Civil war

confederates bomb the fort ( April 12th 1861 )

• Northern strategy

• Border states

• Fort Sumter

• first battle of bull run

Slave states that stayed in the union

• southern strategy

• Border states

• pickets charge

• anaconda plan

play defense and hope Foreign countries help out

• northern strategy

• southern strategy

• first battle of bull run

• border states

plan to squeeze southern economy

• preparing for battle

• Fort Sumter

• northern strategy

• southern strategy

Anaconda plan:

• Squeeze southern economy

• confederates attack with the rebel

• Give Virginia farmers a rest

• convince European nations to join their side

first battle of bull run

• capture Richmond, Virginia

• military draft

• Confederates attack with rebel yell

• founder of the red cross

1st battle between ironclad ships

• The Merrimack vs. The Monitor

• titanic

• battle of harpers ferry

• battle of shilo

The Battle when confederates surprize the union and the union wins but at a cost

• battle of harpers ferry

• battle of shilo

• fall of new oreleans

• battle of the bull run