PPT-1862: Antietam and Emancipation

Antietam amp Emancipation Emancipation The act of freeing httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvSUVkXthLz4w The War So Far The war had not been going well for the Union armies The Union had lost every major battle it had fought in 1861 and 1862. Antietam, Maryland, September 1862 Photographs by Alexander Gardner (in Brady team) Library of Congress, Civil War Collection Federal buried, Confederate unburied, where they fell Dead soldiers in d September 17, 1862. Robert E. Lee (CSA). George B. McClellan (USA). The Two Commanders. General Robert E. Lee’s reasons for invading Maryland. To gather supplies and troops from the slave-holding border state of Maryland.. PLEASE DO NOT COPY!!!!. Please take out your notecards, and lay out your Emancipation Proclamation and Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign cards to the side. . Next, create 2 new cards: Sherman’s March to the Sea and Andersonville, and begin working on the facts for the backsides of those cards. You will have 10-15 working min. of these in class today – that is all! SO, GET BUSY! : ). Antietam Battleeld Hiking Trails National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Antietam National Battleeld P. O. Box 158 Sharpsburg, MD 21782 This trail loops to signicant landmarks and m Introduction. The Irish Brigade would come to be one of the most extraordinary brigades that would be produced during the American Civil War on either side. Additionally, it is remarkable how a collection of regiments that were made up predominately of Irish immigrants and Irish Americans could fight so heroically for a country that was new to them. Perhaps no year gives a better depiction of the type of fighting unit this was than the year of 1862, which included their participation in major battles such as the Seven Days Battles, Antietam, and Fredericksburg.. of Bull Run. August 28–30, . 1862. Confederate . General . Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson captured the Union supply depot at Manassas Junction, threatening . the Union’s . ability to communicate . .January 1, 1863. Objectives. Learn why Lincoln wanted to emancipate the slaves.. Learn the meaning of the document.. July 22, 1862 . Lincoln meets with his cabinet and decides it is time to change the goal for fighting the war from saving the union to freeing the slaves. Because the war was not going well in the east, Lincoln decided to wait until a Union victory.. The Civil War and the Origins of Modern Commemoration. A Contrast: Federal Buried, Rebel Unburied, Where they fell at the Battle of Antietam. .. Copyrighted by Alexander Gardner, Oct. 7, 1862. “Album card” from the collection of Gen. George B. McClellan, Princeton University, image approx. 3” . The Civil War and the Origins of Modern Commemoration. A Contrast: Federal Buried, Rebel Unburied, Where they fell at the Battle of Antietam. .. Copyrighted by Alexander Gardner, Oct. 7, 1862. “Album card” from the collection of Gen. George B. McClellan, Princeton University, image approx. 3” . Key Terms. Ulysses S. Grant . – Union general. Battle of Shiloh . – an 1862 battle in which the Union forced the Confederacy to retreat in some of the fiercest fighting in the Civil War. Cavalry. Edition,. . Chapter 14 Review Video. Two Societies at War: 1861 - 1865. www.Apushreview.com. Check out the description for videos that match up with the new curriculum. . Secession and Military Stalemate, 1861 - 1862. Chapter 21. 1861-1865. Dispelled Allusions. The Union expected a short war (overwhelming advantages). First Battle of Manassas (near Richmond, VA) July 21, 1861. Non-combatants come to watch. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson repels Union advances. “My greatest aim has been to advance the art of photography and to make it what I think I have, a great and truthful medium of history.”- Mathew Brady. MATHEW BRADY. Self Portrait . Biographical Information. Today’s Essential Question: What were some of . the . critical . events of the war in . 1862?. Vocabulary . critical – very important; changes things. cavalry – soldiers on horseback. casualties – people killed or wounded in battle.