HIST 015A Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: New York City Draft Riots, George Meade, Union Blockade
13 Nov 2017
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Hist 15a lecture 17 secession and civil war. Election of 1850: political divisions, new parties and democratic split, northern democrats douglas, southern democrats breckenridge, republicans lincoln, constitutional union party bell, 1858: lincoln ran against douglas for seat, lincoln wins elections. Acceleration of crisis: secession of southern states, establishment of confederate states of america, failed attempts at compromise, confederates capture fort sumter, currently historical site, lincoln declares war. Struggle over border states: strategic importance of border states, lincoln"s efforts to keep border states from seeding, martial law, suspension of habeas corpus, lincoln"s successful efforts, four slave states remain in union. Northern war strategy: pressure on confederate capital at richmond, union blockade, anaconda plan, took control of mississippi. Early campaigns of war: union defeat at battle of bull run, huge boost in confidence, northern reorganization to meet needs of total war .
