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The Civil War: 1861-1865
Election of 1860
John C. Breckenridge – Southern Democrat
Stephen A. Douglas - Democrat
John Bell – Constitutional Union
Abraham Lincoln –
Republican
vs
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Why did Lincoln win?
North v South in 1861: which side had all the advantages?
So why does it take four years for the North to win?
Lincoln’s ea, rly decisions:
• Keep slave-holding “border states” loyal
• Puts border states under martial (military) law = ________
• Gets rid of habeus corpus = _________
______, ______, _______, ______
CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH SIDE
• NORTH/UNION
--industry:
--Capital:
--Leaders:
--Strategy:
--Cause:
SOUTH/CONFEDERACY--industry:
--Capital:
--Leaders:--Strategy:--Cause:
The Anaconda Plan
• Devise a strategy to win the war
• Devised by General Winfield Scott– _________– _________– _________
Select a military leader
RE Lee decides to fight for the Confederacy!
So Lincoln selects George McClellan! McClellan proved to
be a weak leader though
On the battlefield
• Why won’t McClellan fight?– __________– ____________!
On the battlefield• 1st Battle of Bull Run, 1861
• Union defeat 25 miles away from Washington
• Lincoln realizes __________
• August 1862, 2nd Battle of Bull Run: Union is __________– _______________
• A replaced McClellan is put back in charge after this defeat
• Things not looking good for Union
The Battle of Antietam
• Lee’s objectives – a victory in the border state of Maryland might convince this border state to secede!
• Might convince GB to recognize Confederacy!
September 17th, 1862
• Antietam = ______________
• _________ casualties
• Considered ______________
McClellan’s Blunders!
• Advantage: Union! had a copy of Lee’s battle plans!
• Lee forced to retreat when unable to break through Union lines
• McClellan does nothing
• Militarily, battle is a draw BUT ______________________________
Why is Antietam so important?Announced the ___________
_________________!• Freed all slaves ______________________
• Did not free ______________
Effects
• Changed goal of war from preservation (keeping together) of Union → _________
• Kept the border states _______ • Ended possibility of _______________
Effects (con’t)
• Allowed for the recruitment ________________
• Ended the criticism of _______________
Grant at Vicksburg: 7/1863
• Union now has total control of the ______________ through Vicksburg → ____________
“Bread riots” break out in Southern cities
Lee’s last gamble: GETTYSBURGJuly 1-4, 1863
• Lee tries a 2nd invasion of the North
• 3 day battle end with the failure of _________________– Out of 15,000
Confederate troops, only 100 survive
• Union victory seen as ___________________
• Helped Lincoln _________________
July 1 – 3, 1863
Both sides struggle to keep armies manned
• 1862 – Confederate draft begins– 20 Negro Law
• 1863 – Union draft after Union defeat at Fredericksburg– ________________– _________________
Is this a “poor man’s fight?”
ROLE OF OTHERS• IMPORTANCE OF RAILROADS:
– Lifelines for the armies; if you cut the rails, enemies would not be able to send and get supplies
– Transport food, supplies, weapons; advantage for North which had more railroad mileage than the South
• Focus on the railroads as a key targets came at the Battle of Petersburg (Union attacked Confed RRs)
• IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN:
– Dorothea Dix: ________________________
– Louisa May Alcott: ________________________
– Clara Barton:
• ____________________________________________
Women organizations created hospitals; worked to keep military camps clean;
Other duties worked for Treasury Department and worked in factories making weaponry, made uniforms
Some women pretended to be men and served as soldiers until discovered
IMPORTANCE OF BLACKS IN ARMS
• IMPORTANCE OF BLACKS IN ARMS– ____________________– ____________________– ____________________
• ___________________ QuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Appomattox Court House: 4/1865
• Official • _____________surrenders to
___________
SAVE FOR RECONSRUCTION Election of 1864: Lincoln v
McClellan• Not sure Lincoln can win!• New running mate
chosen = Andrew Johnson → southerner & small slaveholder--Why would Lincoln have him as a running mate? To get southern support
• Lincoln sends South a message → the North will treat you fairly!
Lincoln’s Inaugural Address“With malice toward none;
with charity for all…”
Lincoln tries to convince the South to stop fighting!
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