Major Battles of the Civil War

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Major Battles of the Civil War 1861-1865

The Atlanta Campaign Summer of 1864 William Sherman pushes confederate forces form the Georgia-Tennessee border to Atlanta Confederates burn Atlanta as they abandon it Atlanta is captured and the success helps propel Lincoln to victory in the election of 1864. It was a crushing defeat for the morale of the South.

Victor & importance of outcome The Atlanta Campaign Date State Leaders N/S Victor & importance of outcome July 16 – Sept 2, 1864 Georgia William Sherman John Bell Hood Union victory captured the “heart of the South” launched the “march to the sea” Use of “total war”

Sherman’s March to the Sea "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the City of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty guns and plenty of ammunition, also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton." - William Sherman to Abraham Lincoln

Sherman’s March to the Sea

Victor & importance of outcome Siege of Petersburg Date State Leaders N/S Victor & importance of outcome June 15,1864 – April 2, 1865 Virginia Ulysses S Grant Robert E Lee Union victory open the door to Richmond led to Lee’s surrender

Union trenches at the siege of Petersburg

Union created “crater”

Richmond falls to the Union Confederate lines broke at Richmond on April 2, 1865 Lee and his army retreated west of Richmond Union blocked his escape route On April 3, 1865 they took Richmond Confederates attempted to burn it

Picture of Richmond, the army actually tried to burn the city to keep it from being taken. The capital building is noticeable at the center of the picture.

Top picture is a panoramic view of the city of Richmond from across the James River. The other pictures are from Richmond as well.

Surrender @ Appomattox Courthouse “There is nothing left for me to do but go & see General Grant, & I would rather die a thousand deaths.” – Gen. Robert E. Lee Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9 Grant gave favorable terms to the Lee’s soldiers Jefferson Davis was captured on May 10 “I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly…though [the cause]…[was] one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one which there was the least excuse. I do not question the sincerity of the great mass of those who were opposed to us.” – Gen Ulysses S. Grant 14

Lee surrenders to Grant Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia April 9, 1965