1. The Early Stages

2. Mobilizing the Troops
The first major battle was in 1862 along the Bull Run River, 25 miles south of Washington, D.C.
People thought it was going to be a short, exciting battle and picnicked near by to watch the fight
The battle was not short, there was a lot of death and chaos
The Confederates, lead by Thomas J. Jackson held off the Union Army
In the battle, Jackson earned the nickname “Stonewall” Jackson, because refused to fall back and held off the Union Army’s advances

3. Mobilizing the Troops
Lincoln had originally called for 75,000 men to serve the Union forces for 3 months
After the Battle at Bull Run, he signed another bill for the enlistment of 500,000 men for 3 years
The North offered a bonus for enlisting in the military and later passed the Militia Act allowing for a draft if there was a need
In 1863 Congress introduced
The South quickly resorted to conscription for all white men from 18 to 35 following Bull Run

4. The Naval War
In April 1861, Lincoln ordered the blockade of all Confederate ports
By the spring of 1862, the Union Navy sealed off every Major southern harbor along the Atlantic Ocean except for Charleston, SC and Wilmington, NC
The South used blockade runners, small ships, to slip by the Union blockade and sell some of its cotton to Europe
Confederate ships operating out of foreign ports, attacked Union merchant ships

5. The Naval War
While the Atlantic blockade was happening, David G. Farragut took control of 42 warships and 15,000 soldiers and headed toward New Orleans
On April 25, 1862, the forces arrived in New Orleans
6 days later, Union forces took New Orleans, the largest Southern city

6. The War in the West
Union General Ulysses S. Grant begins his campaign to seize control of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers in February
Grant seizes Fort Henry, taking control of the Tennessee River in February 1862
Grant seizes Fort Donelson, taking control of the Cumberland River 10 days later
Grant led his troops up the Tennessee River toward Corinth, Mississippi in April of 1862
The Confederate Army waged a surprise attack near a small church named Shiloh
Grant was able to assemble his troops and fight off the Confederate Army
The Confederates were forced to retreat stunning everyone
20,000 men died in the attack

7. War in the West
After Grant’s victory at Shiloh, the Confederate troops left Corinth and moved to Chattanooga, TN under the command of General Braxton Bragg
Bragg took his troops to Kentucky, hoping that the Union army would follow
Bragg’s invasion of Kentucky failed and Lincoln ordered the Union army to seize Chattanooga to cut the railroad lines for the Confederate army
A battle took place in Murfressboro, TN and ended inconclusively
With Union reinforcements arriving 4 days after the battle, Bragg decided to retreat, giving control of Chattanooga to the Union in November of 1863

8. The Battle of Antietam
Why was it important?

9. The Emancipation Proclamation
What was it?
Why was it important?