DO NOW • Copy the following onto your Do Now paper for the week: The Civil War began in 1861. It ended in 1865. Learning Goals • EQ: Is war a necessary evil? • LT: SWBAT recall major battles of the Civil War. • POU: I can identify the major battles of the Civil War and state their impact. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 to 1865 The Second American Revolution The Second War for Independence The War for Southern Independence The Yankee Invasion The War for Constitutional Liberty The War for States' Rights Mr. Lincoln's War The War for Southern Rights The War of the Southern Planters The Southern Rebellion The War of the Rebellion The War of Secession The War to Suppress Yankee Arrogance The Brothers' War The Great Rebellion The War for Southern Nationality The War Against Slavery The Civil War Between the States The War of the Sixties The War Against Northern Aggression The Yankee Invasion The War for Separation The War for Abolition The War for the Union The Confederate War The War of the Southrons The War for Southern Freedom The War of the North and South THE UNION’S GRAND STRATEGY 3 RICHMOND 2 MISSISSIPPI 1 BLOCKADE AKA: THE ANACONDA PLAN THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman’s March Petersburg/Richmond Appomattox DATES THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman’s March Petersburg/Richmond Appomattox APRIL 12 1861 Fort Sumter THE WAR BEGINS FORT SUMTER IMPACT Lincoln calls for volunteers 4 states, including NC secede Conflict officially a war THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman’s March Petersburg/Richmond Appomattox JULY 21 1861 Bull Run http://www.history.com/videos /first-battle-of-bull-run#firstbattle-of-bull-run REBELS WIN, AND STONEWALL BEGINS BULL RUN IMPACT Confederacy wins first major battle War will not be short Both sides ask for more recruits Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson earns his nickname THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman’s March Petersburg/Richmond Appomattox April 6 and 7 1862 SHILOH INCREDIBLE CARNAGE SHILOH IMPACT Becomes a typical bloody battle Ulysses S. Grant begins to make a name for himself THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman’s March Petersburg/Richmond Appomattox SEPTEMBER 17 1862 ANTIETAM BLOODY ANTIETAM ANTIETAM Robert E. Lee leads rebels north to strike a blow in Union and win foreign support Lee's plans fall into Union hands Bloody battle leads to a Union “victory” ANTIETAM IMPACT Union gains first major victory in east South hurt in gaining foreign allies Lincoln was waiting for victory to make a big move Change in Union Generals THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman’s March Petersburg/Richmond Appomattox July 1863 GETTYSBURG THE TURNING POINT GETTYSBURG IMPACT Union finally beats Robert E. Lee on the battlefield Confederate Army is devastated South will not get foreign support THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman’s March Petersburg/Richmond Appomattox July 1863 VICKSBURG THE MISSISSIPPI FALLS VICKSBURG IMPACT Grant fights his way to Vicksburg and surrounds the city Vicksburg forced to surrender Union gains control of Mississippi River The South is split GRANT TAKES COMMAND The Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia met on many Virginia battlefields The Wilderness Spotsylvania Cold Harbor Petersburg The casualties for both sides were very high th 18 Between May 4 to June Grant lost 65,000 men Lee lost 35,000 men The North could replace their men – the South couldn't THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman’s March Petersburg/Richmond Appomattox Fall 1864 SHERMAN’S MARCH http://www.history.com/topic s/shermansmarch/videos#shermansterrifying-tactics TOTAL WAR SHERMAN’S MARCH IMPACT Confederate civilians are devastated South split again THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Vicksburg Sherman’s March Petersburg/Richmond Appomattox APRIL 1865 APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE LEE SURRENDERS – GAME OVER http:// www.h istory.c om/vid eos/su rrende r-atappom attoxcourth ouse# battleatchanc ellorsvi lle APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE IMPACT Organized fighting ends The nation looks toward Reconstruction