The Fighting Continues
Emancipation Proclamation All enslaved people in the Confederacy were emancipated, or freed. This did not apply to slave states that had remained in the Union (Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri). WHY???
The Fighting 54th Movie about the 54th regiment Robert Shaw
Siege of Vicksburg Siege-to surround -a strategy used in fighting well defended positions
Anaconda Plan is now complete!
The Union held the high ground at Gettysburg. Round Top
How many Americans must die? Battle of Shiloh -twice as many Americans die as died in the entire American Revolution (10,699 casualties) Battle of Antietam -bloodiest day in American history (23,000 casualties) Battle of Gettysburg -bloodiest battle (3 days) ever fought in North America (51,000 casualties) How many Americans must die?
…that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause… An address is a speech Lincoln at Gettysburg
Women and the War Clara Barton founds the Red Cross “Rebel” Rose Greenhow Confederate Spy