Fort Sumter The Start of the War and

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Fort Sumter The Start of the War and Some of the Leading Generals

Fort Sumter The Start of the War and Some of the Leading Generals

Fort Sumter ► April 12, 1861: Lasts 33 to 34 hours ► South Carolina

Fort Sumter ► April 12, 1861: Lasts 33 to 34 hours ► South Carolina had seceded from the Union ► Federal Troops still occupy fort in Charleston Harbor ► Firing on fort is an act of open rebellion

► Lincoln calls the attack on Sumter an act of open rebellion § Union

► Lincoln calls the attack on Sumter an act of open rebellion § Union only had 17, 000 troops April 1861 § Lincoln calls for more troops- 90 day call up § Plans to restore the Union by force

The South sees Union response to events at Sumter as an act of war

The South sees Union response to events at Sumter as an act of war ► The Upper South seceded ► States call up their militias ► “We have vainly tried to secure tranquility and obtain respect for the rights to which we are entitled…with firm resolve we appeal to arms” -Jefferson Davis

► “This war is not waged upon our part in any spirit of oppression

► “This war is not waged upon our part in any spirit of oppression or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and to preserve the Union” - Abraham Lincoln

And in this Corner… ► Majority of officers from both armies had served in

And in this Corner… ► Majority of officers from both armies had served in the Federal “prewar” regular army ► Many southerners resign their commission and return to the south to fight for the confederacy ► Many staff grade officers are West Point graduates ► The generals from the south are just plain better…check out class ranks from West Point…

And…in this corner! ► Confederates § Robert E. Lee § Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson

And…in this corner! ► Confederates § Robert E. Lee § Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson § James Longstreet § James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart ► Master tacticians ► Unicameral military approach ► Defensive style ► Interior Lines

► The Union § “The Old Guard” § Winfield Scott § George Mc. Clellan

► The Union § “The Old Guard” § Winfield Scott § George Mc. Clellan § George Meade ►First half of the war ►Over planners ►Under achievers ►Lack command initiative

► “The § § § Dogs of War” William Tecumseh Sherman Ulysses S Grant

► “The § § § Dogs of War” William Tecumseh Sherman Ulysses S Grant Phillip Sheridan ► Post 1863 ► Pursue Lee ► “I intend to find this Rebel army and kill it”. General U. S. Grant ► Total war ► Scorched Earth

In response to criticisms of Grant’s drinking “His preferred drink is whiskey…I should find

In response to criticisms of Grant’s drinking “His preferred drink is whiskey…I should find out his brand of preference and send a bottle of the spirits to each of my Generals”. President Abraham Lincoln

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