1. Part 2 of Civil War ppt. slides 15-28
Major Battles

2. The Progress of War:

3. Major Battles
1st Manassas/ 1st Bull Run: thinking an invasion of Richmond would bring a quick end to the war, the Union marches into VA
Jackson received his famous nickname “Stonewall” from this battle because he stood his ground like a stone wall

4. Battle of Antietam Creek/Sharpsburg, MD
One of few battles on Union soil
Bloodiest single day of fighting in all of US history
Three phases of fighting: corn field, sunken road and Antietam Creek bridge
McClellan fails to destroy Lee's army
Tactically inconclusive but Lincoln sees it as a positive event because Lee retreats back to VA so he issues his Emancipation Proclamation

5. Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862
This document ultimately discouraged the British and French governments from helping the Confederacy
Lincoln uses his power as “Commander-in-Chief” to free the slaves in the Confederate States; he issued the executive order that the slaves of any state that did not return to the Union would be free
Slavery, not preserving the Union, is now a primary reason for fighting the war

6. The Monitor vs. the Merrimac
The Battle of the Ironclads, March, 1862
The Monitor vs. the Merrimac

7. Gettysburg Second battle on Union soil
Battle lasted three days, July 1-3, 1863
During the first day of fighting the Confederates were very successful, on the second the Union held their ground and on the third “Pickett’s Charge” was repulsed leaving Lee no other option but to retreat back to Virginia
Major turning point in the war due to heavy casualties, the Confederacy never regained enough replacements while the Union had many more men to draft

8. The Road to Gettysburg: 1863

9. Gettysburg Casualties

10. Gettysburg, Pa. Confederate dead gathered for burial at the edge of the Rose woods, July 5, 1863

11. Chickamauga, GA September 19–20, 1863
One of the most significant Union defeats
Gen. Braxton Bragg should have followed the Union retreat to Chattanooga
Federal camp by the
Tennessee River,

12. Kennesaw Mt. and the Atlanta Campaign
Battle of Kennesaw Mt. was the last Confederate victory before Atlanta falls
fought on June 27, 1864
Johnston blocked Sherman’s path to Atlanta with fortifications on Kennesaw Mt.
The Union army eventually went around the Mt. and headed toward Atlanta, an important railroad and supply center for the Confederacy
September 2,1864, Atlanta falls to Union forces and this politically helps Lincoln get re-elected

13. Sherman’s March to the Sea
After Sherman captured Atlanta he sent his troops through GA to Savannah, Nov.-Dec. 1864
He operated without supply lines and took what he needed along the way, resulting in complete destruction of industry, infrastructure and civilian property (Total War)

14. Sherman’s March through Georgia` to the Sea, 1864

15. Andersonville, A Prisoner of War Camp
Andersonville was a Confederate POW camp that was overcrowded with too many prisoners and extremely undersupplied which caused many to die.