1. War in the West

2. War in the West
After the first battle of Bull Run the war in the East settle into a stalemate.
Each side built its strength up .
Generals focused on training recruits .
Action moved to the West.

3. War in the West-Early Victories for the North
One of the goals of the North was to gain control of the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers.
Taking control of these rivers would weaken the ability of the South to transport goods up and down the rivers.

4. War in the West-Early Victories for the North
The Union launched its operations from Cairo, ILL.
The city was strategically located where the Ohio and Mississippi rivers converge.

6. War in the West-Early Victories for the North
Cairo also was a short distance from the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.
The Union commander was Ulysses S Grant.

7. War in the West-Early Victories for the North
Early 1862, Grant was ordered to move his forces against Gen Albert Sidney Johnston.
On 6 Feb 1862 with the aid of a fleet of new ironclads under Admiral Andrew Foot , grant captured Ft Henry.

8. War in the West-Early Victories for the North
16 Feb 1862 Grant captured Ft. Donelson on the Cumberland River.
When the commander at Ft. Donelson asked for terms for surrender, Grant replied,” No terms, except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.”

9. War in the West-Early Victories for the North
This became Grant’s new nickname, “Unconditional Surrender” Grant.
Grant’s victory helped secure the lower Tennessee River.

10. War in the West-Early Victories for the North
It also opened a path for the Union to move into Tn, MS, and AL.
The Win also drove the Confederates out of KY where they persuading Kentuckians to secede.

11. Battle of Shiloh- Pittsburg Landing
After securing the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers grant headed South along the Tennessee River toward Corinth , MS.
Corinth was an important railroad junction.

12. Battle of Shiloh
Following the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson in February of 1862, the commander of Confederate forces in the West, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, was compelled to withdraw from Kentucky, and leave much of western and middle Tennessee to the Federals.

13. Battle of Shiloh
To prepare for future offensive operations, Johnston prepared his forces at Corinth, Mississippi

14. Battle of Shiloh
The Confederate retreat was a welcome surprise to Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, whose Army of the Tennessee would need time to prepare for its own offensive along the Tennessee river.

15. Battle of Shiloh
Grant's army made camp at Pittsburg Landing where it spent time drilling raw recruits and awaiting reinforcements in the form of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio.