Total War• Destroy the will to fight to

win the war– Strategic– Psychological– Economic

• Sherman’s March to the Sea

“Sherman’s Neckties”

The Progress of the War: 1861-1865

Election of 1864

Surrender

– Appomattox Court House

– Lee surrenders• Within four

months all other Confederate forces surrendered

U.S. Civil War

• April 12, – April 9,

• Results:– – – –

Legacy of the War

• Political Changes– – Federal gov’t supremacy

• Economic Changes– Infrastructure

• Railroads and banking system • was booming while was in shambles

– North had 88% of nation’s wealth in 1870

• Costs– –

• Twice the last 80 years total spending– (1880s payments for war costs still were almost 2/3 of federal budget)

• Emancipation – – 13th Amendment ratified by end of 1865

Civil War Casualties:Comparison to Other Wars

Casualties on Both Casualties on Both SidesSides

Casualties on Both Casualties on Both SidesSides