The War Comes to Georgia

E.Q. Who invaded Georgia?P.T. Who made the March to the Sea?

Yankees in GeorgiaHow did they ever get in?

Atlanta CampaignMay 9, 1864Union General William T. Sherman99,000 Union troopsConfederate General Joseph E. Johnston62,000 Confederate troops

Fighting everyday

Battles of Atlanta CampaignDaltonResacaCassvilleNew Hope ChurchPickett’s MillJohnston winning battles but being out-flanked

Battles of Atlanta Campaign (cont.)Kennesaw Mountain

June 27, 1864Sherman attacks head onLoose 3,000 YankeesLoose 500 Confederates

Siege of AtlantaJuly 17, 1864 Johnston was replaced with General John Bell HoodBattles

Peachtree CreekAtlantaEzra ChurchJonesboro

Siege of Atlanta (cont.)Forty day siegeSherman’s artillery pounded AtlantaCivilians being killed and having to live in cellars Hood leaves Atlanta September 1, 1864Surrenders September 2, 1864

March to the SeaNovember 16, 1864 Sherman burns Atlanta and leavesA path of destruction that was 60 miles wide from Atlanta to Savannah was made by ShermanArrived in Savannah December 21, 1864

March to the Sea (cont.)Destroyed $100 million of food and other resourcesCivilian homes were destroyedGraves were violatedUntold numbers of civilians killed

Battle of GriswoldvilleNovember 22, 1864Confederates are out numberedYoung boys and old men fighting for Confederacy

Siege of SavannahDecember 10 –21, 1864Confederates cross Savannah River at night on December 21, 1864

Andersonville Prison/ Camp Sumter

Opens February 1864 for 10,000 prisonersCaptain Henry Wirz takes command in March 1864Faced with impossible oddsApril 1864 12,000 prisonersMay 1864 19,000 prisonersJune 1864, 23,000 prisonersAugust 1864, more than 33,000 prisoners

Andersonville Prison/ Camp Sumter (cont.)

United States Government refuses to exchange prisonersFour prisoners permitted to go to Washington to plead for prisoner exchangeWashington refused and they returned“We have been abandoned by our government”

Andersonville Prison/ Camp Sumter (cont.)

US Government was solely responsible for the conditions and affairs at Camp SumterConfederate Government tried to give prisoners away but the US Government said no.14 months operation, over 45 thousand prisoners, almost 13 thousand died

Andersonville Prison/ Camp Sumter (cont.)More Confederate died in Union prison camps than Union troops in Southern campsUnion camps did not have to deal with a blockadeSouthern guards ate the same thing the Union prisoner ate

Capt. Wirz on TrialAfter the War, Capt. Wirz was arrested in violation to parole Kangaroo trialLife offered in exchange for a lieHung on November 10, 1865Death of an innocent man

SurrendersApril 9, 1865 Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse VirginiaApril 26, 1865 Johnston surrenders in Greensboro North CarolinaMay 4, 1865 last Confederate Cabinet meeting in Washington GeorgiaMay 10, 1865 President Jefferson Davis captured in Irwinville Georgia

Confederate Memorial DayGeorgia General Assembly in 1872 established that April 26th would be Confederate Memorial DayState Holiday

Groups Who Perpetuate the Memory of the Men Who Fought

United Daughters of the ConfederacySons of Confederate VeteransChildren of the Confederacy

Reflection

What did you learn?