Civil War Part Two

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Civil War Part Two
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Emancipation Proclamation

• January 1, 1863
• Freed all slaves in the confederacy
• However very limited
• Left slavery untouched border states
• Exempted parts of the Confederacy that had
  already come under Northern control.
• Most important, the freedom it promised depended
  upon Union military victory.

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Emancipation in 1863
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Effects of the EP

• Discourage Britain from War
• Confusion in Engine of War
• No compromise more determination
• Gave immense symbolic and moral purpose

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Battle of Gettysburg

• Turning point of the war
• Crippled the South
• Unlikely spot for a bloody battle
• Gettysburg Address
• July 1-3, 1863
• 3 days, 3 different battles
• Prelude Confederate victory at the Battle of
  Chancellorsville

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The Road to Gettysburg 1863
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Gettysburg Day 1

• Confederates ? Shoes
• Union forces fall back under furious rebel
  assault
• Even with a win, Gen. Lee knew he needed to take
  Cemetery Ridge

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Gettysburg Day Two

• Gen. Longstreet (C) heads towards Cemetery Ridge
• Col. Josh Chamberlain (U) heads towards and
  defends Little Round Top
• Eventually the Union holds their line

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Gettysburg Day Three

• Lee feels one more determined attack will break
  the Union defenses
• Artillery
• Defense holds firm after furious attacks by the
  Confederates
• Cavalry surprise attack fails

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Gettysburg Casualties
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The Progress of War 1861-1865
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Battle of Vicksburg

• July 1-July 3 1863
• Complete control of Miss. River
• Diversion- central Mississippi
• Gen. Grant bombarded the Confederates
• Last major holdout on Mississippi

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The War in the West, 1863 Vicksburg
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Virginia Final Assault

• William Sherman appointed commander of the
  military division of Mississippi
• Total War
• More casualties than Confederates, but does not
  matter. Why?
• Burn and destroy

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ShermansMarchthroughGeorgiato theSea, 1864
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Election of 1864

• Pro-slavery Democrats nominate George McClellan
• Radical Republicans who want harsher penalties
  for South nominate John Fremont
• Lincoln changes Republicans to the National Union
  Party
• Lincoln, I am going to be beaten

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Presidential Election of 1864
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Surrender!

• April 9, 1865
• Appomattox Court House
• Terms generous at Lincolns request
• Confederate soldiers sent home

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Casualties on Both Sides
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Civil War Casualtiesin Comparison to Other Wars