Civil War Battles

Goals:

• To be able to identify the major battles of the Civil War.

• Know the starting point and ending point of the Civil War.

1. Fort Sumter

• 4:30 am, April 12, 1861.

• Lasted 34 hours.

1. Fort Sumter

• 4:30 am, April 12, 1861.

• Lasted 34 hours.

• Only casualty a

Confederate horse.

1. Fort Sumter• 4:30 am, April 12,

1861.

• Lasted 34 hours.

• Only casualty a

Confederate horse.

• North surrendered.

2. Bull Run (Manassas)

• First real battle.

• The North was over confident.

2. Bull Run (Manassas)• First real battle.

• The North was over confident.

• People came with picnics from Washington, DC.

• Union troops were routed by the South.

Casualties: 4,7002,950 Union1,750 Confederate

3. Monitor vs. Merrimac

• The first battle between iron ships.

3. Monitor vs. Merrimac

• The first battle between iron ships.

• The battle was a draw and made wooden warships obsolete.

Casualties: 433409 Union24 Confederate

4. Antietam

• The bloodiest single day of the war.

4. Antietam• The bloodiest single

day of the war.

• The North lost 11,000 men and the South lost 12,000 in 8 hours.

4. Antietam• The bloodiest single

day of the war.

• The North lost 11,000 men and the South lost 12,000 in 8 hours.

• Emancipation Proclamation issued a couple of days later.

Casualties: 23,100

5. Vicksburg

• Grant captures the town and gains control of the Mississippi River.

5. Vicksburg

• Grant captures the town and gains control of the Mississippi River.

• The people of Vicksburg resort to living in caves and eating rats to survive.

Casualties: 19,23310,142 Union9,091 Confederate

6. Gettysburg

• Turning point battle of the Civil War.

6. Gettysburg

• Turning point battle of the Civil War.

• Lee invaded the North, was defeated, and fought only defensively thereafter.

6. Gettysburg

Pickett's Charge

Casualties: 51,000

23,000 Union

28,000 Confederate

7. Petersburg

• Grant surrounded Lee's army and laid siege.

7. Petersburg

• Grant surrounded Lee's army and laid siege.

7. Petersburg

• Grant surrounded Lee's army and laid siege.

• The North dug a 511 foot tunnel under Confederate lines and blew a 250 foot-wide hole in the ground.

Casualties: 11,386

8,150 Union

3,236 Confederate

8. Sherman's March

• After capturing Atlanta, Sherman's troops marched to the sea destroying everything in a 60 mile-wide path.

8. Sherman's March

• After capturing Atlanta, Sherman's troops marched to the sea destroying everything in a 60 mile-wide path.

8. Sherman's March

• After capturing Atlanta, Sherman's troops marched to the sea destroying everything in a 60 mile-wide path.

Casualties: 3,1002,100 injuries/deaths Union1,000 Confederate

8. Sherman's March

• After capturing Atlanta, Sherman's troops marched to the sea destroying everything in a 60 mile-wide path.

Casualties: unknown

9. Appomattox Court House

• April 9, 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant.

9. Appomattox Court House

• April 9, 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant.

Casualties: 700

Wilmur McLean

The war started in his backyard and ended in his living room.

Goals:

• To be able to identify the major battles of the Civil War.

• Know the starting point and ending point of the Civil War.