Battles of the Civil War

Battle of Fort Sumter

1st Battle of Bull Run(Manassas)

Underdog Victory• Many Northerners thought this war would

be over within a few months–Civilians even picnicked along the

battlefield!• South pulled a surprising victory,

foreshadowing the possibility of a longer war

• Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson earns his nickname

Battle of Shiloh(Pittsburg Landing)

A new star?• Ulysses S. Grant emerges as

a new Union commander• major battle victory for the

North in the West• Gave them access to Northern

Mississippi River

Monitor vs Merrimak

Battle of the Future

• Battle between two ships that are modern marvels/never used before

• Early look into future battles between battleships

Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)

Goals have changed• Bloodiest day in American history

– Both sides see massive casualties• Emancipation Proclamation tied to a Union

“victory”– Northerners could rally around ending slavery– Eliminating slave labor hurts the southern

economy– Halts any chance of foreign aid for south from

nations needing their cotton (especially G.B.)

Battle of Fredericksburg

Southern Slaughter• Burnside wanted to cross the

Rappahannock River to attack Confederates–Delay in receiving pontoon boats slowed

Union• South prepared behind a wall on the top of

a hill–Union soldiers repeatedly charged

uphill, taking heavy casualties–video

Battle of Gettysburg

Turning Point• Searching for relief of southern fields, Lee heads

North– Searches for shoes in central PA– J.E.B. Stuart, Lee’s eyes, off making a name for

himself leads to CSA and USA bumping into one another

• 3 day battle ensues• Two key points:

– Joshua Chamberlain– Pickett’s Charge

Remember Fredericksburg• Chamberlain

– Calls for a downhill charge to save the end of the Union line

• Pickett’s Charge– Confederate charge of over a mile of open

land– Had to cross fenced road that slowed march

as well– Union ready behind a rock wall, force heavy

casualties– “Sir, I have no division”

Siege of Vicksburg

Wait it out• Siege- surround an enemy and hold supplies, etc

from them• Vicksburg was the last Southern stronghold on

the Mississippi River• Huge victory for the Grant and Union only a day

after Gettysburg

Sherman’s March to the Sea

Total Warfare

• Sherman cuts a path through Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean

• Total war-destroying cities, crops, and any supplies the south could use

• Burns the city of Atlanta to the ground

Surrender at Appomattox

End of the Eastern war• Lee surrenders to Grant at farmer

McLean’s home (he moved from Manassas after battle to start the war!)

• Not the official end to the war, but signals that the Confederacy is all but lost

Seven Days Battle

2nd Battle of Bull Run

Battle of Chancellorsville

Battle of the Wilderness

Battle of Spotsylvania

Battle of Cold Harbor

Siege of Petersburg

Capturing Atlanta