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3. How was the Civil War fought?
Important Battles

4. Important Names
Abraham Lincoln- Union (US) President, Commander in Chief of Union army
General Grant- Union general
General Sherman- Union general
General Lee- Confederate general

5. Start of the War 1- Fort Sumter, April1861
US fort on South Carolina island
Confederates bombard (bomb) island, destroy fort
Start of Civil War

6. 2- First Battle of Bull Run, 1861
Poorly trained Union soldiers poorly fought Confederates
Union advanced, then stopped
Confederates advanced
Union defeated
Soldiers trained more after the battle

7. Other battles
General of union army sent troops south on rivers
Union army “invaded” Southern territory
Goal: confederate capital- Richmond, VA
Early fighting, casualties on both sides
Neither side victorious
Stalemate- neither side winning land, no movement

8. 3- Battle of Shiloh, April 1862
Shiloh, Tennessee
Union general- Ulysses Grant
Confederate surprise attack
Union reinforcements arrived
Union forced Confederates back
But 13,000 Union soldiers died

9. 4- 2nd Battle of Bull Run, 1862
Confederates cut off railroad from Washington DC to Union troops
Same place, union attacked
Confederates stopped attack, drove them back

10. 5- Battle of Antietam, Sept 1862
Antietam, Maryland
Union found Lee’s battle plans
Met in battle, Union had double the troops
(One Day) Losses:
Confederates- 13,000
Union- 12,000
Confederates retreated

11. 6- Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec 1862
Fredericksburg, Virginia
New union general pushed directly to Richmond
Attacked at Fredericksburg (50 miles north of capital)
Confederates had better position, more troops
Union attacked six times, driven back each time
Union retreated

12. 7- Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863
Chancellorsville, Virginia
Confederate attack
Split forces, attacked from two sides
Days of fighting, Union retreated
Confederate general died in battle
Stonewall Jackson

13. 8- Battle of Gettysburg, July1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Lee invaded North, wanted to win battle and end war
Battle lasted two full days
Confederates attack ridge, Union had higher position
Confederates retreat

14. Gettysburg Address
Months after battle, Lincoln dedicated cemetery at Gettysburg
Thousands of Union soldiers buried
His speech was short, but expressed the purpose (reason) of the war

16. 9- Battle of Vicksburg, June 1863
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Union forces gained control of Mississippi River
Cut off supplies to Confederates
Union attacked Vicksburg, Mississippi
Only part of river still Confederate
Grant laid siege to the city
Long-term attack
Confederates surrender after weeks

17. Sherman’s March to the Sea, 1864
Union general Sherman took Atlanta, Georgia
Burned city
Army marched through Georgia, destroying everything in their way
Total war- destroying all resources (military and civilian)
Attempt to break will to fight

18. Civil War Victories,
Union Confederate Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh 2nd Battle of Bull Run Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Vicksburg Gettysburg Sherman’s March
1861
1862
1862
1862

19. Civil War Casualties

20. Civil War Battles On back of essay:
Compare your battle to another battle discussed-
How was your battle similar to another?
What did the battles have in common?
Turn in essay when done