1. Civil War 1

2. The Civil War
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Standard 4.3: Outline the course and outcome of the Civil War, including the role African American military units, impact of the Emancipation Proclamation; and the geographic, political, and economic factors involved in the defeat of the Confederacy.
Original source: Susan M. Pojer

3. North vs. South in 1861
North
South
Advantages ?
Disadvantages

4. Rating the North & the South

5. Slave/Free States Population, 1861

6. Railroad Lines, 1860

7. Resources: North & the South

8. The Union & Confederacy in 1861

9. Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

10. Overview of the North’s Civil War offensive Strategy:
“Anaconda” Plan
Blockade Southern Ports
Split the South along the Mississippi River
Capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, VA
Overview of the South’s Strategy:
Defend their land until the North tired out and quit

11. The “Anaconda” Plan

12. George McClellan, Again!
Lincoln’s Generals
Winfield Scott
Joseph Hooker
Ulysses S. Grant
Irwin McDowell
George McClellan
George Meade
Ambrose Burnside
George McClellan, Again!

13. The Confederate Generals
“Stonewall” Jackson
Known for bravery at Bull Run
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Known for ruthlessness at Ft. Pillow and a founding KKK
Robert E. Lee
The head General of all Confederate forces
John B. Hood
Known for his aggressive attacks
Pierre Beauregard
Known for leading forces in Charleston
James Longstreet
“old war-horse”

14. Battle of Bull Run (1st Manassas) July, 1861
First major battle between the 2 forces.
It was a see-saw battle between the two.
The Confederates were finally able to claim victory, but failed to continue on to capture the capital.

16. New Inventions

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

18. War in the East:

19. Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the War”
September 17, 1862
General McClellan was able to defeat the Confederate forces because someone found Lee’s plans around a pack of cigars!!
23,000 casualties

21. The Emancipation Proclamation

22. The Emancipation Proclamation
It was promoted as a ‘military measure’ against the South. Yet, it was truly a political and diplomatic document.
By making a goal of the war to free the slaves, Lincoln was able to prevent Britain from supporting the South.
Lincoln announced that the Proclamation would not be put into effect until the 1stof the year, thus giving the South a chance to make peace.
The Emancipation Proclamation did NOT immediately free the slaves nor did it free slaves in areas under Union control or border states.
It only freed states in rebellion!!
Since confederates were not going to listen to Lincoln, slaves were only freed as Union forces captured the are or if they fled to behind Union lines.

23. Emancipation in 1863