The Civil War

The Conflict Takes Shape PART I

President Lincoln: -Called for 75,000 volunteers to serve in the army against the South. - The Northerners thought the war would be over in about ninety days. -Southerners believed that the war would be over quickly. -With flags held up high both Northerners and Southerners marched into 2 battle.

REASONS FOR WAR:

- The Southerners were convinced their cause for leaving the Union was right: succession.
-- The Northerners wanted first to preserve the Union, and second, fight to abolish slavery. Eight new states had to decide which side they would join. - The border states, Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware decided to stay with the Union, or northern states. - Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas decided to stay with the Confederacy, or the southern states..

A Nation Divided The South

- When the war began each side was convinced that their cause was right. The South wanted to preserve the Southern way of life. This would mean that slavery would continue! Southern Disadvantages: - The South did not have as many soldiers as the Northerners, but they knew the countryside. - The Southerners had few factories to make weapons and other vital supplies. They had hardly any ships in their Navy.

SOUTHERN STRATEGY: The South had the advantage of fighting a defensive war. This means they would sit tight in the country and wait for the Northern Army to attack. They would try to wear out the Northern army.
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The North
Northern Advantages: - The North had three times as many citizens as compared to the South. Thus they had more soldiers. -Northern factories produced more than 90% of the nations manufactured goods, including weapons such as guns, cannons, and bullets. - The North had a large Navy with many ships. Northern Ships Northern Soldiers

- Northerners felt they had to fight to restore the Union. At the onset of the war, abolishing slavery was not the goal of the North. In fact, many northerners were guided by their feelings of racism towards African Americans

- President Lincoln declared martial law, or ruling by the army instead of elected government. Do you think Abraham Lincolns goal was to end slavery in the United States? Do you think a Northern victory would end racism in the United States? 6

Leaders NORTH AND SOUTH

-Jefferson Davis, as President of the Confederate States of America (CSA), led the South, or the Confederacy. Davis went to West Point Military academy. He served our country in the Mexican War. - Abraham Lincoln, as President of the United States of America, led the North, or the Union. Many people had doubts about Lincolns leadership, but he later proved to be a stronger leader, than Davis. *** Robert E. Lee was asked by President Lincoln to join the Union Army as commander and chief. - Robert E. Lee refused the position and instead became the Chief General of the Confederate Army. - Lee would not turn against his home state of Virginia when his state supported the Confederacy.

UNION STRATEGY: ANACONDA PLAN

Designed to smother the Souths economy: 1. Naval blockade of the Souths coastline in order to prevent transportation of goods or people into or out of an area. 2. Gain control of the Mississippi, splitting the Confederacy in two. 3. Attacking and take over the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
Answer these questions: a. What is the Anaconda Plan? b. What new military technology changed the war?

MILITARY TECHNOLOGY: Rifle: a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air, giving it more distance and accuracy. Minie ball: a bullet with a hollow base, shooting farther and more accurately.

A Confederate soldier.

A Union soldier
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The First Major Battle: 1st Bull Run

- On July 12, 1861 President Lincoln sent troops from Washington, D.C. to Richmond, Virginia. -As soon as they left Washington the Union soldiers clashed with the Confederate soldiers near a small stream called Bull Run. -Thomas Jackson, the general for the Confederacy, held his ground like a stone wall. Jackson henceforth became as General Stonewall Jackson". *** At the end of the battle the Union retreated. The Confederate soldiers won the first major battle of the Civil War. This showed both sides they needed more training to win the war. Hence forth, this battle became known as the Battle of Bull Run. It also demonstrated to both sides that this war would be a long and bloody war!

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Ironclad Ships Change the War

-In the battles of the Civil War the navy used ships covered in steel for the first time. These ships were called ironclad ships. -The Confederates used a steel ship called the Merrimack to fight the war. They covered the ship with steel and renamed it the Virginia. On its maiden voyage, this Confederate ironclad destroyed two Union ships.

Merrimack or Virginia

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-The Union used a steel ship called Monitor. This was the first Union ironclad that held its own in battle but was unable to claim a victory.
-In the end, the battle between the two ships did not seriously damage them, but both sides realized that ironclad ships had changed naval warfare forever.

Monitor

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General Ulysses S. Grant appointed as the new General and Commander of the Union Army.
- Lincoln replaced General Burnside because the Union was not winning any battles. -Lincoln was looking for a General that would lead the Union to a victory. Lincoln believed Grant could win the war.

General Ulysses S. Grant

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Grants Plan for Total War Against the South

-General Grant decided to destroy the South's ability to fight the war. Grant ordered his generals to wage total war against the South. -He wanted the Union army to destroy food, equipment, and anything else they found that might be useful to the enemy (South).
General Grant said: Leave nothing to invite the enemy to return. Destroy whatever cannot be consumed. Let the valley be left so that crows flying over it will have to carry their rations along with them

What does Grant say with these words?

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The Battle Chancellorville: Won in three days by the Confederacy, but they lost a great leader, General "Stonewall" Jackson, who died from gunshot wounds from his own men.

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