Warm Up #9:

1. What event officially started the Civil War?

2. What was Abraham Lincoln’s main goal in the Civil War?

3. In the film so far, what challenges have the Massachusetts 54th Infantry faced?

Turning Points of the Civil War

A. The Emancipation Proclamation

Overview:1. Military strategy meant to hurt the CSA

2. Did not free slaves in the border states 3. Allowed Af-Ams to fight in the Union army

Turning Point because:

Made the Civil War about ending slavery

B. Battle of Gettysburg, PA

Overview:1. Robert E. Lee tries to invade the North

2. Union wins b/c they had the higher ground3. Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address 1 year later to honor the event

Turning Point because:

The South’s army is weakened and won’t invade the North again

C. Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi

Overview: - Grant won the battle for the union

Turning point because…

Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, showed that the Anaconda Plan was working

D. Sherman’s March to the SeaTotal war/ war tactics that go beyond the “laws of war”– includes burning towns, crops, seizing property, supplies, etc. -- civilians become military targetsa. Grant burns Atlantab. Sherman marches from TN to Savannah,

burning everythingTurning point because….

Destroys the South’s ability to fight