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1. s
THE
AMERICAN
CIVIL WAR
1861 to 1865

2. THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW
Fort SumterFort Sumter
Bull RunBull Run
IroncladsIronclads
ShilohShiloh
AntietamAntietam
FredericksburgFredericksburg
ChancellorsvilleChancellorsville
GettysburgGettysburg
VicksburgVicksburg
ChickamaugaChickamauga
Virginia CampaignVirginia Campaign
Sherman’s MarchSherman’s March
Petersburg/RichmondPetersburg/Richmond
AppomattoxAppomattox
DATES

3. THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW
DATESAPRIL 12 1861
Fort SumterFort Sumter
Bull RunBull Run
IroncladsIronclads
ShilohShiloh
AntietamAntietam
FredericksburgFredericksburg
ChancellorsvilleChancellorsville
GettysburgGettysburg
VicksburgVicksburg
ChickamaugaChickamauga
Sherman’s MarchSherman’s March
Petersburg/RichmondPetersburg/Richmond
AppomattoxAppomattox

4. FORT SUMTER

7. BEAUREGARD
ANDERSON

9. FORT SUMTER

11. Fort
Sumter
today

12. FORT SUMTER
IMPACTIMPACT
Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteersLincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers
North responds quicklyNorth responds quickly
Virginia and 3 other states secedeVirginia and 3 other states secede
Military conflict begins –it’s onMilitary conflict begins –it’s on

13. THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW
DATESJuly 21, 1861
Fort SumterFort Sumter
Bull RunBull Run
IroncladsIronclads
ShilohShiloh
AntietamAntietam
FredericksburgFredericksburg
ChancellorsvilleChancellorsville
GettysburgGettysburg
VicksburgVicksburg
ChickamaugaChickamauga
Sherman’s MarchSherman’s March
Petersburg/RichmondPetersburg/Richmond
AppomattoxAppomattox

14. Bull Run

18. Thomas Thomas
“Stonewall” “Stonewall”
JacksonJackson

19. BULL RUNBULL RUN
IMPACTIMPACT
Confederacy wins first major battleConfederacy wins first major battle
War will not be shortWar will not be short
Both sides ask for more recruitsBoth sides ask for more recruits
Change in Union GeneralsChange in Union Generals
The Legend of StonewallThe Legend of Stonewall

21. THE
AMERICAN
CIVIL WAR
1862

22. THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW
MARCH 1862
Fort SumterFort Sumter
Bull RunBull Run
IroncladsIronclads
ShilohShiloh
AntietamAntietam
FredericksburgFredericksburg
ChancellorsvilleChancellorsville
GettysburgGettysburg
VicksburgVicksburg
ChickamaugaChickamauga
Sherman’s MarchSherman’s March
Petersburg/RichmondPetersburg/Richmond
AppomattoxAppomattox

23. THE IRONCLADS

24. THE C.S.S. Virginia
(or the Merrimack)

25. THE U.S.S. Monitor

31. IMPACTIMPACT
Neither side won (but both claim victory)Neither side won (but both claim victory)
Wooden ships are now obsoleteWooden ships are now obsolete
Both sides (and other countries) rush to build Both sides (and other countries) rush to build
ironcladsironclads

33. Submarines

34. THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW
DATESAPRIL 12 1861April 6 and 7
1862
APRIL 6 and 7,
1862
Fort SumterFort Sumter
Bull RunBull Run
IroncladsIronclads
ShilohShiloh
AntietamAntietam
FredericksburgFredericksburg
ChancellorsvilleChancellorsville
GettysburgGettysburg
VicksburgVicksburg
ChickamaugaChickamauga
Sherman’s MarchSherman’s March
Petersburg/RichmondPetersburg/Richmond
AppomattoxAppomattox

35. SHILOH

36. Leading up to Shiloh …

41. SHILOH
Incredibly bloody – 24,000+
casualties – foreshadows
rest of war
Grant begins to make a name
for himself – but is almost
fired

42. THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW
DATESAPRIL 12 1861April 6 and 7
1862
SEPTEMBER 17
1862
Fort SumterFort Sumter
Bull RunBull Run
IroncladsIronclads
ShilohShiloh
AntietamAntietam
FredericksburgFredericksburg
ChancellorsvilleChancellorsville
GettysburgGettysburg
VicksburgVicksburg
ChickamaugaChickamauga
Sherman’s MarchSherman’s March
Petersburg/RichmondPetersburg/Richmond
AppomattoxAppomattox

43. ANTIETAM

44. THE
PENINSUL
A
CAMPAIGN

45. ROBERT
E. LEE

46. JACKSON’
S VALLEY
CAMPAIGN

47. LEE
MOVES TO
NORTHER
N VIRGINA

50. ANTIETAMANTIETAM
Lee leads rebels
north to strike a
blow in Union and
win foreign support
Lee's plans fall into
Union hands
McClellan hesitates
Bloody battle leads
to a Union “victory”

52. ANTIETAM
IMPACTIMPACT
Union gains first major “victory” in eastUnion gains first major “victory” in east
South hurt in gaining foreign alliesSouth hurt in gaining foreign allies
Lincoln was waiting for “victory” to Lincoln was waiting for “victory” to
make a big movemake a big move
Change in Union GeneralsChange in Union Generals

54. THE BATTLES AND PLACES YOU NEED TO KNOW
DATESAPRIL 12 1861DECEMBER 1862
Fort SumterFort Sumter
Bull RunBull Run
IroncladsIronclads
ShilohShiloh
AntietamAntietam
FredericksburgFredericksburg
ChancellorsvilleChancellorsville
GettysburgGettysburg
VicksburgVicksburg
ChickamaugaChickamauga
Sherman’s MarchSherman’s March
Petersburg/RichmondPetersburg/Richmond
AppomattoxAppomattox

55. FREDRICKSBURGFREDRICKSBURG

56. http://civilwar.org/battlefields/fredericksburg/maps/fredericksburg-animated-map/#

61. FREDERICKSBURG
IMPACTIMPACT
Union is turned back againUnion is turned back again
Confederate morale increasesConfederate morale increases
Lee may look to the North againLee may look to the North again
Change in Union generalsChange in Union generals

62. A MERRY GO ROUND OF GENERALS
Scott
McClellan
HalleckHalleck
Pope
McClellan
BurnsidesBurnsidesHookerHooker