The Civil War (1861-1865) Through Maps & Charts

North v. South at the Beginning Advantages ? Disadvantages

North South Recruitment ? Financing the war Political Leadership

Rating the North & the South

Railroad Lines, 1860

Resources: North & the South

The Union and Confederacy in 1861

Overview of Civil War Strategy: “Anaconda” Plan

Battle of Bull Run (1st Manassas), July, 1861 Southern victory destroyed Northern belief that war would end quickly.

Foreign Recognition ? Trent Affair, 1861 Confederate diplomats Mason and Slidell travelling to Britain Britain threatens war Lincoln released the P.O.W.’s

1862 Major Battles Feb. 1862, Tennessee Grant captures Fort Henry and Fort Donelson at Tennessee and Cumberland River forcing Confederates south of Tennessee. Opened up Mississippi to Union attack

The Monitor vs. the Merrimac: Union maintains blockade The Battle of the Ironclads, March, 1862: 1st ironclad battle in history The Monitor vs. the Merrimac: Union maintains blockade

1862 Major Battles April 1862 Shiloh (TN): Grant overcomes Southern forces 13,000 Union casualties and 11,000 Confed. casualties. April 1862 New Orleans (LA): Farragut seizes New Orleans. August 1862 2nd Bull Run (Virginia): Stonewall and Lee defeat Union troops

War in the East: 1861-1862

Sept. 1862, Antietam July 1863 Vicksburg (MS): all of MS. River now under Union control July 1863 Gettysburg (Penn): 165,000 soldier; 3 days 51,000 casualties

Emancipation in 1863

The War in the West, 1863: Vicksburg

The Road to Gettysburg: 1863

Extensive Legislation Passed Without the South in Congress 1861 – Morrill Tariff Act 1862 – Homestead Act 1862 – Legal Tender Act 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act 1862 – Emancipation Proclamation 1863 – Pacific Railway Act 1863 – National Bank Act

The Progress of War: 1861-1865

Sherman’s March through Georgia to the Sea, 1864

Presidential Election of 1864

The Final Virginia Campaign: 1864-1865

Casualties on Both Sides

Civil War Casualties in Comparison to Other Wars