The American Civil War Compatible

PopulationManufacturing Capabilities

King Corn

Transportation Infrastructure: Railroads & highways

Not Fighting on their own SoilPolitical Stability An Existing Army

Money

Anaconda Plan

Border States

Union States

Territories

States that seceded before April 15, 1861

States that seceded after April 15, 1861

Union States that allowed Slavery

Robert E. Lee

Fighting a Defensive War

Fighting Spirit

Military Leadership

King Cotton

600,000 diedToday that would total

6 Million Americans

July 1861

Confederates Won.

Union Soldiers Retreated.

Many in the South thought

the war was won.

Jackson becomes known as Stonewall Jackson.

UNION CONFEDERATE

General U. S. GrantGeneral Sherman

General Buell(reinforcements)

Albert JohnstonGeneral Beauregard

*Major Battle in the Western Theater*23,000 Casualties

*Complete Butchery*Reassessment of the length and damages

war would cause.*Worst Fighting occurred in “the Hornets’

Nest”.

* South almost wins* More casualties than any

other American war combined.

*Johnston dies!

Hornets’ Nest

Rifled Musket.Trench Warfare.

Calvary.Used Forerunners of the

Machine gun.1st Land Mines.

1st Military Telegraphs.Railroad Artillery.

* Captured in Late April 1862

* Important Strategic Victory for Union.

* The Union Successfully Bombed the permanent Forts to gain control.

Federal Fleet at New Orleans, 1862