Hi there 7th Grade!
Today, we are going to look at two of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, Shiloh and Antietam.
Take out your notebooks and let's take a few notes before you watch 2 videos:
Battle of Shiloh Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=svX2HkI3vh8
Battle of Antietam Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjIbFTrqwU8
Finally, answer the following question about the importance of these two battles using ACE.
Today, we are going to look at two of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, Shiloh and Antietam.
Take out your notebooks and let's take a few notes before you watch 2 videos:
- Battle of Shiloh (April 6, 1862)
- Took place in Tennessee
- First time we really see Ulysses S. Grant in action
- The South has a successful first day, but then reinforcements arrive for the Union
- The South is pushed back...the Union wins
- This is important because the Union wasn't doing well at all....
- First time TOTAL WAR is used
- Total War...using any means necessary to secure a victory
- Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862)
- Took place in Maryland
- Bloodiest battle in American History
- The Union FINDS LEE'S BATTLE PLANS!
- THEY KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN
- The Union uses the plans and WINS
- This is important because the U.S. wins a major battle
- European allies decide not to support the Confederacy
- Abraham Lincoln passes the Emancipation Proclamation
- ALL SLAVES IN THE SOUTHERN STATES ARE FREE
- This is important because the U.S. wins a major battle
- The Union FINDS LEE'S BATTLE PLANS!
Battle of Shiloh Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=svX2HkI3vh8
Battle of Antietam Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjIbFTrqwU8
Finally, answer the following question about the importance of these two battles using ACE.