april 1861 charlestown sc – union fort sc attacks!

APRIL 1861 CHARLESTOWN SC – UNION FORT

SCATTACKS!

36 HOURS OF BOMBARDMENT – ANDERSON SURRENDERS

MORE STATES SECEDE

LINCOLN CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS &BLAMES THE SOUTH

FORT SUMTER GIVES LINCOLN A STRATEGIC VICTORY -THE SOUTH FIRED FIRST

LINCOLN ASKS FOR 75,000 VOLUNTEERS – 90 DAY ENLISTMENTS

MOBILIZATION: GETTING READY & PREPARING FOR WAR

EXCITEMENT!

THOUSANDS OFSOUTHERNERSENLIST - CSA

BORDER STATES – MISSOURI, KENTUCKY, MARYLAND, DELAWARE – FORCED TO STAY WITH UNION – WEST VIRGINIA

22 UNIONSTATES

11 CSASTATES

SLAVE STATES THAT STAY WITH THE UNION

LINCOLN SENDS UNION TROOPS INTOBORDER STATES TO PREVENT THEM

FROM LEAVING THE UNION.

LINCOLN BREAKS THE CONSTITUTION IN ORDER TO SAVE IT – EXCEEDS HIS POWERS

MARYLAND VERY STRATEGIC – WASH. D.C

1. POPULATION (22 MILLION)

2. 3/4TH OF NATION’S INSUSTRY

3. BANKING & FINANCING

4. ¾ OF ALL RAILROADS

5. NAVAL ADVANTAGES6. NATURAL RESOURCES

TAKES TIME TO MOBILIZEPOOR GENERALS

1. DEFENSIVE WAR OF ATTRITION2. FIGHTING ON HOME SOIL - KNOW THE LAND

3. MORAL CAUSE – DETERMINATION

4. BEST WEST POINT OFFICIERS

5. GOOD SOLIDERS – RAIDERS – SELF CONFIDENT

6. SUPPORT FROM EUROPE (INITIALLY)

1. SUPPLY SHORTAGES 2. POPULATION (9 MILLION – 3.5 MILLION ARE SLAVES)

3. POOR TRANSPORTATION

4. ORGANIZE A NEW GOVERNMENT

5. ARMIES FIGHT FOR INDIVIDUAL STATES

6. JEFFERSON DAVIS UNPOPULAR

PERSERVE THE UNION

LATER TO FREE THE SLAVESFIGHT UNTIL NORTH

GIVES UP

INDEPENDENCE – PERSERVE SLAVERY

ABOUT DAVIS

COURAGEOUS & INTELLIGENT

FAILS TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY

ABOUT LINCOLN

ACTS BOLDLY, EXCEEDSTHE POWERS OF PRESIDENT

PATIENCE &CHARACTER

LINCOLN LOOKS FOR A COMMANDER TO LEAD THE UNION ARMY

ONLY REAL QUALIFIED COMMANDER

IS WINFIELD SCOTT – NOT IN HIS PRIME

SCOTT SUGGESTS ROBERT E. LEE

ABOUT LEE

WEST POINT, MEXICAN WAR

“I CANNOTRAISE MY

SWORD AGAINSTMY COUNTRY.”

OFFERED COMMAND

OF UNION ARMY

ABOUT FIREARMS

BULLETS & BLADES

ABOUT THE ARTILLERY

NO ANTIBIOTICS – FEW ANTISEPTICS – NO STERILIZATION

PROCEDURES DONE

IN TENTS & HOUSES

DISEASES & INFECTION

GRIM OUT LOOK FOR PATIENTS

FIRST TIME WAR WAS DOCUMENTEDWITH PHOTOGRAPHS

SOME PICTURES WERE FORMAL & STAGED WHILE

OTHERS WERE GRUSOME BATTLE PICS

CAMERAS HAVE NO SHUTTERS – PULL AWAY CAP – LETS LIGHTIN – EXPOSES NEGATIVE – CHEMICALS TO DEVELOP

BRADY, O’SULLIVAN, & GARDNER – FAMOUS PHOTOS

UNION WEARS BLUE – CONFEDERATES WEAR GRAY

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER

NORTH NAMES BATTLES AFTER RIVERS & STREAMS

SOUTH NAMES BATTLES AFTER CITIES & TOWNS

CIVIL WAR (WAR BETWEEN THE STATES)

1. NAVALBLOCKADE

2. TAKE MISSISSIPPIRIVER & SPLIT SOUTH

IN HALF

3. TAKE RICHMOND

1. DEFENSIVE WAR

2. TAKE WASHINGTON

3. ATTACK PA TO CUT OFF

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