Presentation 3
Presentation 3
Presentation 3
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a harbor in South
Carolina.
Lincoln's strategy at Fort Sumter was to
supply the fort but to avoid attacking the
Confederates.
On April 12, 1861 Confederates fired on
Fort Sumter and the Civil War began.
The Confederacy ultimately claimed
victory at Ft. Sumter, but the North
benefited "om this because they did not
"start" the war.
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Wartime Advantages/Disadvantages
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Sherman's March
General Sherman burned cities and destroyed supplies
headed for the Confederate army.
His idea of "total war" took a to$ on the Southerners
because he waged war on their homes and burned their
cities to the ground.
Sherman's tactics today would be horrific and brutal.
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Surrender at Appomattox
President Jeerson did not want to
admit the defeat of the
Confederacy.
Lincoln insisted that the Southern
soldiers be sent home and treated
with respect.
General Grant treated General Lee
with the utmost respect, but
demanded unconditional surrender.
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Important Statistics
625,000 men died "om fighting, and 2/3 of the men died "om disease,
not in battle.
1/3 of the soldiers in the Union army were immigrants and nearly
1/10 were A"ican American.
Generals were 50% more likely to die than privates.
More men died in the Civil War than in any other American conflict.
More men died in the Civil War than in World Wars I and II, Korea
and Vietnam combined.
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