1. The Civil War:

2. Lincoln’s response to Sumter

3. “A House Divided”

4. Northern Advantages

5. Southern Advantages

6. Civil War Technology
Minié Ball

7. Repeating Rifles

8. Grape/Canister Shot

9. Medical Practices

10. Naval Technology

11. Balloons

12. Early strategies of war: 1861–1862
●First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas (July 21, 1861)

13. Map 2

14. Strategies for both sides

15. The war in the West The War in the West
*after first Manassas the war in the east became a bit of a stalemate as both sides spent time preparing
*meanwhile the war in the west was heating up
*Confederate forces in Kentucky were being pushed out by Ulysses S. Grant
*in Tennessee Grant captures two key forts, Henry and Donelson, which give him access to the Tennessee river
Shiloh
*after these two victories Grant chases the Confederates to the border of Mississippi
*on April 6, 1862 the Confederates launched a surprise attack on Grant at Shiloh in Tennessee and pinned him up against the Tennessee River
*their leader, Albert Sydney Johnston, was killed and his subordinate halted the attack on Grant till the next morning
*that night Grant received reinforcements via the river and the Confederates found themselves outnumber and were forced to retreat back into Mississippi
*it was the costliest Battle in American History up to this point with 24,000 casualties suffered
*and just to illustrate how politics hamstrung the Union Army, Grant, who was accused of being drunk at the battle, was replaced by Halleck
*Lincoln however refused to fire Grant because he argued that, “This man fights”
*is considered one of the turning points of the war because eventually Grant would force Lee to surrender
*also proved how good Lincoln was a brilliant judge of character
*Grant had been a complete failure throughout his life
*failed businessman and went bankrupt
*became an alcoholic
*smoke 20 cigars a day and reeked
*looked homeless all the time
*tremendous leader however

16. Texans in the Military
●John Bell Hood ●Albert Sydney Johnston

17. McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign

18. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson: Valley Campaign

19. Lee takes command

20. Second Bull Run/Second Manassas (August 30, 1862)

21. Antietam/Sharpsburg (September 17, 1862)

22. Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)

23. The end of 1862

24. Tide turns against Confederacy
●Battle of Chancellorsville (May 1-5, 1863)

25. Gettysburg/Vicksburg (July 1-3, 1863)

26. Defeat of Confederacy: 1864

27. William Tecumseh Sherman: Sherman’s March to the Sea

28. Appomattox Courthouse ,April 9, 1865

29. Lincoln’s Assassination: April 12, 1865