BE PREPARED … Grab both papers from the table Take out your battle chart (Mr. B’s class)

BE PREPARED… Grab papers from the table Take out your battle chart (Mr. B’s class)

TODAY WE WILL… Evaluate the effectiveness of the Union’s

decision to conduct TOTAL WAR Analyze the impact of the Civil War

HOMEWORK: T.A.S.K. (periods 2, 4, and 8) Study for Final

BERLANDA FINAL EXAM TESTING

LOCATIONSPERIOD 2 – ROOM 76 MIGDALIASPERIOD 3– ROOM 74 CHRISTMANPERIOD 4 – ROOM 77 MOOSPERIOD 7 – ROOM 71 LORENZOPERIOD 8 – ROOM 78 GREGORY

YOU BETTER CRUSH

THE FINALS!

Lincoln Promotes Grant Lincoln searched for a

general who could lead Union to victory

What do we know about a lot of Lincoln’s leaders? They were weak

1864 – Lincoln appointed Grant commander of Union forces Graduated in the

bottom half of his class from West Point, but… was excellent on the

battlefield!

Sherman’s March to the Sea (battle chart) Destroy the South’s ability to

fight Waged TOTAL WAR!!!

Destroy food, equipment, etc.. Civilians in South would suffer

the same as soldiers Lincoln and Grant were

apprehensive Took over Atlanta and burned the

city Marched through Georgia

(“MARCH TO THE SEA”) From Atlanta to Savannah Ripped up railroad tracks Killed livestock Burned barns, homes, bridges,

and any factories About 10,000 slaves followed

Sherman

Sherman’s March to the Sea

Atlanta to Savannah

Sherman’s men ripping up a

railroad

“Sherman’s Bowties/Neckties”

Bent Railroadfrom “Total War”

Heat the tracksand wrapped them

around a tree

Why would his men do

this?

So the tracks

couldn’t be reused!

The Election of 1864• Possibility of Lincoln being

defeated is good (Northerners unhappy about length of war)

• Lincoln v. McClellan

• Capture of Atlanta and Savannah (TOTAL WAR) changed voters’ minds

• In a close race, Lincoln was reelected

Remember him?

Aftermath of Sherman’s March to the Sea

$100 million in destruction Wrecked 300 miles of railroad Seized 5,000 horses, 4,000 mules, and

13,000 head of cattle Confiscated 9.5 million pounds of corn

Many, many thanks for your Christmas gift – the capture of Savannah. When you were leaving Atlanta for the Atlantic coast, I was anxious, if not fearful; but feeling that you were the better judge, and remembering that 'nothing risked, nothing gained' I did not interfere. Now, the undertaking being a success, the honor is all yours; for I believe none of us went farther than to acquiesce. And taking the work of Gen. Thomas into the count, as it should be taken, it is indeed a great success. Not only does it afford the obvious and immediate military advantage; but, in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole – Hood's army – it brings those who sat in darkness, to see a great light. But what next? I suppose it will be safer if I leave Gen. Grant and yourself to decide. Please make my grateful acknowledgements to your whole army – officers and men.

- A. Lincoln (Dec. 26, 1864)

The End of the War Lee withdrew to

Appomattox Court House (small Virginia town)

Union troops trapped Lee’s men at A.C.H.

The McLean House(Lee Surrendered to Grant)

LeeGrant

Terms of Surrender

Grant offered generous terms 1) Soldiers turned

over rifles (officers kept pistols)

2) Soldiers kept horses (needed for spring plowing)

3) Each man allowed to return home, without penalty from U.S!!!

Costs of War

Deadliest war in American history

More than 600,000 Americans died

Country spent 5x the amount spent by government in the previous 80 years