1. Battles of the Civil War
Vocabulary to know
Bull Run: A Great Awakening
Antietam: A Bloody Affair
Gettysburg: A Turning Point
Appomattox: Total War Brings an End

2. Battles of the Civil War

3. Vocabulary to Know
Sectionalists: Were people that wanted the states and not the Federal Government to decide what to do about slavery.
Tariff: A tax imposed on imported goods and services.

4. Bull Run: A Great Awakening
Why were many Northerners surprised at the outcome of the Battle of Bull Run?
Northerners expected a quick victory & an early end to the war.
Instead, the Confederates defeated the Union troops & drove them back to Washington.

5. Bull Run: Stonewall Jackson
Victory at Bull Run

6. Bull Run: A Great Awakening
How did women participate in the Civil War?
Women ran farms & business, worked in factories, & became teachers & government workers.
They also served in the military as nurses, messengers, guides, scouts, smugglers, soldiers, & spies.

7. Antietam: A Bloody Affair
What was important about the Battle of Antietam?
Robert E. Lee hoped that a victory at Antietam would convince Maryland to join the Confederacy & encourage European nation to support the South.
Lee’s defeat at Antietam prevented him from accomplishing these objectives.

8. Antietam: Robert E. Lee
Confederate General

9. Battle of Antietam:

10. Antietam: A Bloody Affair
What hardships did Civil War soldiers face in combat?
Death tolls were staggeringly high.
Rifles, cannons, & artillery made it easy to kill from a distance.
Inadequate medical attention meant soldiers frequently died from their wounds.
Diseases also spread throughout the camps, killing huge #’s of soldiers.

11. Beds of Injured Soldiers

14. Surgical Room

15. Gettysburg: A Turning Point
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?
Lee, who hoped a victory in this northern city would convince the Union to ask for peace. Instead he lost 1/3 of his army during the battle.
Afterward, he withdrew to Virginia & conducted only a defensive war on southern soil.

17. Gettysburg: A Turning Point
What problems developed on the Union home front during the war?
On the home front, “Copperheads” opposed the war, believing peace was more important than preserving the Union.
Other opponents were sympathetic to the Confederate cause. The draft forced men to fight in the war, and riots broke out as some of them protested.

18. Gettysburg: Ulysses S. Grant
Union General & Future President of the United States.

19. Appomattox: Total War Brings an End
What is meant by “total war”? What did the Union army do during their campaign to total war?
“Total War” meant war on the enemy’s will to fight & ability to support an army.
Union soldiers destroyed RR lines & everything of value.
Houses were robbed, crops burned, & livestock killed.

20. Appomattox: William T. Sherman
Union General who used Total War as a tactic to win the Civil War.

21. Appomattox: Total War Brings an End
What terms did Grant offer Lee when he surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse?
Confederate troops could go home if they promised to stop fighting.
They were allowed to keep their horses & mules, which would be needed for spring planting.
Officers would keep their swords & weapons.
Grant ordered that food be sent to Lee’s army.

22. The Courthouse

23. Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox