DateApril 12, 1861
July 16, 1861 April 6, 1862 September 17, 1862 July 1 May and June of 1863 December 21, 1864 April 8 May 12-13, 1865 THe north(union)Nicknames:Yanks, Yankees or Bluebellies
Strategies for winning the war: The strategy proposed by Welles likewise rested on the assumption that there were large numbers of Unionists in the South, simply waiting for indications of Northern support to declare themselves. "Instead of halting on the borders, building entrenchments, and repelling indiscriminately and treating as Rebels--enemies--all, Union as well as disunion, men . . . we should," Welles wrote,". . . penetrate their territory, nourish and protect the Union sentiment, and create and strengthen a national feeling counter to Secession.. . . Instead of holding back, we should be aggressive and enter their territory," Welles added. Both strategies were based on an overestimation of the strength of Union sentiment. Moreover, Welles's strategy ignored the fact that invasion of an enemy's territory invariably arouses the most intense hostility on the part of those invaded Disadvantages: The Union with its machines and tons of workers and troops still has its flaws like the South does. First, they didn't know the land as well as the Confederates did and they didn't know if there was an easier way out of where ever they were. Second, the Union had to capture a big part of the South before getting all of America and if they wanted to win, they had to plan things out very well because if the Confederates could just hold them off for a certain amount of time, they would have victory instead of the Union. It is pretty clear that the North did not have many disadvantages during the Civil War. Advantages: The Union had many advantages in the Civil War. First they had a bigger population which was 22 million people over 9 million people. Since their population was bigger, they had more workers which was 1.3 million industrial workers over 110,000 industrial workers. Many Southern states had more non- white people who could not be in the war because they were enslaved workers. In fact, the non- white population over populated the white people by more than 100,000 people in South Carolina! |
battlesFort Sumter (South Carolina)
1st Bull Run (Virginia) Shiloh (Tennessee) Antietam (Maryland) Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) VIcksburg (Mississippi) Sherman's March (Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina) Appomattox Courthouse (Virginia) Palmito Ranch South(confederate)Nicknames:Confederates were nicknamed Rebs, Rebels, Confederates
Strategies for winning the war: The southern commander at Manassas was Pierre G. T. Beauregard, the dapper, voluble hero of Fort Sumter, Napoleonic in manner and aspiration. Heading the rebel forces in the Shenandoah Valley was Joseph E. Johnston, a small, impeccably attired, ambitious but cautious man with a piercing gaze and an outsized sense of dignity. In their contrasting offensive-and defensive-mindedness, Beauregard and Johnston represented the polarities of southern strategic thinking. The basic war aim of the Confederacy, like that of the United States in the Revolution, was to defend a new nation from conquest. Confederates looked for inspiration to the heroes of 1776, who had triumphed over greater odds than southerners faced in 1861. The South could "win" the war by not losing; the North could win only by winning. The large territory of the Confederacy--750,000 square miles, as large as Russia west of Moscow, twice the size of the thirteen original United States--would make Lincolns task as difficult as Napoleons in 1812 or George III's in 1776. The military analyst of the Times of London offered the following comments early in the war Disadvantages:Even though they have many advantages in the Civil War, the Confederates also have some disadvantages. First, instead of using a machines to do make their weapons, railroad tracks and other supplies, they used old fashioned things. It took longer for them to get their resources since they had to make them themselves. Second, the Southerners had no railroad systems, so it was harder for them to transport troops and carry supplies Advantages: The Confederates had many advantages in the Civil War. First, they had an advantage by fighting a defensive war. It was the Union that started it in the first place because they were calling each state that was willing to give them a hard- working army to fight in the Battle of Fort Sumter. General Grant's goal was to keep the U.S to himself which could only be done by making the South surrender. To make that happen, they had to make a successful invasion and occupation of the South and that would not be an easy task. |
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significanceFort Sumter, located in Charleston, South Carolina was one of two federal ports in the southern United States.
First Battle of Bull Run or the First Battle of Manassas as it is also called, resulted in thousands of lives lost. The Battle of Shiloh With more than 23,000 casualties, Shiloh was the first battle of the Civil War that saw large-scale death and suffering. The Battle Of Antietam. This unxpected Northern win interrupted Lee's impressive string of victories, which had brought the British close to granting official recognition to the Confederacy. Gettysburg. was the turning point of the Civil War for one main reason: the plan Robert E. Lee had to invade the North and force an end to the war failed. The Battle of Vicksburg. was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign in the US Civil War and gave the North control of the Mississippi River. Sherman's March. to the sea was what he referred to as "total war." This is the idea that with many foes winning on the battlefield isn't enough. The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. The Battle of Palmito Ranch is generally reckoned as the final battle of the American Civil War, being the last engagement of any significance, involving casualties. connect to self. It means htat if people are fighting over stupid things and arguing and people turn against each other. they will not do there main job and complete what they were actually supposed to do.
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