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1 The Confederate Onslaught
Objectives: **Describe the progress of the war in the Eastern and Western Fronts **Explain the reasons President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation SOL – VUS.7 Timeline – July 1861-September 1862 The Confederate Onslaught US History

2 The Battle and Picnic of Bull Run (July 21, 1861)
1st battle of Armies Spectators came to watch

3 General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (1824-1863)
South Leads army to a victory vs. North Huge morale builder for South Army # Fought Casualties North 35,000 2,896 South 32-34,000 1,982

4 A British-Confederate Alliance???
Brits anger at North blockade on South Brits like to see a weak USA Selling South goods/ships

5 The Trent Affair (Fall 1861)
Trent (ship) picks up Southern diplomats Stopped by the North -- diplomats arrested British protest Abe frees diplomats reluctantly

6 Great Britain backs down
Stay neutral **hate slavery **India – supplies cotton to GB **didn’t think South would win (fear Abe)

7 The Western Front Ulysses S. Grant (Winter 1862-1863)
Union General Takes control of Tenn. (w/ 5 wins) Navy gains control of New Orleans Result Where At Dates Victory Fort Henry Feb. 6, 1862 Fort Donaldson Feb. 16, 1862 Shiloh April 6-7, 1862 Chattanooga Nov , 1862 Murfreesboro Dec. 31-Jan. 2, 1863

8 General George McClellan (appointed General – November 11, 1861)
Eastern Union army Cautious leader Ordered to attack Richmond

9 The Seven Days Battle for Richmond (June 25 – July 1, 1862)
Southern army keeps McClellan out of Richmond Army # Fought Casualties North (McClellan) 104,100 15,855 South (Lee) 92,000 20,204

10 The Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862)
Lee attacks to get DC (South hopes to finish war) Northern army makes a stand

11 The Bloodiest Day in US History (September 17, 1862)
Northern army pushes Lee back 4,800 dead Army # Fought Casualties North (McClellan) 75,000 12,400 South (Lee) 40,000 10,316

12 McClellan’s Blunder (November 5, 1862)
Could have finished off Lee Fired by Lincoln for “the slows”

13 Life on the Battlefield
Food + supply shortages Battlefield medicine no sanitation unskilled doctors Hideous prison camps Andersonville

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