The document compares the military strategies of the North and South during the Civil War and their implementation in South Carolina. The North sought to blockade southern ports, cut the Confederacy in half along the Mississippi River, destroy their communication systems, and take their capital of Richmond. The South fought defensively, hoping to use supplies from Europe and cotton sales until the North grew weary. Major events in South Carolina included the attack on Fort Sumter, the Union capture of areas around Port Royal, and General Sherman's march through the state, destroying homes, plantations, railroads, and towns.

1. Civil War Strategies
8-4.5-- Compare the military strategies of the North & South
during the Civil War & the fulfillment of these strategies in S.C.
and in the South as a whole. This includes the attack on Fort
Sumter, the Union blockade of Charleston, the capture of Port
Royal, & the development of the Hunley submarine; the exploits
of Robert Smalls, & Gen. William Sherman’s march through the
state

2. Military Strategy for the North
 Blockade southern ports
to cut off supplies from
Europe
 Break the Confederacy
into two at the Mississippi
River
 Destroy their
communication system
 Attack the Confederate
capital in Richmond, Va

3. Military Strategies for the South
 Fight a defensive war, using supplies
from Europe and funds from the sale
of cotton until the North tired out

4. American Civil War Tactics
(7:38)

5.  Most of the fighting took place in
northern Virginia & along the
Mississippi River
 The first shots of the war happen at
Fort Sumter, SC
 1st major Confederate setback- Union
captured areas surrounding Port
Royal around coast
Hilton Head, SC The Civil War: Fort
Sumter (2:42)

6. Union Strategy in SC
 Prevent ships from importing & exporting
from SC ports
 Union blockades hurt SC by forcing
Europeans to find new international
cotton markets
 Emancipation Proclamation (what it
meant to plantation owners)
 Union captured Charleston and laid
siege to the area for over a year
 45th Massachusetts unit of African
American soldiers led the charge on Fort
Wagner at the mouth of Charleston
Harbor

7. Robert Smalls
 23 yr old slave piloting a Confederate ship
 Wife & children escaped to a Union ship at a
blockade
 While the white crew was ashore, Smalls
navigated the ship towards the Union
blockade, giving the appropriate signals to
the Confederate forts he passed, where he
surrendered it
 He provided the Union with information on
the Confederate fortifications surrounding
Charleston
 After the Civil War: served as an officer in the
SC militia & state legislator, also helped draft
the constitution of SC & served 5 terms as a
Congressman from SC
Video
(11:34)

8. Sherman’s March
 Sherman marched to SC after he
captured Atlanta in his “March-to-the-
Sea” campaign
 Goal: make total war & bring the war
home to the civilians to convince the
south to surrender
 Direct impact on SC: destroyed
homes, plantations, railroads, &
towns along the way
 He even shelled the current state
house under construction at the time
 Capital city of Columbia burned
Video 1 (1:50)
Video 2 (6:47)