The document summarizes major battles of the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865. It describes key battles such as Fort Sumter, First Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg. It provides details on the outcomes, casualties, and significance of many of the major turning points in the war.

1. Major Battles of the Civil War

3. Major Battles and events of the American Civil War 1861-1865

4. Name of Battle Fighting Over Outcome of Battle Extras Fort Sumter Control of an island fort in the Charleston, SC harbor North evacuated, South took the fort. No-one was killed. South violated Monroe Doctrine, Lincoln called for troops.

5. War is All Hell - William T. Sherman

6. It is going to cost a lot of money for the South to win their independence from the USA and they are not really equipped to fight a long war. $

7. It is going to cost a lot of money for the South to win their independence from the USA and they are not really equipped to fight a long war. They intend to win the war quickly by playing a version of “Capture the Flag”.

8. Southern War Strategy: Invade Washington, DC, capture Lincoln and gain control of the Capitol building. Gutsy! Could it work?

9. It almost did… The Battle of First Bull Run Or Battle of Manassas Junction July 21, 1861 1.

13. Merrimac vs. Monitor March 9, 1862 2.

14. Hampton Roads, Virginia

16. Shiloh~Pittsburg Landing April 6, 1862 3.

17. Major Battles of the Civil War

18. Shiloh was a struggle for control of the Mississippi River at the Northwestern corner of that state.

19. Shiloh yielded another surprise for Lincoln: a general who could win a major battle! Ulysses S. Grant

21. Surrender of New Orleans April 28, 1862

22. Major Battles of the Civil War

23. Antietam September 16-18, 1862 4.

24. Major Battles of the Civil War

34. Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation Stated : September 22, 1862 To take effect : January 1, 1863 5.

38. The 54 th Massachusetts Regiment Colonel Robert Gould Shaw

39. Glory

41. William Harvey Carney First Black United States Medal of Honor recipient

43. Veterans of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry at the dedication of the memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the men of the 54th, May 31, 1897

46. Chancellorsville April 30-May 6, 1863 6.

48. Vicksburg May 22, 1863 7.

49. The fall of Vicksburg divided the CSA into two parts….

51. Possibly made bolder by his victory at Chancellorsville, Lee decides that now is the time to strike from a direction least expected by the North ~ North! Move troops through difficult terrain into Southern Pennsylvania and attack Washington, DC from above…

52. Gettysburg July 1-4, 1863 CSA General Robert E. Lee USA General George Meade 8.

53. What’s So Great About Pennsylvania?

57. What? No CNN?

61. Shocking photos like this one were captioned, printed and sold to an American populace hungry for news about the progress of the war.

76. Entrance to the “Soldiers Cemetery” At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

84. Good writers edit!

85. The Gettysburg Address is the name of the famous (and short!) speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery honoring the soldiers of both sides who died in the battle. 9.

87. “ That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.”

88. “ The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.”

89. Chickamauga September 18, 1863 10.

92. Lookout Mountain (Chattanooga) November 24, 1863 11.

99. Battle of Kennesaw Mountain June 27, 1864 12.

105. The Battle of Atlanta July 22, 1864 13.

106. Sherman vs. Johnston

110. Sherman burned Atlanta, forever earning the name for himself in our history book as the “devil” of Georgia.

116. Sherman’s March to the Sea 14.

120. Route of Sherman Through Georgia

123. Election of 1864 15.

129. Appomattox Courthouse April 9, 1865 17.

130. Major Battles of the Civil War

141. Lincoln was carried across the street from Ford’s Theatre to a private home and died there the next morning.

144. Andrew Johnson 17 th President of the United States 19.

145. Lincoln’s body lay in state in the Rotunda in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC.

147. Lincoln’s Funeral Procession down Pennsylvania Avenue

150. George Atzerodt Was supposed to kill Vice-President Andrew Johnson. Never attacked anyone. Mary Surratt Ran the boarding house where Booth lived. John Surratt Husband of Mary. Lewis Powell Attempted to murder Secretary of State Seward by stabbing him in his home. The Conspirators

163. 61 . __________________ 62. __________________ 63. __________________ 64. __________________ 65. __________________ 66. __________________ 67. __________________ 68. __________________ 69. __________________ 70. __________________ 70 68 66 69 67 61 65 62 63 64 Major Battles of the Civil War Exam Extra Credit: Correctly identify the following points on the map. Identify each of these major battle sites, label the points, print out this sheet, and bring to our exam tomorrow to add 10 points to your test. Good Luck : )