Naming
Confederacy names after town or states, Union names battles after rivers
Emancipation Proclamation
- Radical republicans pushed for emancipation of slaves as war goal
- Confiscation Act sllowed for seizure of all property to support the rebellion
- Document does not free any slaves immediately nor abolish slavery
- Adds war goals:
- Free the slaves
- Keep Britain and France out of the war
- Emancipated slaves are welcomed to join the Union army
Conscription
- Confederate Conscription: Confederacy approved first military draft for all men ages 18-25, with an exemption if you own over 20 slaves
- **Union Conscription:
- Militia Act of 1862 offered high incentives to meet recruiting goals
- Enrollment Act of 1863 formally initiated draft. Many immigrants resisted
- NY Draft Riots
Lee’s String of Victories
Battle of Fredericksburg
- Ambrose Burnside is put in charge of the 122k man army of the potomac
- Lee only has 78k
- Burnside takes 12k casualties while Lee only takes 6k
Battle of Chancellorsville
- Known as Lee’s perfect battle
- Lee divides his forces and defeats Hooker (Burnsides replacement)
- Stonewall Jackson killed in battle
- Lee goes crazy and takes a ton of losses