Warm UpAnswer the following questions in your notes.

What were the major events leading up to the civil war?

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Battle of Fort SumterThe Battle of Fort

Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War.

This was the first battle of the Civil War.

Battle of AntietamThe first major battle in the

American Civil War to take place on Northern soil.

It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties.

The northern victory to give President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to announce his Emancipation Proclamation, which discouraged the British and French governments from potential plans for recognition of the Confederacy.

Battle of VicksburgThe Union laid siege

to the city for 40 days.

The loss of Vicksburg yielded command of the Mississippi River to the Union forces, which would hold it for the rest of the conflict.

Battle of GettysburgThe Battle of

Gettysburg was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War.

It is often described as the war's turning point.

From this point on, the North started to attack the South and win the war.

Battle for AtlantaThe Atlanta Campaign was a

series of battles fought throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta, Georgia.

This campaign lead to the eventual fall of Atlanta and hastening the end of the American Civil War.

The Atlanta Campaign was followed by Sherman's March to the Sea.The March to the Sea

destroyed the South’s ability to continue the war.

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Ulysses S. GrantGrant was appointed the leader of

the Union armies by Lincoln in 1864.

Grant implemented a coordinated strategy of simultaneous attacks aimed at destroying the South's armies and its economy's ability to sustain its forces.

In 1865, after mounting a successful war of attrition (weakening by persistence) against his Confederate opponents, he accepted the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House.

Robert E. LeeHe is best known for

commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War.

He was adored by his men and seen as the face of the Confederacy.

Lee became the great Southern hero of the war.

Thomas “Stonewall” JacksonHe was a Confederate

general during the American Civil War.

He was probably the most well-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee.

He earned the nickname “Stonewall” at the Battle of Bull Run.

He was accidentally shot by his own men and died a few days later from complications.

William Tecumseh ShermanSherman served under

General Ulysses S. Grant at the beginning of the war.

In 1864, Sherman succeeded Grant as the Union commander in the western theater of the war.After Grant was given control

of the entire Union army.He proceeded to lead his

troops to the capture of the city of Atlanta, a military success that contributed to the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln.

William Tecumseh ShermanHe ordered the burning of

Atlanta.After burning Atlanta, he

went on a 300-mile march across Georgia to Savannah.

This is known as the “March to the Sea”.

After capturing Savannah, Sherman took his army north through South Carolina.

They left almost nothing standing in their path.

Jefferson DavisHe served as President

of the Confederate States of America for its entire history, 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War.

While not disgraced, he was displaced in Southern affection after the war by its leading general, Robert E. Lee.