1. The Civil War in a Nutshell…

2. Antietam September 17, 1862 War in the North (Maryland)
Gen Lee Wanted MD to join Union after victory
Over 23,000 lives lost
General Lee withdrew
“Draw” no clear winner
Lincoln took Withdrawal as a North Victory and released the Emancipation Proclamation

3. Emancipation Proclamation
released by Abraham Lincoln that would end all slavery once war was over
Sept. 22, 1862
“All slaves in ‘Rebellious’ states would be freed as of January 1, 1863”
Moral decision keeps Europe out of war.

4. Create a describing Bubble map of the Emancipation Proclamation
Left Hand Page:96
Create a describing Bubble map of the Emancipation Proclamation
Must have 5 describing bubbles
Make colorful.
Use page 81 in CRCT book

5. Gettysburg Major Turning Point of the War
Battle fought for 3 days in July of 1863
Over 50,000 were killed
Lee wanted war in North
Wanted north to back down
Lee was outnumbered
Retreated to Virginia
South didn’t invade north again.
North began to pressure south
Invaded and Captured rebel states

6. Chickamauga Battle took place at GA/TN border in 1863
Purpose was to capture Chattanooga
Wanted Railway
Largest battle in Georgia
Confederate Victory
34,000 deaths
2nd Bloodiest battle of Civil War

7. Union Blockade of Georgia’s Coast
Union Victory at Ft. Pulaski led to Union control of Georgia’s coast and ports
Led by Gen. Winfield Scott
Anaconda Plan
Squeeze the Confederate States of America
Scott’s Great Snake/ wanted to cut off their supply
Prevent trade of cotton for weapons from France and England

9. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign
Began 1864
Lasted 4 ½ Months
Wanted to capture Atlanta
Railroad hub
Industrial Capabilities
South outnumbered North
Used defense to slow down North
Not one MAJOR battle was fought in Atlanta, but several small battles that led to Atlanta being captured by Sherman

11. Sherman's March to the Sea
After destroying Atlanta (Nov.15-Dec )
Wanted to end war and punish South
After loses from Atlanta Campaign Union troops had straight path to Atlantic Ocean
Sherman created path of destruction
300 Miles long, 60 Miles wide
Burned factories, buildings, & destroyed towns
Battle of Griswoldville
March ended when Savannah surrendered to Sherman without a fight on Dec
Lincoln's Christmas present.

12. Sherman's March to the Sea

13. Andersonville Famous Civil War prison Located in Macon County
Built to hold 10,000 Union Soldiers
Peaked at over 30,000
Creek became backed up with human waste and other sewage
Disease throughout prison
More men died in Andersonville than any other Civil War Prison
Over 13,000

14. LH Page 104
Divide your page into 6 even sections. Then label each section with the cities that are located below. Cut the descriptions out of the chart and paste them in the correct section.
Andersonville Chickamauga
Atlanta Union Blockade
Savannah Ft. Pulaski

15. Cut out and glue the map to page 102
Use your notes and your brain to decide the location of each of the places on the chart from page 104.
Locate the places on the map. Mark them each with a star and the letter of the description of that city.
Use the Georgia Textbook Pg