Attrition Appomattox and the End of the War By Nolan Drebing
Strategies of the North in the Last Year of War Grant and Lincoln devised a plan to hit the heart of the confederacy The hearts were Richmond Virginia, Mobile, Alabama, West Virginia, and Georgia Grant emphasized to take out the armies rather than the cities
Strategies of The South in The Last Year of War South wanted to hold off the Union until the presidential elections The demand for troops caused the Confederates to abolish the privilege of substitution Confederates increased age limits and the 3 year enlistment
Strategy of The North To Counter the south new draft regulations union gave rewards to re enlistees Union gave contracts to criminals Giving the contracts to criminals often did not work
Important People of civil War 1864-1865 William Tecumseh Sherman-Union General William McClellan-Former Union general who ran against Lincoln Nathaniel Banks Union soldier Joseph Johnston Confederate General was Later replaced By hood John Bell Hood confederate General Richard Taylor confederate general son of Zachary Taylor
Overland Campaign Virginia The campaign consisted of 3 battles, Wilderness, Spotslyvania, North Anna and Cold Harbor Grant lost the battles receiving more causalities then Lee had in his whole army Grant was labeled as a butcher but would recover to lead the union to victory
Fall of Atlanta Effects Lincoln s approval rating sky rocketed Soldiers wanted to win the war honorably Lincoln was re elected Northern Morale was boosted Sherman could begin his march to the sea
Modern Warfare March to the Sea Following the Successful Atlanta Campaign, Sherman received orders to take out any guerilla warfare militias Sherman Believed the most successful way was the scorch and torch warfare or total warfare Grant and Lincoln Disagreed with the idea but eventually approved
March to the sea On the way to Savannah the only resistance forces were militias The goal was to take any weapons and destroy anything the south could find useful in the war Troops were able to capture Savannah, Georgia on December 20
After Math of the March From the March Sherman headed up through the Carolinas to join grant against lee Sherman estimated $100 million dollars of damage occurred Southerner still find the scorch and burn method highly controversial
Wartime leader: Abraham Lincoln Lincoln had an advantage over Davis because his government and military was set up Lincoln was a great communicator with the public Lincoln was patient with his troops and let the strategies unravel
Wartime leader: Abraham Lincoln Lincoln was known for believing in a strong offense Lincoln stuck to what he believed in Lincoln will be known as one of the greatest wartime leaders of all time
Wartime Leader: Jefferson Davis Davis was able to create a government in a short amount of time Davis was a micromanager and didn t trust his generals The generals still respected him
Wartime leaders: Jefferson Davis Hated anyone with a different opinion or partisan other than him After the South's defeat Davis wanted to keep on fighting for the sake of fighting After defeat Davis was captured for treason though he was never tried
1864 Election campaign The 1864 election featured Abraham Lincoln and William McClelland Lincoln thought he was going to lose Democratic party began to declare that Lincoln was only at war for abolitionist Democratic party began to send racist propaganda of interracial marriages and saying that s what Lincoln wanted
1864 Election campaign The democrats also coined the word Miscegenation: the theory of the blending races The democrats also blamed Lincoln on the death of all the union soldiers Calling him Abe the Widow Maker The republicans had a great turn of events because of Atlanta
The Election The union allowed the soldiers at war to vote Because the democrat wanting to peruse peace soldiers did not vote for McClelland Lincoln won the election 212 to 25 electoral votes
1864 presidential Election effect on war The election allowed Lincoln stay the president The war would continue because of it The senate was taken over by the republicans This allowed the amendment 13 th amendment to be passed
Grant in Virginia After the defeat with the Overland Campaign Grant began to attack the rail Roads Grant Captured all supply lines around Richmond This forced the confederates to evacuate richmond
Appomattox Court House Lee was unable to turn around and regroup with another Southern Army in North Carolina because of Sherman Grant trapped Lee near Appomattox court house Lee would then accept the confederate peace treaty
Terms of Surrender General Grant and General Lee met at McClellan's parlor to discuss the terms of surrender Confederate officers can go home and not be disturbed by the government Men could keep the horses they used in the war
Reasons for The South's loss The south was doomed to lose eventually The confederacy was out manned and out armed The population ratio at the time was 21 million to 7 million The south couldn t keep up with the North s production
Reasons for the South s Defeat The only real hope for the south was European intervention Britain nor France would participate in the American war because they gained nothing from it It was a miracle that the south lasted as long as they did.
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