1. CIVIL WAR
KEY EVENTS

2. Civil War Key Events: EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
After the Battle of __________________________, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.
A document in which Lincoln declared that all the slaves were ______________
Though the immediate impact was that slaves were not actually freed (after the end of the Civil War)
It was also be the ____________________ issue that kept other European powers out of the conflict.

3. BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA
Battle in Georgia, ___________________ miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga was major railroad center
Lasted 3 days from September 18-20, 1863
____________ bloodiest battle of the Civil War with over 34,000 casualties.
Union troops were driven back to Chattanooga; Confederates did not follow-up on their victory
Union reinforcements later recaptured Chickamauga
Facts:
largest Union defeat in the Western theater of the Civil War.
Once Chattanooga was defended and securely in Union hands, it was used as a launching point for Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.

4. UNION BLOCKADE
North used its superior ____________ to cut the South’s supplies off from Europe.
Called the “_____________________
_____________________________ ” due to its intention of “squeezing” the Confederates to death
“blockade runners” were individuals that took the risk of evading the Union blockade for the chance at huge profits
Once Fort _______________________ was destroyed, the North was able to effectively “bottle up” the important port of Savannah and stop most of the runners.
Georgia was unable to deal with the power of the Union navy.

5. ATLANTA CAMPAIGN
Atlanta was a target because it was a transportation & industrial hub of the South
“____________ of the Confederacy”
Early 1864
A Union Army of 99,000 men commanded by Gen. William T. Sherman
Knowing he could take the heavily fortified city, Sherman destroyed the supply lines (________________________) heading into Atlanta, effectively cutting them off from vital resources
John Hood, fearing that his army would be trapped, evacuated the city on Sep. 1st
Hood decided to ______________________ everything that Sherman’s army could use

6. SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE SEA
Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah ____________________ everything in his path
Lasted from November 15 to December 22, 1864
During the march, Sherman’s army created a path of destruction that was ____________ miles long and 60 miles wide.
Purpose was to _________________ the South for starting the war and to force them to surrender
Savannah surrendered without a fight

7. ANDERSONVILLE Confederate ____________ camp in Andersonville, GA
Prisoners were treated very badly and many died from disease and _____________________ ____
13,000 of the 45,000 prisoners died
The prison’s commandant, Captain Henry Wirz, was tried and _____________________ ____ for war crimes (crimes against humanity)