Civil War 1861- 1865 Early Years of the War

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Civil War 1861- 1865Early Years of the War

1. War on Land and at Sea While the Union and
   Confederacy mobilized for war, Lincoln called for
   a ___(1)___ of Confederate ports.

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New Technology in the War

• ___(2)____ and ____(3)_____ (strategy) made war
  more deadly than before
• Summary example new weapons old tactics
  casualties
• ___(4)____, warships w/ protective iron plates,
  used by N. and S.
• Famous battle between ____(5)____ (N) _(6)__
  (S) in March of 1862 the battle ends in a draw
• Wooden ships now obsolete

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First Battle of Bull Run

• 30,000 Union soldiers v. 32,500 Southern soldiers
• First major clash of war, soldiers _____(7)___ in
  battle
• Hundreds of people from Washington, D.C. ride out
  to watch expected Union victory beautiful day
  for a picnic!
• Thomas ___(8)____ Jacksons regiment makes
  famous stand for the South by holding his
  position like a stonewall
• Battle turns in _____(9)______ favor
• Poorly trained Union army panics and flees back
  to Washington
• Approximately 5,000 casualties (II)
• Although dismayed, President Lincoln was
  determined and asks for 1 million volunteers to
  serve for three years

4
Control of the West

• Major Union goal was to control the Mississippi
  River and major ___(10)_____ preventing AR, LA,
  and TX from supplying eastern Confederacy
• Union forces capture two forts Fort Henry on
  the Tennessee River and Fort ___(11)______on the
  Cumberland River
• Confederates asked Grant what terms he offered
  in the surrender. He said No terms except
  unconditional surrender and immediate surrender.
  ____(12)______ ____(13)____ Grant became the
  Norths new war hero

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The Battle of Shiloh

• While McClellan moves slowly in East, Ulysses S.
  Grant moves swiftly and is successful
• McClellen wore fitted uniform and cautious /
  Grant, once a poor store clerk, wore rumpled
  clothes and took chances
• Following Grants capture of two forts, his
  40,000 troops head toward a r.r. junction at
  Corinth, MS
• Battle of Shiloh leads to 23,000 casualties or
  ___(14)__, __(15)____, ___(16)___ or
  ____(17)_____
• Confederates withdraw Union gains control of
  Tennessee River and part of Mississippi River

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A Battle Between Ironclads

• The Union blockade posed a real threat to the
  Confederacy - the South hoped to break it with a
  secret weapon the ___(18)_____
• Renamed the Virginia, the Souths ironclad
  attacked Union ships with great success.
• The Union built an ironclad of their own the
  __(19)_____
• The two ironclads met in battle on March 9, 1862,
  which ended in a draw naval warfare would be
  changed forevermore and ___20___ ships would
  become obsolete.