Unit 5 Graphic Organizer 3
SS8H6: Civil War
The Civil War
• 1861-1865
• “It was a rich man’s war and
a poor man’s fight.”
• Georgia was “heart of the
Confederacy” because…
• Strategic location
• Network or railroads
• Ability to supply food/equip.
Emancipation Proclamation
• Document declared all slaves in
the CONFEDERACY were free
• Only free slaves in the CSA states
Union Blockade
• Union Navy closed ports & rivers to
choke CSA imports & exports
• AKA: “Anaconda Plan”
• Effects: Shortages & higher prices
Joseph E. Brown
• Gov. of GA during Civil War
Andersonville
• Lawyer & businessman
• Prison for Civil War “prisoners of
• Secessionist
war”
• Later became Senator
• Operated by Confederacy
• Commanded by Henry Wirz
“I beg to present you as
a Christmas gift the city
of Savannah.”
Sherman
• Union General during Civil War
• Good military strategy
• Used uncivilized warfare tactics
• Destroyed GA during Atlanta
Campaign and March to the Sea
Atlanta Campaign
• Series of battles between Chattanooga and
Atlanta
• Atl was most important military target
because it was center for industry &
transportation
• Made already bad CSA economy worse
• “It was a rich man’s war & a poor man’s fight.”
March to the Sea
• 1864: Gen. William T. Sherman
• Started in Atlanta and ended in Savannah
• Purpose: destroy resources and supply
• When he reached Savannah, he sent a
telegraph to Lincoln
Battles
Antietam
•Single bloodiest day in American
History
• No clear Victory
• 5 days later Lincoln announced
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg
• The “turning point” of Civil War
• Lincoln made “Gettysburg Address” urging
preservation of Union.
• Actual Address only a few minutes long
• His speech redefines the purpose of war
Chickamauga
• Battle in NW GA where CSA army
turned back Union Soldiers
• Biggest battle ever fought in GA
• Confederates led by General Braxton
Bragg