American Civil War Robert E Lee I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of amp I am willing to sacrifice every thing but honour for its preservation ID: 493627
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The Opposing Sides
American Civil WarSlide2
Robert E. Lee
I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of, & I am willing to sacrifice every thing but honour for its preservation…
He viewed his service to the South not as a fight against the Union, but as a defense of Virginia.Slide3
2) In the South
Military Colleges
South (88%)North (13%)
The South had seven of the eight Military colleges located in the United States. Although the North outweighed the South in population, they had an advantage because they had more complex war strategics.Slide4
3) The North (Most of the warships and all but one shipyard remained under Union control.)Slide5
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5) Summer of 1862 Tredegar Iron Works
Confederacy’s Ordinance Bureau-
set up armories and foundries in several Southern states
It created a huge gunpowder mill in Augusta, GeorgiaSlide7
6) Legal Tender Act
National Currency established which allowed the government to issue paper money called
greenbacksSlide8
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8) War Democrats Andrew Johnson
Strongly supported the war and hoped to restore the Union to the way it was before the war
Opposed ending slaverySlide10
9) Peace Democrats
Opposed the war
Called for reuniting the states through negotiation rather than forceSlide11
10) Copperheads
Republicans saw any opposition to the war as treason and referred to Peace Democrats as “Copperheads,” after the venomous snakeSlide12
11) Militia Law- Summer of 1862Slide13
12) Lincoln suspends Writs of Habeas Corpus
To indefinitely imprison anyone who openly supported the rebels or encouraged others to resist the militia draft
Discourage dissenters/Make more men available for the draftSlide14
13) British- Choosing Sides
British leaders did not want to risk war with the United States unless absolutely necessary.
They also were not willing to recognize the Confederacy until decisive victories on the battlefield proved the South could survive.
The French promised to recognize the Confederacy if the British would do so as well.Slide15
14) Rifles and Trenches-Deadly situation- The attacking force often suffered very high casualties Slide16
15) Defensive War of Attrition
Davis believed that picking their battles carefully, attacking and retreating when necessary, and avoiding large battles that might risk heavy losses would force the Union to spend its resources until it became tired of the war and agreed to negotiate.Slide17
16) Anaconda Plan 4:05