1. No End in Sight Chapter 16, Section 3

2. McClellan Takes Command  EVENTS  President Lincoln gave McClellan authority over all of the Union troops fighting in the East  EFFECTS  Restored confidence  Organized and trained troops  Stalled the Union forces  McClellan was hesitant to attack the Confederate capital 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam

3. Grant Takes Tennessee  EVENTS  Grant’s Strategy: “Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.”  Grant’s troops captured two Confederate river forts in Tennessee  EFFECTS  Opened up a river highway for northern supply lines into the heart of the South (to the Alabama border) 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam

4. The Battle of Shiloh  EVENTS  The Union troops had pushed the Confederates back to the TN/MS border  The Confederate general, Johnston, decided to attack before the Union troops could be reinforced  Terribly deadly battle  William Tecumseh Sherman  EFFECTS  Northerners were horrified and wanted Grant replaced, but Lincoln was impressed by his determination 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/videos#the-battle-of-shiloh

5. The Fall of NOLA  EVENTS  Union naval forces captured New Orleans, the largest city in the South  EFFECTS  The Union almost controlled the Mississippi River  “New Orleans gone—and with it the Confederacy. Are we not cut in two?” ~President Davis’ aide’s wife 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam

6. Seven Days’ Battles  EVENTS  Robert E. Lee took over control of the Confederate troops in Northern Virginia  Lee sent scouts to spy on the Union troops  The two sides clashed in battles for a week  EFFECTS  High casualties  Union forces retreated  Ended the Union threat on the Confederate capital in Virginia 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam

7. Lee Invades the North  EVENTS  Lee took his troops into Union territory without approval from President Davis  The first time the Southern troops took an offensive position  Wanted to force Lincoln into peace talks  Wanted to give VA farmers a rest during the harvest  Confederates could plunder for food  Wanted to show that the South had a chance  EFFECTS  Impressed Britain and France, who were considering recognizing the Confederacy 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam

8.  EVENTS  Lee’s offensive battle strategy was accidentally discovered by the Union forces  McClellan attacked, but with hesitation  “The green corn…looked as if it had been struck by a storm of bloody hail….From sheer exhaustion, both sides, like battered and bleeding athletes, seemed willing to rest.”  EFFECTS  Stalemate; 23,000 dead  McClellan didn’t pursue Lee 1 8 6 1 George McClellan takes Command of Northern Troops 1 8 6 2 Grant Takes Tenn. Battle of Shiloh Fall of NOLA Seven Days’ Battles Lee Invades the North Battle of Antietam