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Civil War Battles
Goals:
• To be able to identify the major battles of the Civil War.
• Know the starting point and ending point of the Civil War.
1. Fort Sumter
• 4:30 am, April 12, 1861.
• Lasted 34 hours.
1. Fort Sumter
• 4:30 am, April 12, 1861.
• Lasted 34 hours.
• Only casualty a
Confederate horse.
1. Fort Sumter• 4:30 am, April 12,
1861.
• Lasted 34 hours.
• Only casualty a
Confederate horse.
• North surrendered.
2. Bull Run (Manassas)
• First real battle.
• The North was over confident.
2. Bull Run (Manassas)• First real battle.
• The North was over confident.
• People came with picnics from Washington, DC.
• Union troops were routed by the South.
Casualties: 4,7002,950 Union1,750 Confederate
3. Monitor vs. Merrimac
• The first battle between iron ships.
3. Monitor vs. Merrimac
• The first battle between iron ships.
• The battle was a draw and made wooden warships obsolete.
Casualties: 433409 Union24 Confederate
4. Antietam
• The bloodiest single day of the war.
4. Antietam• The bloodiest single
day of the war.
• The North lost 11,000 men and the South lost 12,000 in 8 hours.
4. Antietam• The bloodiest single
day of the war.
• The North lost 11,000 men and the South lost 12,000 in 8 hours.
• Emancipation Proclamation issued a couple of days later.
Casualties: 23,100
5. Vicksburg
• Grant captures the town and gains control of the Mississippi River.
5. Vicksburg
• Grant captures the town and gains control of the Mississippi River.
• The people of Vicksburg resort to living in caves and eating rats to survive.
Casualties: 19,23310,142 Union9,091 Confederate
6. Gettysburg
• Turning point battle of the Civil War.
6. Gettysburg
• Turning point battle of the Civil War.
• Lee invaded the North, was defeated, and fought only defensively thereafter.
6. Gettysburg
Pickett's Charge
Casualties: 51,000
23,000 Union
28,000 Confederate
7. Petersburg
• Grant surrounded Lee's army and laid siege.
7. Petersburg
• Grant surrounded Lee's army and laid siege.
7. Petersburg
• Grant surrounded Lee's army and laid siege.
• The North dug a 511 foot tunnel under Confederate lines and blew a 250 foot-wide hole in the ground.
Casualties: 11,386
8,150 Union
3,236 Confederate
8. Sherman's March
• After capturing Atlanta, Sherman's troops marched to the sea destroying everything in a 60 mile-wide path.
8. Sherman's March
• After capturing Atlanta, Sherman's troops marched to the sea destroying everything in a 60 mile-wide path.
8. Sherman's March
• After capturing Atlanta, Sherman's troops marched to the sea destroying everything in a 60 mile-wide path.
Casualties: 3,1002,100 injuries/deaths Union1,000 Confederate
8. Sherman's March
• After capturing Atlanta, Sherman's troops marched to the sea destroying everything in a 60 mile-wide path.
Casualties: unknown
9. Appomattox Court House
• April 9, 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant.
9. Appomattox Court House
• April 9, 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant.
Casualties: 700
Wilmur McLean
The war started in his backyard and ended in his living room.
Goals:
• To be able to identify the major battles of the Civil War.
• Know the starting point and ending point of the Civil War.