CHAPTER 16: The Civil War

Section 3: The War in the West

VOCABULARY Siege: (Noun) A military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender

The War in the West

ULYSSES S. GRANT General Ulysses S. Grant was commander of Union forces in the West• Aggressive & always wanted toattack

Battle of Ft. Henry

Battle of Ft. Donelson

The Civil War in

the West

FALL OF NEW ORLEANS

David Farragut commands Union Navy on the Mississippi

“Damn the torpedoes, full

speed ahead!!!”

The Civil War in

the West

FALL OF NEW ORLEANS

He captures New Orleans• Largest city in theSouth

BATTLE OF SHILOH Confederates attack Grant in Tennessee to start the Battle of Shiloh

The Civil War in

the West

The Battle of Shiloh

BATTLE OF SHILOH Grant won the battle He then controlled most of the Mississippi

The Civil War in

the West

SEIGE OF VICKSBURG Only the town of

Vicksburg stood in Grant’s way

Grant’s Strategy at Vicksburg

SEIGE OF VICKSBURG Vicksburg is too

heavily defended Grant lays a siege on the town for six weeks

The Siege at Vicksburg

Civilians inside Vicksburg

SEIGE OF VICKSBURG On July 4, 1863

Vicksburg surrenders Grant has cut the South in half

The Civil War in

the West