Reminders

• Quiz Tomorrow Over– Differences Between North and South, Important People, Key Battles• Short answer, no multiple-choice• BUT…. Open Notebook

The Union

• The North•Yankees•Blue Uniforms•24 States

The Confederacy

• The South•Rebels•Grey Uniforms•11 States

Strategy For Winning

The North •ANACONDA Plan•Capture Richmond•Blockades•Mississippi River

The South •Win by “not losing” •Fight defensively•Avoid large-scale battles

Abraham Lincoln• President during

War for the USA• Freed slaves in

Confederacy with Emancipation Proclamation• Gave Gettysburg

Address

Ulysses S. Grant• Last & greatest

commander of Union Army• Accepted Lee’s

surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

William Tecumseh Sherman

• General for Union Army• Developed “Total

War”• Known for his

“March to the Sea”

William Carney

• Soldier• Union• 1st African

American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

Philip Bazaar

• Sailor in US Navy• Union• 1st Hispanic

American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

Jefferson Davis• President during the

War for the Confederacy• Successful Military

leader• Thought Confederacy

had a noble cause given in Declaration of Independence

Robert E. Lee

• Commander of the Confederate Army• Greatest Southern

advantage• Surrendered to Grant

at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865

“Stonewall” Jackson• General of

Confederacy• Lee’s “Right arm”• 1st Battle of Bull

Run• Known for his

bravery and courage

Major Battles of the Civil War

• Write Info on Page 4 of Notebook

•Union fort•Lincoln sends needed supplies•Confederates attack before supplies arrive •April 12, 1861•Confederate Victory

First Shots of the Civil War

FORT SUMTER

1st Battle of Bull Run

• 1st Battle after War began• Manassas, VA • Significance- It was going to be a long bloody battle and soldiers needed training• Confederate Victory

Battle of Antietam

• Bloodiest Day in American History• >23,000 dead in a single day. • Military draw– No one Wins• Led to the Emancipation Proclamation

•3-day battle

•51,000 casualties

• UNION VICTORY

•Significance-- Turning point of the Civil War and Bloodiest Battle of the War

Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Vicksburg

Grant Takes Command

Significance: Union control of the

Mississippi River, the Confederacy was split

in two.

Vicksburg Cemetery

•36,000 casualties•Union victory

Appomattox Courthouse

Officially Ended the Civil War

•April 9, 1865•Lee surrenders to Grant

Inaugural AddressesJefferson Davis

• February 1861• Confederate States of America• Key Points– Secession legal in Declaration of

Independence (“consent of the governed to change or abolish a government”)

– Thought it only made sense for the very different North and South be separate

– Does not want to fight the North but if attacked, will fight

Abraham Lincoln• March 1861• United States of America• Key Points– Doesn’t want to end slavery in

South– It’s illegal to leave the Union– Does not want to fight the South

but will if forced

Guess Who Said What?!• Read each of the quotes CIRCLING or HIGHLIGHTING important

information.• Decide who you think said this at their Inauguration (Lincoln or

Davis) using the information you circled.• Then, explain in your OWN WORDS why you chose that President.• How you will be graded…– Accuracy of your answer– Annotations of quote– Explanation of answer

Can’t do that?You will NOT receive any

credit for answer!

If you finish

• Work on Battle Map • Using page 485– For States• Using Pages 491 and 507 for Battles