The union had an advantage in geography. In the south, there was no other land surrounding their land, there was only water. The union used this to their advantage. They used a blockade strategy which was when they surrounded the land and prevented goods, troops, and weapons from entering the southern states. Abraham Lincoln announced that they would be using this plan on April 19, 1861. The Union first traveled down the Mississippi River into New Orleans and gained control of the Mississippi River. Once they blocked off the west portion , the south could not transport any weapons to and from lands toward the west. Then they advanced from the Mississippi river to Georgia to block off more land. Once this land was blocked off, they didn’t have
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Confederate General Robert E. Lee split his army in half. One half under the command of Stonewall Jackson, went to Harpers Ferry. In Harper’s ferry, the Confederate soldiers managed to capture the town while defeating the Union Force. Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s half of the army went to Frederick, Maryland where they issued a proclamation trying to convince people of Maryland to become part of the Confederates. The Confederates failed at this project due to the people of Maryland not being entirely convinced. Union soldiers who were led by General McClellan, found a battle plan of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that informed them of the Confederates plan of splitting up to attack Harper’s Ferry. Confederates reunited and the two troops soon met together along Antietam Creek in Maryland on September 17, 1862. The battle was a very bloody one and lasted for many hours. In the end, the Union ended up having 12,000 casualties and the Confederates ended up having 13,000 casualties. Union General McCLellan had four divisions of soldiers that were ready to fight because he thought that Lee was reserving soldiers as well but Lee actually wasn’t. The Union ended up winning the battle. This battle was so significant because of how many deaths were involved. The large amount of deaths made it one of the deadliest battles of the Civil
Confederate General Robert E. Lee split his army in half. One half under the command of Stonewall Jackson, went to Harpers Ferry. In Harper’s ferry, the Confederate soldiers managed to capture the town while defeating the Union Force. Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s half of the army went to Frederick, Maryland where they issued a proclamation trying to convince people of Maryland to become part of the Confederates. The Confederates failed at this project due to the people of Maryland not being entirely convinced. Union soldiers who were led by General McClellan, found a battle plan of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that informed them of the Confederates plan of splitting up to attack Harper’s Ferry. Confederates reunited and the two troops soon met together along Antietam Creek in Maryland on September 17, 1862. The battle was a very bloody one and lasted for many hours. In the end, the Union ended up having 12,000 casualties and the Confederates ended up having 13,000 casualties. Union General McCLellan had four divisions of soldiers that were ready to fight because he thought that Lee was reserving soldiers as well but Lee actually wasn’t. The Union ended up winning the battle. This battle was so significant because of how many deaths were involved. The large amount of deaths made it one of the deadliest battles of the Civil