1861-1865 Emancipation Proclamation- 1863 American Civil War- Union vs Confederacy Lincoln wanted to Preserve the Union 1861-1865 Confederacy- President Jefferson Davis General Robert E Lee South Seceded because of State’s Rights American Victory- Surrender at Appomattox 1865
Important People: Confederate – General Stonewall Jackson Battle: Bull Run Significance: 1st battle of CW Union thought it would be easy, but they retreated Showed both sides needed training War would be very long and bloody Location/Date: July 21 1861 Manasas, Virginia Winner: Confederacy Important People: Confederate – General Stonewall Jackson Union- General Mcdowell
Location/Date: Sharpsburg, Maryland near Antietam Creek. Battle: Significance: -Antietam Location/Date: Sharpsburg, Maryland near Antietam Creek. September 17, 1862 -Bloodiest Day -Nothing was really gained -Confederate troops retreated -northern Morale increased and Lee lost 1/3 of men Winner: Union Confederate: Robert E Lee Union: General McClellan
July 1863, Vicksburg, Mississippi Battle: Significance: Vicksburg July 1863, Vicksburg, Mississippi Turning point of Civil War- Union took control of Mississippi River. Split the Confederacy in two. Union Victory General Grant- Union
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Battle: Significance: Gettysburg July 1-3rd 3 day battle Gettysburg, Pennsylvania -Deadliest battle of the Civil War -Pickett’s Charge- Deadly strategy- confederates did not reach Union line, and heavy casualties -Lee retreated -This was the turning point of the war in the Union’s favor. Union Victory General Grant- Union General Pickett- Confederacy General Lee- Confederacy
September 1864- Atlanta, Georgia to Atlantic Ocean Battle: Significance: Sherman’s March to the Sea September 1864- Atlanta, Georgia to Atlantic Ocean Grant had a plan for ending the war- Total War --General Sherman sent to capture Atlanta, Georgia and destroy it, and then march to the Atlantic coast ripped up railroad tracks, killed livestock and tore up the fields; burned barns, Union Victory- the union completely destroyed the south General Grant-Union General William Tecumseh Sherman- Union