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Total War• Destroy the will to fight to
win the war– Strategic– Psychological– Economic
• Sherman’s March to the Sea
“Sherman’s Neckties”
The Progress of the War: 1861-1865
Election of 1864
Surrender
– Appomattox Court House
– Lee surrenders• Within four
months all other Confederate forces surrendered
U.S. Civil War
• April 12, – April 9,
• Results:– – – –
Legacy of the War
• Political Changes– – Federal gov’t supremacy
• Economic Changes– Infrastructure
• Railroads and banking system • was booming while was in shambles
– North had 88% of nation’s wealth in 1870
• Costs– –
• Twice the last 80 years total spending– (1880s payments for war costs still were almost 2/3 of federal budget)
• Emancipation – – 13th Amendment ratified by end of 1865
Civil War Casualties:Comparison to Other Wars
Casualties on Both Casualties on Both SidesSides
Casualties on Both Casualties on Both SidesSides
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