Civil War

Civil War

1. Abraham Lincoln

   • The President of the Union during the Civil War
     • Monitor and Merrrimac
       • new type of ship clad in iron
   • Emancipation Proclomation
     • freed all slaves that were rebellious to Union
   • Draft law
     • forced men b/w ages 18-45 to join war or pay 300 dollars or find replaement
   • Bounty jumping
     • soldiers attempted to get paid multiple times for joing war
   • Gettysburg Adress
     • given at battlefield. Moral reason to fight war. Unify North.
   • 13th amendment
     • no slavery

2. General George McClellan

   • Commander of Union forces in the east and Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election. He tended towards inaction
     • Antietam
       • McClellan put back in charge AGAIN. McClellan got Lee's battle plans but waited to make THE PERFECT attack. By this time Lee came up w a new plan; it ended on a draw (BLOODIEST BATTLE) on Sep 17,1862. But, gave Lincoln the "Victory" he needed to announce the emancipation proclomation

3. General Ulysses S. Grant

   • Leader of Union forces in West and later named Lieutenant
   • Wilderness campaign
     • Grant wanted Vicksburg cuz it was key to Mississippi. Cut army loose from supplies and w/i 5 days Port Hudson fell, and w/i week ALL ports fell

4. General Sherman

   • General Sheridan
     • Responsible for surrounding Lee and forcing his surrender in 1865
   • Led a march from Atlanta to Savanna and declared "Total war"
   • Sherman'/s March to Sea
     • Burned down Atlanta. Going to Atlantic ocean destroying a path 60 miles wide and 300 miles long. NO MERCY! This helped Lincoln win another term.

5. Jefferson Davis

   • President of the Confederate states of America

6. Stonewall Jackson

   • Defended Confederacy at First battle of Bull Run, and was later killed by friendly fire

7. Robert E. Lee

   • The most respected Confederate General. Asked to lead Union forces, ut he declined because of his love for Virginia.
   • Meade (Union) followed Confederates. Finally at Gettysburg they fought. After 3 DAYS: Lee lost and began his retreat on July 4,1856

8. Anaconda plan

   • Squeeze life out of South by cutting off all supplies