1. Key Battles

2. Fort Sumter April 12, 1861 Leaders: North & South
North = Major Anderson
South = General Beauregard
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Island fort
Bombardment of the fort
Casualties:
No casualties
Final Outcome
Northern troops surrendered
South Won the Fort

3. Battle of Bull Run

4. First Battle of Bull Run July 21, 1861
Leaders:
North & South
North = General McDowell
South = Stonewall Jackson, General Beauregard
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Manassas, Virginia
Union troops were poorly trained
Casualties:
North = 2,700
South = 2,000
Final Outcome
South won – showed war would be long and bloody.

5. The War at Sea

6. Hampton Roads-Monitor v. Merrimack March/April, 1862
Leaders:
North & South
None mentioned.
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia
Ships plated with iron.
Casualties:
Neither ship was seriously damaged.
Final Outcome
No clear winner
Changed Naval warfare forever

7. ***What role did the Battle of Shiloh play in the Union’s strategy?
April 6-7, 1862
One of the bloodiest battles of the war
Grant & Union forces were surprised by a Confederate attack
Reinforcements arrived to help Grant – Pushed back Confederates
Won greater control of Mississippi Valley
***What role did the Battle of Shiloh
play in the Union’s strategy?

9. Battle of Shiloh April 6-7, 1862
Leaders:
North & South
North = General Grant, General Sherman
South = General Johnston & General Beauregard
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Shiloh Church, Tennessee
Confederates launched surprise attack
Near Mississippi R.
Casualties:
North = over 13,000 dead
South = over 10,000 dead
Final Outcome
Union won
One of the bloodiest battles

10. Battle of Antietam

11. Battle of Antietam Sept. 17, 1862
Leaders:
North & South
North = General McClellan
South = General Lee
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Lee was hoping for a Confederate victory in the North.
Casualties:
Over 23,000 (23,100)
Final Outcome
North claimed victory – Confederate advance was stopped.

12. Battle of Fredericksburg

13. Battle of Fredericksburg December 1862
Leaders:
North & South
North = General Burnside
South = General Lee
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Richmond, VA
Union hoped to capture Richmond
Confederates withdrew to a nearby hill – Union forces charged up the hill and were shot down 6 times.
Casualties:
Union: 13,000
Confederate: 5,300
Final Outcome
Union had to retreat, suffered another defeat. (Confederates won.)

14. Battle of Chancellorsville

15. Battle of Chancellorsville May 18, 1863
Leaders:
North & South
North = General Hooker
South = General Lee & General Jackson
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Confederates attack Union forces in Virginia.
Casualties:
Union: 18,400
Confederate: 13,000
Stonewall Jackson was shot by friendly fire.
Final Outcome
Union lost and had to retreat. (Confederate victory)

16. Battle of Vicksburg Ended July 4, 1863 6 week siege of Vicksburg
Confederate forces were surrounded – supplied ran out – forced to eat horses, dogs, and cats. 
Confederates surrendered to General Grant
Union gained full control of the Mississippi River
***How do you think this battle & Shiloh affected Grant’s standing in the Union army?

17. Battle of Vicksburg Ended July 4, 1863
Leaders:
North & South
North = General Grant
South = General Pemberton
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Union surrounded city for 6 weeks
Casualties:
Union – over 10,000
Confederates – over 9,000
Final Outcome
Union won – Gained control of Mississippi River – Split South in 2.
Grant put as General-in-chief of Union

19. Discussion Question…
How might Lee’s brilliant wins at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville have contributed to his defeat at Gettysburg???

20. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863
Confederates were led by General Lee north into Pennsylvania
They hoped to defeat the Union Army in the North and then be able to attack Washington D.C.
Union forces set up on the high ground outside Gettysburg
1st Day = Union Calvary held the high ground until more troops could arrive (fish hook)

21. Battle of Gettysburg
2nd Day = Confederates attacked both ends of the Union line
Union line held
3rd Day = Confederates attacked the center of the Union line (Pickett’s famous charge across 1 mile)
Great Union victory
Turning point of the war – From Union defeats to Union victories
South never came close to winning the war after.

22. Battle of Gettysburg
Bloodiest battle in American History = 53,000 combined losses
Lincoln traveled to the battlefield afterward and delivered the Gettysburg Address (“Four score and seven years ago…”)
Gettysburg Address reminded Americans that “All men are created equal…”

23. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863
Leaders:
North & South
South = General Lee & General Pickett
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Gettysburg, PA
Lee hoped to invade the North, mistakenly came upon Union troops.
Casualties:
Union – 23,000
Confederates – 28,000
Final Outcome
Union won. Turning point of the war.
Gettysburg Address reminded Americans that “all men are created equal.”

24. End of the War

25. Battle of Atlanta July 22, 1864 Leaders: North & South
North = General Sherman
South = General Hood
Set-Up:
Location, Strategy, or Geography
Atlanta, Georgia
Union surrounded city & wore down Confederates.
Casualties:
Union – over 3,600
Confederates – over 8,400
Final Outcome
Union won – showed that the end of the war was in sight.