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The War Between the States (Part Two)

The War Between the States (Part Two). The Strategic Balance - 1864. The Election of 1864. <= Abraham Lincoln Republican “Stay the course”. George B. McClellan => Democrat (“Copperhead”) Immediate cease fire Peace conference.

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The War Between the States (Part Two)

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  1. TheWarBetweentheStates(Part Two)

  2. The Strategic Balance - 1864

  3. The Election of 1864 • <= Abraham Lincoln Republican “Stay the course” • George B. McClellan => • Democrat (“Copperhead”) • Immediate cease fire • Peace conference

  4. AMENDMENT XIII(Approved by Congress, Jan. 31, 1864Ratified by the states Dec. 6, 1865) • SECTION 1: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

  5. Ulysses S. Grant =>(Union) • <= Robert E. Lee • (Confederate)

  6. Grant’s Strategy for 1864 1. Attack in both primary theaters simultaneously * Use North’s superiority in men & materiel to overwhelm South * Don’t allow South time to regroup or redeploy 2. Eastern theater - drive on Richmond; force Lee to battle and annihilate his army 3. Western theater - Army sized raids to destroy logistical base and civilian morale

  7. Major Battles, Eastern Theater 1864 - 65 1864 *5 -6 May - The Wilderness * 8 - 19 May - Spotsylvania * 23 -26 May - North Anna * 3 June - Cold Harbor * Jun 64 - Apr 65 Petersburg Siege LEE GRANT/ MEADE

  8. Western and Trans-Miss1864

  9. Western Theater - 1865

  10. AMERICAN DEATHS IN 9 WARS Revolutionary War (1775-1783) 4,435 War of 1812 (1812-1815) 2,260 Mexican War (1846-1848) 13,283 Civil War (1861-1865)(estimated) 624,511 Spanish-American War (1898) 2,446 World War I (1917-1918) 110,516 World War II (1941-1945) 404,399 Korean War (1950-1953) 33,916 Vietnam War (1964-1973) 58,184 Civil War 624,511 Other 8 wars combined 629,439

  11. Generally considered to be the first modern war First use of railroads for strategic movement First use of telegraph for rapid communication First mass employment of rifled firearms First use of repeating rifles First use of machine gun First use of railway guns First use of tinned rations First combat between ironclad ships

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