1. Welcome! We hope you enjoy our presentation! Jackie Brown Paul Ingersoll Emily Onel Campbell Phalen

2. Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address Sherman’s March Total War Tactics The Election of 1864 Growing Southern Depression Appomattox and Conclusion of the Civil War

3. Timeline

4. General William T. Sherman(1820- 1891) Born February 8, 1820 Participated in the Mexican American War Is appointed a Colonel in May 14, 1861 Takes Atlanta on July 22, 1864 Sherman takes his March November 15, 1864 Died on February 14, 1891

5. General Sherman Takes Atlanta Atlanta is taken on July 22, 1864 Lincoln is praised for turning the war in Northern favor North citizens’ attitudes toward Lincoln improves greatly General Sherman is in a ideal tactical position

6. Sherman’s March to The Sea Sherman’s March starts on November 15, 1864 Causing chaos and destruction, hurting southern morale Battle at Savannah December 21, 1864 Sherman's March ends on December 21, 1864

7. General Sherman’s March Map

8. Total War Allows General Sherman to March to Savannah Prevents Confederate troops from stopping Sherman’s armies Destroys Southern railroad tracks Disposes of Southern cotton Destruction of over 100 millions dollars Cripples Southern Economy Southern demoralization General Sherman is ridiculed for his use of Total War

9. Effects of General Sherman’s March Gains optimal strategic positioning Causes irrevocable damage to Southern economy Demoralizes the South Gives the North new hope Helps Lincoln win the election of 1864

10. Sherman’s March and the Election of 1864 Gives Northerns new trust in Lincoln Shows Northerns the war can be won Shows the end of the war is coming

11. George B. McClellan (1826-1885) Former Governor of New Jersey General during the Civil War Ran on the Democratic platform Did not believe in slavery and believed in the Union War Democrats and Peace Democrats McClellan represented the head of the Peace Democrats or “copperheads”

12. Election of 1864 Before Sherman’s Victory in Atlanta Robert Lee was taking the war into his own hands Looked as though McClellan would win The North was thinking about discontinuing the war Northern morale was extremely low

13. Lincoln’s Comeback Lincoln has the Abolitionists and Free- Soilers on his side Lincoln also had the soldiers’ voting for him Many peoples’ faith was restored in Lincoln Northerns want to continue the war Lincoln’s success foreshadow future victory

14. Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address Trying to end the war not avoid it Referring to the Bible to try to unify the nation Makes it clear that Slavery will end no matter the cost Gives the South a vision of a united nation

15. Lincoln’s Meaning “to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations” Still wants to unify the United States Wants to bring the South back into the nation Wants to have “lasting peace, among ourselves”

16. The Election of 1864 Results Abraham Lincoln George McClellan Candidates:Popular Vote:Electoral Vote: 2,213,665 votes 1,805,237 votes 212 votes 21votes

17. The Election of 1864 Percentages

18. The Election of 1864 Territories

19. Andrew Johnson A racist Southern Democrat as opposed to the devoted Republican, Hannibal Hamlin Andrew Johnson stays in office even after many Southern congressmen leave Lincoln shifts his views towards the end of the war and reconstruction Andrew Johnson is charged with the task of reconstruction

20. Causes of Southern Depression General Sherman’s victory at Atlanta General Sherman’s March The use of Total War Tactics Lincoln’s success in the Election of 1864 Robert E. Lee’s retreat back into Southern territory

21. The Inevitability of the War’s End Southerners start to realize the war is soon to end Southern armies are retreating and surrendering Important Southern towns are being taken Southern economy is being ruined Southern generals loose hope and the will to fight

22. In Appomattox Robert E. Lee chased to Appomattox by Ulysses S. Grant Lee arrives in Appomattox County on April 8th, 1865 Lee and his men try to escape using the Southern Side Railroad Lee’s forces are cut off by the armies of Ulysses S. Grant

23. Lee’s instructs his Soldiers to wait and make their last stand Lee at first ambushed the Northern Calvary and forces retreat Union infantry reinforcements come and circle Lee’s armies Confederates fall back and surrender shortly after The South’s Last Stand

24. Appomattox Battlefield

25. Southern Surrender On the morning of April 9th the final battle is fought In the afternoon of April 9th Robert E. Lee surrenders The surrender at Appomattox signals the war’s end By the end of Summer all Southern generals surrender

26. Causes of the Surrender at Appomattox and Northern Victory Sherman’s victory at Atalanta Sherman’s March The superior position gained from Sherman’s March Lincoln’s re-election Southern desperation

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