Transcript Chapter 11 Section 2

Chapter 11 Section 2
US History
Mr. Love
Civil War Map
(Focus on Blue and Red)
Mobilizing the Troops




Confederate troops at the
First Battle of Bull Run
were led by Thomas
Jackson, AKA ______
Jackson.
Stonewall
The Union Commander
General ____ ___ had his
troops retreat when he
saw the reinforcements
coming. Retreat turned to
panic.
Irwin McDowell
Mobilizing the Troops







Because of low enlistment
numbers after the beginning
of war, the south introduced
_____ in 1862.
Conscription
The North tried to get
volunteers by offering a
_____, or an amount of
money given as a bonus to
men who enlisted for 3 years.
Bounty
Lincoln was able to call state
militias into federal service
when Congress passed the
___ ___ in July of 1862.
Militia Act
Confederates on top and
Union pic on bottom.
The Naval War




By the spring of 1862, the
Union Navy had blockaded
all Confederate ports
except for ______ and
_____. Lincoln wanted to
cut southern trade with the
world.
Charleston and Wilmington
The blockade was effective
but they were not able to
stop every ____ ____
which were small, fast
vessels, used by the South
to smuggle goods past the
blockade.
Blockade runners
The Naval War




The Confederacy had two
ships (the Alabama and
Florida) that were built in
_____ used to attack
Northern merchant ships.
This strained relations
between the two nations
Britain
A fleet of Union ships led
by ____ ____, captured
New Orleans and gained
control of the lower
Mississippi River in April of
1862.
David Farragut
The War in the West


In February 1862, Union
General ___ ___ began a
campaign to control the
Cumberland River and the
Tennessee River. Having
control of these rivers cut
Tennessee in two and gave
the Union a river route
deep into Confederate
territory.
Ulysses S. Grant (smoked
20 cigars a day)
The War in the West


Grant and his troops
had success and took
several Confederate
forts. He advanced
down the Tenn. River
and the Rebs launched
a surprise attack at
_____. The Union
army won the battle ,
but 20,000 troops
were killed or
wounded.
Shiloh
The War in the West






Confederate troops led by
General ____ ____ invaded
Kentucky.
Braxton Bragg
They were stopped by Union
troops led by General ___
___ ___ at the Battle of
Perryville.
Don Carlos Buell
Buell was ordered to take
Chattanooga and cut the rail
lines there to hurt
Confederate supplies.
Buell did not move fast
enough for Lincoln and was
replaced by General William
Rosecrans.
The War in the West


Bragg’s forces
attacked
Rosecrans’s forces
near ______.
Union soldiers were
able to push the
Confederates back.
Murfreesboro
The War in the East




This General took over
after the Gen. McDowells
loss as the first battle of
Bull Run.
George McClellan as Mr. T.
He proved to be
inadequate as well and his
troops suffered large
casualties at the hands of
Confederate commander
___ ____ at Richmond.
Joseph Johnston
The War in the East




Robert E Lee then took
over for the Confederates
and attacked McClellan in
what is known as the ____
Days’ Battle.
Seven. Union suffered
heavy casualties and
retreated back to outside
of D.C.
Lee then attacked the
Union forces outside of
D.C. This battle is the
________.
Second Battle of Bull Run –
Union forces are able to
push back the Rebs.
The War in the East


Lee and ____ felt that
the only way to end
the war was to invade
the North and force
the Union to let go of
the Confederacy and
encourage foreign
intervention. They
invade Maryland and
approach McClellan’s
troops near Antietam
Creek.
Jefferson Davis
The War in the East


The Battle of ____
was the one day
bloodiest battle of
the Civil War.
Union Victory. Due
to this loss the
South lost any real
chance of
international
recognition.
Antietam
The Emancipation Proclamation



In September of 1862, Abe
Lincoln, encouraged by the
Union victory at Antietam
issued the ____ ____.
This decree would free all
enslaved people in states
still in rebellion. Does this
make sense?
Emancipation Proclamation
War changes from
preserving Union to ending
slavery.