Bell Ringer – 2/5/08Bell Ringer – 2/5/081.1. What was the goal of the What was the goal of the

Anaconda Plan?Anaconda Plan?

2.2. Compare conditions for Civil War Compare conditions for Civil War soldiers to the conditions of soldiers to the conditions of American soldiers in Iraq todayAmerican soldiers in Iraq today

3.3. Explain why conscription angered Explain why conscription angered many Southerners.many Southerners.

ConscriptionConscription ConscriptionConscription is a draft into military is a draft into military

service (forced men to be soldiers)service (forced men to be soldiers) The Confederacy passed the first The Confederacy passed the first

conscription in U.S. History due to conscription in U.S. History due to decrease in volunteersdecrease in volunteers

Exemptions made for plantation Exemptions made for plantation owners so that they could keep watch owners so that they could keep watch on the slaves & this angered poor on the slaves & this angered poor SouthernersSoutherners

Capture of New OrleansCapture of New Orleans

Union wanted control of the Union wanted control of the Mississippi RiverMississippi River; needed to capture ; needed to capture New Orleans to block Confederate New Orleans to block Confederate shipments from the Gulf of Mexicoshipments from the Gulf of Mexico

David Farragut commanded Union David Farragut commanded Union ships to open fire against Confederate ships to open fire against Confederate shipsships

New Orleans surrendered; the Union New Orleans surrendered; the Union gained 1,000 miles of rivergained 1,000 miles of river

Bell Ringer – 2/6/08Bell Ringer – 2/6/081.1. How did the Anaconda plan help How did the Anaconda plan help

the Union “suffocate” the the Union “suffocate” the Confederacy?Confederacy?

2.2. Why did the Union want to capture Why did the Union want to capture New Orleans?New Orleans?

3.3. What did David Farragut advise What did David Farragut advise his men to do on the Mississippi his men to do on the Mississippi River?River?

Emancipation ProclamationEmancipation Proclamation Declared all slaves Declared all slaves

who lived in areas who lived in areas rebelling against the rebelling against the U.S. would be freeU.S. would be free

Signed by Lincoln in Signed by Lincoln in July 1862, but not July 1862, but not revealed until Union revealed until Union victory at Antietam victory at Antietam (Sept. 1862)(Sept. 1862)

The 54The 54thth Intantry Intantry The Emancipation The Emancipation

Proclamation encouraged & Proclamation encouraged & allowed African-Americans allowed African-Americans to join the Union Armyto join the Union Army

Most served in the 54Most served in the 54thth Massachusetts InfantryMassachusetts Infantry

The 54The 54thth took a key role in took a key role in history when they captured history when they captured Fort Wagner in S. CarolinaFort Wagner in S. Carolina

5454thth Partner Activity Partner Activity After completing the reading After completing the reading

5454thth Infantry, create a memorial Infantry, create a memorial poem or memoir that would be poem or memoir that would be appropriate to engrave on a appropriate to engrave on a plaque in South Carolinaplaque in South Carolina