualties. Union troops were driven back to Chattanooga; Confederates did not follow-up on their victory Union reinforcements later recaptured Chickamauga Facts: largest Union defeat in the Western theater of the Civil War. Once Chattanooga was defended and securely in Union hands, it was used as a launching point for Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.

UNION BLOCKADE North used its superior ____________ to cut the South’s supplies off from Europe. Called the “_____________________ _____________________________ ” due to its intention of “squeezing” the Confederates to death “blockade runners” were individuals that took the risk of evading the Union blockade for the chance at huge profits Once Fort _______________________ was destroyed, the North was able to effectively “bottle up” the important port of Savannah and stop most of the runners. Georgia was unable to deal with the power of the Union navy.

ATLANTA CAMPAIGN Atlanta was a target because it was a transportation & industrial hub of the South “____________ of the Confederacy” Early 1864 A Union Army of 99,000 men commanded by Gen. William T. Sherman Knowing he could take the heavily fortified city, Sherman destroyed the supply lines (________________________) heading into Atlanta, effectively cutting them off from vital resources John Hood, fearing that his army would be trapped, evacuated the city on Sep. 1st Hood decided to ______________________ everything that Sherman’s army could use

SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE SEA Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah ____________________ everything in his path Lasted from November 15 to December 22, 1864 During the march, Sherman’s army created a path of destruction that was ____________ miles long and 60 miles wide. Purpose was to _________________ the South for starting the war and to force them to surrender Savannah surrendered without a fight

ANDERSONVILLE Confederate ____________ camp in Andersonville, GA Prisoners were treated very badly and many died from disease and _____________________ ____ 13,000 of the 45,000 prisoners died The prison’s commandant, Captain Henry Wirz, was tried and _____________________ ____ for war crimes (crimes against humanity)