Civil War Georgia

Where did the Union troops get food during the march from Atlanta to Savannah?

Which of the following did NOT happen as a result of Sherman`s march?

Why did Sherman divide up his troops into four separate armies for the march?

What was the MOST important part of the Compromise of 1850 for southerners?

"The Confederate capture of Fort Sumter in April 1861 was the first conflict of the American Civil War. Fort Sumter protected the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. Union leaders quickly set up a blockade of Southern ports to strangle Confederate commerce and weaken the South. In April 1862, Union soldiers landed on Tybee Island and captured Fort Pulaski, the fort protecting Savannah. This event put Savannah's port under the Union blockade. However, the Georgia coast had too many islands, inlets, and coves for the Union to guard completely. Daring blockade runners slipped out to trade for needed items at English ports." What made the enforcement of the blockade by the Union so difficult in Georgia?

"By issuing Emancipation Proclamation, Northerners now had just cause and a reason to fight. The proclamation gave strength to the efforts of Union troops, and President Lincoln made it clear that the Union's purpose was now to free enslaved people. The proclamation did not free enslaved people in Confederate states immediately. As Union troops captured territory in the South, more and more enslaved people were set free. Over time, the proclamation paved the way for full abolition of slavery across the United States." How did the Proclamation affect northern support for the war and influence troop morale?

"In the first two years of the Civil War, fighting did not reach as far south as Georgia. But as the war raged on, Georgia became a target for the Union. Destroying Atlanta - and Georgia's manufacturing - would mean defeat for the Confederacy and an end to the Civil War. " What was the goal of the troops marching south into Georgia in 1863?

Who led the Union army south to Atlanta and then through the state in 1864?

The Battle of Antietam was witness to the single bloodiest day in the Civil War, yet it remains important for what other reason?

"The Union Army sacked the capital of Milledgeville and then reached Savannah just before Christmas of 1864. Sherman sent President Lincoln a telegram presenting the city as a Christmas gift. The Confederacy surrendered in April of 1865." What was Sherman's Christmas present to President Lincoln?

Near the end of the war, captured Union soldiers were sent to a notorious Georgia location - Andersonville, one of the largest Confederate military prison camps. Opened in 1864, the camp quickly became horribly overcrowded with more than 45,000 Union prisoners of war. Prisoners lacked basic necessities of life at Andersonville. They lived outside with few clothes, suffering from insect attacks, disease, and malnutrition. Many prisoners constructed their own shelters using branches, cloth, and mud to protect themselves from the constant exposure to the elements. The only source of water was a filthy stream that flowed through the camp. It was used for sanitation and hydration -- a terrible recipe for disease and death. Because of the living conditions, 13,000 men died at Andersonville. The camp had the highest death rate of any Civil War camp. What BEST explains the high death rate of prisoners at Andersonville?

"Fifthly, That it is the deliberate opinion of this Convention, that upon the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Bill by the proper authorities depends the preservation of our much loved Union." According to this quote, what part of the Compromise of 1850 must be followed by the federal government in order for the Union to be preserved and for Georgia to remain a part of it?