Lecture 34Outline of previous lectureI. Election 1860II. SecessionIII. Confederate statesIV. StrategiesV. WarVI. Slave statesVII. Oppositiona. Northb. SouthVIII. WomenOutline of current lectureI. StrategiesII. BattlefieldIII. War in the westIV. African AmericansCurrent lectureStrategiesSouthDefensiveFamiliar groundAdvantageNorthern communications and supplies extendedNorthCapture RichmondControl Mississippi RiverBoundary for the north and the southBlockade South’s portsImports and exportsBattlefieldManassas Creek (Bull Run)July 1861(w) CSAPeninsula CampaignYork RiverJames RiverObjective: RichmondPeninsula Campaign (VA)March 1862Geo. McClellan(W) CSAWestFebruary 1862Ulysses S. GrantMilitary-naval operationFort Henry (Tennessee River)Fort Donelson (Cumberland River)CSA withdrawalAntietam CreekSharpsburg, MDSeptember 186223,000 casualtiesNo clear victory *Both sides have many casualtiesWar in the WestControl of Mississippi riverNew Orleans (1862)Vicksburg, NS (1863)Gen. Grant runningAt SeaUnion blockadeBlockade runnersBritish ShipsCottonGlutIndian and Egyptian sourcesBattle of GettysburgJuly 1-3. 1863Lees second invasion of the North50,000 total casualtiesTurning pointAfrican Americans in the WarInitial rejectionFrederick Douglass supportedWhite officersSecond-class statusProved to be good soldiersMarch to the SeaGen. William Tecumseh Sherman1864From TennesseeTo AtlantaTo SavannahSurrenderUlysses S. GrantRobert E. LeeBattle of Appomattox Court HouseMcLean HouseThe mules and horsesHIST 105 1nd EditionLecture 34 Outline of previous lecture I. Election 1860II. Secession III. Confederate states IV. Strategies V. War VI. Slave states VII. Oppositiona. North b. SouthVIII. Women Outline of current lecture I. Strategies II. Battlefield III. War in the west IV. African Americans Current lecture Strategies - South o Defensive o Familiar ground AdvantageThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Northern communications and supplies extended - North o Capture Richmond o Control Mississippi River Boundary for the north and the south o Blockade South’s ports Imports and exports Battlefield - Manassas Creek (Bull Run)o July 1861o (w) CSA - Peninsula Campaign o York River o James River o Objective: Richmond- Peninsula Campaign (VA)o March 1862o Geo. McClellan o (W) CSA - Westo February 1862o Ulysses S. Grant o Military-naval operation o Fort Henry (Tennessee River)o Fort Donelson (Cumberland River) o CSA withdrawal- Antietam Creeko Sharpsburg, MD o September 1862 o 23,000 casualties o No clear victory * Both sides have many casualties War in the West - Control of Mississippi river - New Orleans (1862) - Vicksburg, NS (1863)o Gen. Grant running At Sea - Union blockade - Blockade runners - British Ships - Cotton o Glut o Indian and Egyptian sources Battle of Gettysburg - July 1-3. 1863- Lees second invasion of the North - 50,000 total casualties - Turning point African Americans in the War- Initial rejection - Frederick Douglass supported - White officers - Second-class status - Proved to be good soldiers March to the Sea - Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman o 1864o From Tennessee To Atlanta To Savannah Surrender - Ulysses S. Grant - Robert E. Lee - Battle of Appomattox Court House - McLean House - The mules and
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