Civil War Medicine & Major Battles
P.Kelly
Question • What are some positives and negatives of
enlisting in the military?
• Would you have joined the army during the Civil War?
• Or even today? Why?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S72nI4Ex_E0
War has begun
• The attack on Fort Sumter!! (1861)
Anaconda Plan
Anaconda Plan
• The strategy to use naval blockades to stop the shipment of supplies in the south.
War of Attrition
War of Attrition
• attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy through continuous losses in personnel and material. No sacrifice is too great.
Battle of Bullrun
What a Lovely day for a Picnic…. NOT!
Robert E. Lee• The most successful general of the Civil War.• West Point graduate, but loyal to Virginia and
joined the Confederates.
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
-“ALL WE ASK IS TO BE LET ALONE”JD
President of the Confederacy
Battle of Antietam
• “Known as the bloodiest Date of the Civil War.”
• 22,717 Total casualties
Union • After repeated losses, the Union army looked
for a new commanding general.
Ulysses S. Grant
• Proves himself worthy of become a leader after great victories in the West.
• Grant would help lead the Union to victory using tactics and strategy compared to “War of Attrition”
Civil War Medicine
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdu2B10K2w6
620,000 soldiers died during the Civil War!
WHY• Poor Hygiene• Overcrowding• Improper Diets• Bugs- mosquitoes, lice, maggots and fleas• Lack of Surgeons• Bad Water
Beat the Odds: Civil War Wounds
Directions: Here are three different situations. Using what you know about chances of survival, rank the wounded soldiers from “best” to “worst”. How will each soldier be treated for his wounds?
• 1. Colonel Abner Morgan is a wounded Confederate cavalry officer. He was shot through the left leg, wounding his horse as well. The wounded leg was shot through the calf. He is bleeding very heavily.
#2
• Private Frank Weaver is from the 129th Pennsylvania. He was wounded with a bullet piercing his forearm 5 inches below the elbow.
#3
• Private Clark Hannah is from the 87th Indiana. He was wounded in the right leg, in the thigh, just below the hip..
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