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-Union commander
-Nicknamed 'Unconditional Surrender' |
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-passed in 1865
-freed all enslaved Americans once and for all |
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-failed plan of McClellan
-part of Seven Days' Battle |
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| -Union general at 2nd Battle of Bull Run |
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-Union capital
-Pres. Abraham Lincoln |
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-Confederate capital
-Pres. Jefferson Davis |
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-states between the North and the South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy
-Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland |
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| -to cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country's ports |
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| -position of attacking or the attack itself |
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| -Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to established government |
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| -ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area |
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| -a military person killed, wounded, or captured |
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| -to give official approval to |
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-captured New Orleans on April 25, 1862
-Confederates could no longer use the Mississippi to carry goods to sea
-Union forces control almost all of Mississippi River |
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Advantages:
-Large population, more industry = more resources
-Better banking system
-More ships, larger, efficient railway
-Leadership of Lincoln |
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-Invading and holding South would be difficult
-Southern unity and support for the war was strong |
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-Strong support of the white population
-Fighting in familiar territory for strong held beliefs
-Initially, superior military leadership |
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-Smaller population from which to draw army
-Few factories for weapons/supplies
-Poor railway system/communication
-Belief in states' rights |
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| Union war aims and strategies |
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-Save the Union
-Blockade Southern ports (anaconda plan)
-Control Mississippi River, cut supply lines and split the Confederacy
-Capture Richmond |
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| Confederate war aims and strategies |
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-Win recognition as independent nation to preserve slavery
-Defend the homeland to tire the North
-Get Britain and France to pressure the North to resume cotton trade |
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| -Black regiment led by Robert Gould Shaw who led the attack on Ft. Wagner on July 18, 1863; nearly half were wounded, captured, or killed |
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