1. War Begins
-Election of 1860
-Secession of lower states
-Confederate States of America
-Firing on Ft. Sumter
-Virginia Secedes followed by Ark., NC, and Tenn.
-11 States Leave Union

2. War Begins
-Election of 1860
-Secession of lower states
-Confederate States of America
-Firing on Ft. Sumter
-Virginia Secedes followed by Ark., NC, and Tenn.
-11 States Leave Union

3. Modern War
-Uses both old and new methods of war
-Cavalry, Muzzle Rifles, Battlefield Formations
-Railroads, telegraph, drafts, submarines, armored ships, observation balloons

4. Strategy-Union
-Constrictor (Anaconda) Plan
developed by Winfield Scott
-divide the south through the Mississippi and control access to its ports

5. Strategy-Confederacy
-defensive battle
-European recognition

6. Advantages-Union
-most of the population
-large advantages in resources
-most of the transportation and industry

7. Advantages-Confederacy
-defending their homes
-strong sectional pride
-better military tradition and leadership

8. Government Powers
-both sides had to increase central government powers
-raise an army
-supply armies
-finance the war
-suppress any opposition
-Copperheads

9. Raising Armies
-Northern Advantage
-volunteers at first
-drafts begin
-riots
-bounties paid
-substitution possible
-many volunteers

10. Supplying Armies
-Union Advantages
-Industrial Capacity
-Transportation Capabilities
-Financial Centers
Confederate Problems
-Foraging the land
-Shortages

11. War Politics
-War to Preserve Union
-civil rights were restricted
-habeas corpus suspended
-Emancipation Debated
Needed higher cause
-Emancipation Proclamation
Jan. 1, 1863

12. War Politics
-War to Preserve Union
-civil rights were restricted
-habeas corpus suspended
-Emancipation Debated
Needed higher cause
-Emancipation Proclamation
Jan. 1, 1863

13. Others in the War
-African Americans
Segregated Forces
54th Massachusetts
-Women
Nursing
Clara Barton

14. Soldier’s Lives
-disillusionment of war
-filthy conditions
-poor food
-bad medical care
-prison camps
Andersonville