MEnlow Civil War Map of Five Key Battles by Matthew Enlow https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m Here are five key battles of the American Civil War. en-us 2021-11-27 21:54:51 UTC 2021-11-27 23:05:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Antietam National Battlefield, East Main Street, Sharpsburg, MD, USA enlo1718 https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915736059 When: Sep 16 - 18, 1862
Where: Washington County, Maryland
How  long: 2-3 days of fighting
Turning point (strategic blunder  or insight):  Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's Ninth Corps charge over Burnside bridge while Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill’s troops arrive from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia to assist.
Military Outcome: How many dead? How many wounded?: 3,654 dead and 17,292 wounded
Political Outcome, if any:  Despite the fitghting ending in a draw, the Union declared victory, giving Lincoln the support to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.]]> 2021-11-27 22:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915736059 Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA, USA enlo1718 https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915740893 When: Jul 1 - 3, 1863
Where: Adams County, Pennsylvania
How  long: 3 days
Turning point (strategic blunder  or insight): Pickett's Charge ensured Confederate defeat.
Military Outcome: How many dead? How many wounded?: 7,058 dead and 33, 264 wounded
Political Outcome, if any: While the battle was a Union victory, Meade did not pursue the Confederates, to Lincoln's ire. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address would give the Union a greater sense of the war's meaning and purpose.]]> 2021-11-27 22:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915740893 Vicksburg National Battlefield, I20 Frontage Road, Vicksburg, MS, USA enlo1718 https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915744238 When: May 18 - Jul 4, 1863
Where: Warren County, Mississippi
How  long: 47 days
Turning point (strategic blunder  or insight): In a siege, the only real turning point is when the besieged begins to feel the intense effects of the siege.
Military Outcome: How many dead? How many wounded?: 1,611 dead and 5,878 wounded
Political Outcome, if any: The Confederates in Vicksburg surrender, and the Union gains control of the Mississippi River. George Meade lets Robert E. Lee escape to Virginia though.

]]> 2021-11-27 22:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915744238 Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg, VA, USA enlo1718 https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915748444 When: 

June 9, 1864 to April 2, 1865

Where: City of Petersburg, Virginia
How  long: 292 days
Turning point (strategic blunder  or insight): The overextension of Confederate lines in early 1865 was a turning point in the siege
Military Outcome: How many dead? How many wounded?: There were about 28,000 dead. Wounded for the whole siege seem to be unavailable.
Political Outcome, if any: The little remnant of the Confederate army fled Petersburg for Appomattox, where surrender would occur.






]]> 2021-11-27 22:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915748444 Battle of Atlanta Began Here, Clay Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA enlo1718 https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915753525 When: Jul 22, 1864
Where: Fulton County, Georgia
How  long: 1 day
Turning point (strategic blunder  or insight): Benjamin Cheatham's forces were forced back by a Union counterattack toward the battle's end.
Military Outcome: How many dead? How many wounded?: 3,650 dead and 17,300 wounded
Political Outcome, if any: Little political outcome; only military in the form of siege.]]> 2021-11-27 23:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/enlo1718/oe1vydcju7depo3m/wish/1915753525