Civil War

Civil War

1. Abraham Lincoln

   • 16th President
   • Wrote & delivered the Gettysburg Address
   • The Battle of Bull Run persuaded Lincoln for a better army
   • President Lincoln ordered General John Pope to march directly to Richmond from Washington

2. Battles

   • Battles of Manassas
     • Manassas,Virginia
     • July 21, 1861
     • General George B. McClellan assembled a high disciplined forces of 100,000
     • was the first major battle of the Civil War, and the Confederates' victory
     • It shattered the Union's hopes for winning the war quickly
   • Battle of Shiloh
     • Union gained greater control of the Mississippi during The Battle of Shiloh
   • Second Battle of Bull Run
     • Jackson's troops August in 1862. The three-day battle.
   • Clash of The Ironclads
     • Heavily armored ships protected with iron or ironclads
   • Battle of Chancellorsville
   • Battle of Antietam
     • it was known as The Battle of Sharpsburg
     • was a single-day battle
     • was also known as the bloodiest war of the Civil War
     • there was a total of about 25,000 casualties
     • More soldiers died in this battle than all Americans in the American Revolutionary War
     • The Union won the battle of Antietam
     • also known as The Battle of Sharpsburg
   • Battle of Fredricksburg
   • Seven Days' Battles
     • On June 26, Robert E. Lee launched a series of clashes and forced the Union to retreat from near Richmond
     • North retreated South won

3. Generals

   • Northern Generals
     • McClellan
       • Slowly bring the force through
     • Mc Dowell
       • Wanted to control the best route road
     • Ulysses S. Grant
   • Southern Generals
     • Stonewall Jackson
       • Held his ground "StoneWall"
       • Stonewall was later on killed by friendly fire
     • Robert E. Lee
   • Admiral David Farragut
     • Approached the two forts that guarded the entrance to New Orleans from the Gulf of Mexico

4. South's Advantages

   • The South's troops were more stronger and more intellilgent than
   • strategic

5. North Advantages

   • Union had more troops & materials than the South
   • Had LOTS of Exports