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The Battles Continue!
Civil War Battles in ReviewHow did geography impact
war time decisions?
First Battle of Bull RunManassas, Virginia
Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg Maryland
A Quick Little War to the Anaconda PlanLoud public demand for a quick military victory that would
end the war
vs.
General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda
Plan
http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/civilwar/index.php?section=Exhibits&page=War50_60
Robert Smalls
The Battle of Vicksburg“Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until the key is in our pocket.” --Abraham Lincoln
Sherman’s “March to the Sea”
Engraving by Alexander Ritchie, 1868Image Source: Library of Congress
Siege of Petersburg
Site of the “Battle of the Crater,” July 1864 – part of the Siege of Petersburg and RichmondImage Source: National Archives / National Park Service
Appomattox (Virginia)