Abraham Lincoln* Grew up in the Midwest

* Educated himself and became a lawyer

* He was tall and thin in appearance

* Lincoln’s main goal as president was to preserve the Union

George B. McClellan

Ambrose Burnside

* Commander of the Union Army at the beginning of the war

* Had General Lee on the run but did not chase him down

* Was relieved of command by Lincoln

* Ran against Lincoln in 1864 but was defeated

* Union general who was defeated at Fredericksburg

* His style of facial hair is where we get the term sideburns

George Meade

* Union general who won victory at Gettysburg

* Was still not the commander Lincoln wanted and was also relieved of command

William Sherman

* Union general that marched through Georgia and the Carolinas destroying everything in his path

Ulysses S. Grant

* Became the final commander of the Union forces

* Grant believed in total warfare

* Total warfare—taking the war to your enemy from all sides destroying everything

Jefferson Davis

* Grew up in Mississippi

* He was selected as the President of the Confederacy

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

* Confederate general who won a victory at Bull Run

* Died at the battle of Chancellorsville severely hurting the South

George Pickett

* General who lost most of his division at Gettysburg in what is known as Pickett’s charge

Robert E. Lee

* Asked by Lincoln to command the Union forces

* He chose state over country and led the Confederate forces instead

Will you lead the Union?

I cannot fight against my home,

Virginia!

* Throughout the war Lincoln delivered many important speeches

First Inaugural Address

* Lincoln focused his support on the Union

* He made no mention of interfering with slavery

Emancipation Proclamation

* Freed the slaves in the Confederate States

Second Inaugural Address* Lincoln summed up his vision on peace and harmony between the North and South

Gettysburg Address

* This was a speech given at a dedication of a cemetery after the Battle of Gettysburg

* Lincoln stressed his words about the meaning of the war

North* Blockade all southern ports

* Take control of the Mississippi River

* Capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia

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South

* Fight a defensive war

* Get help from Europe

* Capture Washington D.C.

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North* Superior leadership

* Greater population

* Military and industrial power

* More money, railroads, and food crops

South

* Outstanding military officers

* Strong motivation

* Fighting on home ground

* Skilled with guns and horses

North* Weak motivation

* Officers not aggressive enough

* Fighting on unfamiliar territory

* Overconfidence in early end to war

South

* Weak leadership

* No navy * Fewer men, supplies, factories, and money

* Weaker, less established government

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The North (Union)

The South (Confederate)

Nicknames

Strategies for winning the war

Advantages

Disadvantages

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