Civil War

Battles

Battle of Antietam

  • Bloodiest single day in US history

  • Gave Lincoln confidence to release Emancipation Proclamation

African Americas

  • 13th Amendment frees all slaves

Life of A Soldier

  • The Union army had more supplies because the North was more industrialized

    • Ex: A “Dog Tent” was issued to every Union soldier in 1862

Union Draft

  • The Conscription Act of 1863

  • First national draft system

  • Male citizens and immigrants that applied for citizenship between 20-45

  • Allowed wealthy to pay $300 for a substitute

Women During the War

  • Women provided supplies through local auxiliaries

    • Sewed uniform/blankets

    • Provided food

    • Did laundry

  • Worked as Nurses

Lincoln

Emancipation Proclamation

  • Lincoln asked rebel states to return to the Union after the Battle of Antietam

    • If they returned, they could keep practicing slavery

    • None returned

  • Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to slaves in the rebel states

    • Only freed the slaves in the rebel states

Habeas Corpus

  • Lincoln suspended habeas corpus

  • If you are in prison, you have the right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus, to see if it was lawful, and be released if unlawful

Homestead Act of 1862

  • Anyone of a head of household and would be able to claim 620 acres if they cultivated it for 5 years

Pacific Railroad Act of 1862

  • Built the Transcontinental railroad

Morrill Act of 1862

  • Deals with selling Western land to build colleges

  • Used to fund higher education

  • Colleges must focus on agriculture and mechanical arts

Battles Cont.

  • Battle of Vicksburg - A long siege

Battle of Gettysburg

  • Battle of Gettysburg -

    • Bloodiest battle in US history

    • Confederate army invades union

  • Pickett’s Charge

    • Attempt from the Confederates to charge the union

  • Lincoln gives Gettysburg

Atlanta Campaign

  • The Atlanta Campaign

    • Series of battles fought in Northwest Georgia and around Atlata

Sherman Bow Ties

  • Destroyed railroads by twisting rails so they cannot be put back together

Richmond Falls

  • Peterburg Campaign

    • Trench warfare

  • Lee and the Confederate troops fled Richmond

  • Union troops enter the capital

Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox

  • Usually considered the end of the war

  • Grant and Lee

Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Assassinated on April 14, 1865

  • Shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theatre

The political cartoon is referring to the Anaconda plan. This Union strategy was to blockade all imports and exports to the South, which the South relied heavily on. This plan was introduced to shorten the South’s holdout and bring a quicker end to the war.

The cartoon’s point of view about the Mississippi River is that it is a vital resource to the South and that controlling it will be critical. The Union planned to deprive the South of its resources by controlling the Mississippi and splitting the Confederacy into two separate regions.

The Anaconda Plan’s principles would heavily influence the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman’s March to Sea. Sherman aimed to destroy transportation and logistical infrastructure rather than facing the Confederate army directly, leading to the Confederate army's eventual surrender.