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13 Cards in this Set
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South's strategy
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hope for foreign help, relied on geographic factors (interior line), fell into static defense problem, their plan required initiative which Davis didnt have
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North's advantages
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manpower and industrial resources, easily expandable factories, immigrant soldiers, trade w/ foreign countries, great financial status
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North's strategy
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wear down south with constant pressure at all points, known as the anaconda plan, blockade south, take mississippi
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Manassas Junction
North - Mcdowell and Patterson South - Johnston and Jackson |
07/21/1861, Stonewall gets nickname for holding the hill, near defeat at beginning for south but they won, it boosted their ego, patterson didnt hold johnston
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Monitor v. Merrimac
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stalemate, 03/09/1862
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Peninsula Campaign
March - July 1862 |
first campaign of the war, ended the chances of a short war, motivates south, and prompts the emancipation proclamation
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Seven Days Campaign
Mechanicsville 6/26 Gaines Mill 6/27 Savages Station 6/29 Fraysor's Farm 6/30 Malvern Hill 7/1 |
-Beauregard, Magruder, Joe Johnston dies, and Lee
-McLellon, Porter Jackson fails lee here, South tricked Mclellon with amt of men and pushed them back to Harrisons landing, North concedes defeat |
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Valley Campaign
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Jackson faced three forces (Banks, Fremont, and McDowell), trying to hold in the valley for no assistance at Richmond, holds them in the valley
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Fair Oaks (Seven Pines)
05/31/1862 |
Joe Johnston attacks union forces but does no overwhelm, killed in battle, Lee appointed
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Fort Henry 2/6/1862
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Henry easily defeated by the union b/c men had retreated
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Fort Donelson 2/14/1862
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Floyd and Pillow flee, Buckner surrenders 1000 men
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Shiloh Day one April 6, 1862
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Grant was unprepared but it takes Johnston 3 days to get from Corinth, surprise attack but Prentiss holds line at all costs Albert Sidney Johnston killed first day of Shiloh,Beauregard assumed control and pushed the norht back to Pitt Landing
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Shiloh Day 2 April 7, 1862
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south withdraws to corinth
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