1. #4 - How do personalities begin to mold the outcome of the war? (11.1)

2. February 1862 Gen. US Grant goes west
Grant wins battles in Tennessee at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
Grants earns the nickname “Unconditional Surrender”

3. February 1862 General US Grant takes over

4. April 6th & 7th 1862 Battle of Shiloh – Pittsburgh Landing
Shiloh is a Hebrew word meaning “place of peace”
Grant’s troops church called Shiloh in Tenn.
Not prepared for battle
Not enough patrols
Confederate troops launch a surprise attack

5. April 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh
1st day of battle – Confederates led by General Albert Sydney Johnston push the Union back

6. Battle of Shiloh “Hornet’s Nest” on the 1st Day
A place on the battlefield that experienced the deadliest fighting
It is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War to date

7. Hornet’s Nest

8. April 7th 2nd day of battle – Union General Grant is
reinforced by Buell
The Union reclaims the
battlefield.
General Johnston is
killed

9. Result’s of the Battle of Shiloh:
Union Victory - 24,000 casualties (killed or wounded)
Strategic Lesson:
Importance of scouts & fortifications
Emphasized the bloodiness of war
¼ of the 100,000 who fought died, wounded or were captured – Gen. Johnston (CSA) killed

10. Admiral David Farragut takes New Orleans
April 25 to May 1, 1862
The Union captures the biggest
Southern City
New Orleans controls the entrance to the Mississippi River
With 40 ships sailed past 2
forts and fire rafts

11. War in the East 1861-1862 General George McClellan takes over
Union General assumes command of the Army of the Potomac (North)
McClellan was excellent at training and preparing for battle
…..but when will he fight?

12. Spring 1862 Peninsular Campaign
McClellan attacks Richmond, VA
Union forces sail around and land east of Richmond with 120,000 soldiers
The south tricks the Union and McClellan decides to dig in (defensive)

13. June & July 1862 The Seven Days Battles
Army of Northern Virginia
A series of battles outside of Richmond, VA
Robert E. Lee and his army of Northern Virginia drive the Union to the Sea
Results:
McClellan retreats to Washington, DC