Warm Up

Warm UpCome up and grab a US Map from the Green desk. Then open your book and get out your notes.

New Technology

-The Civil War is referred to as the first modern war fought after the Industrial Revolution.

-All muskets are now called rifles because of rifling in the barrels. Cannons are rifled as well. This makes after shot much more accurate from farther range especially for when generals used Napoleon tactics to fight a modern war.

-The mini ball was made of soft lead and spun in the air towards it target causing massive damage.

New Technology

-Naval ships began to be built for the first time all in iron armor, known simply as ironclads.

-The USS Monitor and CSS Merrimack slugged it out for hours. Cannonballs bounced off both ships for hours.

-The battle finally ended in a draw.

The War in the East-General George McClellan took command of the Northern Army of Virginia.

-He was a very cautious man and did not attack the Confederates for 7 months which made Lincoln comment, “If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time.”

-McClellan finally made a move and landed his 100,000 men army south of Richmond. He waited another month before attacking the 20,000 Confederate Army.

-Because he underestimated the Southern army and had waited, McClellan was stopped cold and forced him to retreat.

The Battle of Antietam Creek, Maryland

-General Lee decided to be bold and search for a victory in the North. Lee invaded Maryland and McClellan went to block him.

-On September 17, 1862, the bloodiest day of the Civil War occurred when the 2 armies met for battle. The Union Army lost over 12,000 men while Lee lost 14,000 men in a single day!

-Neither side could claim a victory and ended in a draw.

Grant and the War in the West

-Ulysses S. Grant was chance taker and was a winner. He was a poor store clerk before joining the army and now was in command of the Army of the West.

-He was successful gaining many victories that seized most of the Mississippi River from the Confederates.

Why would that be important?

-Grant moved his army from the South of Kentucky in order to capture a railroad center at Corinth, Mississippi.

The Battle of Shiloh-On April 6, 1862, Grant’s forces were surprised by a Confederate Army and forced Grant to fight a very vital and bloody battle for the railroad center.

-The battle went back and forth and cost many lives but Grant was finally able to defeat the South.

-Over 13,000 Union soldiers died while over 11,000 men of the South died in the battle.

-Although the battle was costly for Grant, the North was able to capture another important section of the Mississippi River.

-Two weeks after the Battle of Shiloh, a Union fleet capture New Orleans. The United States controlled all of the Mississippi River and surrounded the Confederate States of America.

Class Work

You will have 15 minutes to finish each assignment today in class.

1. You will have to complete the map exercise that was assigned yesterday in class. You need to copy the map from pg 513 and then color the North and South a different color. Then you need to turn to pg. 520 and label the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Seven Days and Shiloh. Use a different color system to identify whether it was a Union or a Confederate victory.

2. The second assignment requires you to read from Pg. 525-527. Then you are to create a Cause and Effect Tree. You need 5 facts under the tree. Under the tree I would like you to answer in 3 sentences, How did the proclamation affect the war?

Emancipation Proclamation