1. Civil war timeline

2. The north Also known as… Wears… President General U.S. Union Yankees
Blue Uniforms
President
Lincoln
General
Ulysses Grant

3. The south Also known as… Wears… President General Confederacy Rebels
Grey uniforms
President
Jefferson Davis
General
Robert E. Lee

4. Attack on Fort Sumter
1861

5. details attack on Fort Sumter
- South Carolina seceded - Confederates fire on Union ships. - Nobody dies in the attack!

6. Effects of the attack on Fort Sumter
1st battle of the American Civil War

7. Emancipation Proclamation
1863

8. -Lincoln freed slaves in “rebelling territories” aka the South
details
Emancipation proclamation
-Lincoln freed slaves in “rebelling territories” aka the South

9. Effects of Emancipation proclamation
-freed slaves could join the Union Army = more manpower -Slavery is now explicit goal of Union cause

10. battle of Galveston
1. Galveston

11. details the battle of Galveston
-The Union captured Galveston to prevent supplies entering Confederacy -John B. Magruder and Thomas Green used “cottonclad” ships to win back Galveston.
Cottonclad-warship made to look like cotton trading vessel

12. Effects of the battle of Galveston
The Confederacy (South) won back the city of Galveston.

13. Gettysburg and Vicksburg
1863

14. battles of Gettysburg & Vicksburg
details
battles of Gettysburg & Vicksburg
Confederates were winning, but both battles were Union victories  Union gains control of Mississippi.

15. Effects of Gettysburg & Vicksburg
Turning point battles of the Civil War—Union takes the lead!

16. battle of Sabine pass
2. Sabine Pass
1863

17. details battle of Sabine pass
The Union wanted to end supplies entering Confederacy.
The Union tried to sail up and attack Confederate forces on the Sabine River.

18. Effects of the battle of sabine pass
The Confederacy wins and kept supply lines open.

19. Confederate Surrender
1865

20. Confederate surrender
details
Confederate surrender
-Confederates overpowered by Union advantages. -Lee (South) surrenders to (Grant).

21. Effects of confederate surrender
-South devastated (SPEC) -How to rebuild the nation? Answered in period called Reconstruction

22. battle of palmito ranch
1865

23. The battle of palmito ranch
Took place after South surrendered to Union forces.
The Confederacy won
the Battle of Palmito
Ranch!

24. Last major clash between the Union and Confederate soldiers! War over.
Effects of the
battle of palmito ranch
Last major clash between the Union and Confederate soldiers! War over.

25. Confederates SURRENDER
Civil War
battles
TURNING POINT!
Gettysburg & Vicksburg
Confederates SURRENDER
Fort
Sumter
Sabine
Pass
Palmito
Ranch
Galveston

26. Anaconda Plan
Strangle the South with naval blockades to keep them from receiving supplies and exporting cotton (no $$)