1. Warm Up Take Out Resource Packet Read Pages 15 & 16

2. I am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. ~ John Brown at his execution

3. Lincoln Takes Office Message mix of toughness and reconciliation “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection”

4. After Ft Sumter Lincoln calls for 75,000 troops to save the Union VA, NC, TN and AR vote to join Confederacy

5. The Border States MD, DE, KY, MO Held vital positions Lincoln had to keep on side of Union What might Lincoln have done?

6. 1861 Military Strategy and Leadership

7. Leaders - Union Abraham Lincoln Sec. Of War Edwin Stanton Sec of State – Wlm Seward

8. Lincoln 1861 – Becomes president Rejects Confederate Peace Proposals “Confederate secession is legally void” Constitution is a more perfect union Orders organization of Army Calls for 75000 3 month recruits

9. Leaders - Confederacy Jefferson Davis

10. 1st National Flag "Stars and Bars" 2nd National Flag "Stainless Banner" 3rd National Flag CSA Naval Jack 1861-1863 CSA Naval Jack 1863-1865 Battle Flag "Southern Cross"

11. Pre-Civil War US Army – 16,000 Soldiers and Officers Navy – 42 Warships

12. Officers Pick Sides US Military split Army – Mostly comprised of and led by Southerners Navy – Mostly Northerners, but few armed ships

13. Strategy What does the North have to do to win? Conquer and Destroy South’s ability to fight Destroy Southern Institutions What does the South have to do to win? Win a Defensive War Make it too costly for North to want to continue Gain foreign support / win battles

14. At the Top - North Winfield Scott General-In-Chief April 19 1861 – Winfield Scott urges Lincoln to commission Robert E Lee

15. The Anaconda Plan Winfield Scott As little bloodshed as possible Union Blockade Divide and Conquer

19. The Anaconda Plan Blockade Union had 3 ships that could blockade Steam power “Old Father Neptune”

20. Homework Complete Map Activity # 2