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1 The Battles Continue!

2 Civil War Battles in Review How did geography impact war time decisions? First Battle of Bull Run Manassas, Virginia Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg Maryland

3 A Quick Little War to the Anaconda Plan Loud public demand for a quick military victory that would end the war vs. General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/civilwar/index.php?section=Exhibits&page=War50_60 Robert Smalls

4 The Battle of Vicksburg “Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until the key is in our pocket.” --Abraham Lincoln

5 Sherman’s “March to the Sea” Engraving by Alexander Ritchie, 1868 Image Source: Library of Congress

6 Siege of Petersburg Site of the “Battle of the Crater,” July 1864 – part of the Siege of Petersburg and Richmond Image Source: National Archives / National Park Service

7 Appomattox (Virginia)


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