Date:
April 12,1861 July 12,1861 April 6, 1862 September 17, 1862 July 1 - 3, 1863 May 18 - July 4, 1863 November 15 until December 21, 1864 April 9, 1865 May 12-13, 1865 |
Battles:
Fort Sumter (South Carolina) 1st Bull Run (Virginia) Shiloh (Tennessee) Antietam (Maryland) Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) VIcksburg (Mississippi) Sherman's March (Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina) Appomattox Courthouse (Virginia) Palmito Ranch |
Victor:
Confederate Victory Confederate Victory Union Victory Inconclusive Union Victory Union Victory Union Victory Union Victory Confederate Victory |
Significance:
President Lincoln declared that the Union would hold on to these two ports after the succession. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The Battle of Shiloh was a major Union Victory in the "West The first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war Victory in the battle of Vicksburg gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. The first movement of a large army going such a distance without an intact supply line. One of the last battles of the American Civil War Final battle of the Civil War |
Strategies, Advantages, and Disadvantages for the North and South
The North (The Union) Nicknames:Billy Yank,Bluebelly Strategies for winning the war:planned a“three pronged attack” that would one, blockade all Southern ports, thus keeping the South (the Confederacy), from trading with Europe to cut off the South’s supply of manufactured goods Disadvantages:weak motivation officers not aggressive enough fighting on unfamiliar territory believed the war would be over quickly Advantages:superior leadership in Abraham Lincoln · greater population – 22 million people · military power – a five to two advantage in men who could fight, a navy, war machinery · industrial power – more factories · more money · more railroads · more farm land where food crops, not cash crops were grown The South (The Confederate) Nicknames: Dixie or Dixieland Strategies for winning the war:planned tofight a defensive war. The Confederates wanted to bring the enemy into southern territory that is unfamiliar to them and exhaust them. The Southerners were also counting on help from Europe. Disadvantages:· weak leadership skills of Jefferson Davis · no navy · fewer men and supplies · few factories · less money · weaker government Advantages:· outstanding military officers –most had experience from the Mexican War, they had a strong military tradition and had been educated at military schools · strong motivation – were fighting to keep way of life · fighting on home ground – knew the territory · soldiers skilled with guns and horsesbecause they lived in rural areas |
Question of the Day-Explain what you think Abraham Lincoln was trying to say when he said the above quote.I think Abraham Lincoln was trying to say is that the United States can't be a power country if two sides aren't on the same side with each other.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Abraham Lincoln
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Abraham Lincoln