The Union Triumphant

About this episode

This episode discusses the Union's victory in the American Civil War, focusing on key events leading to the Confederate surrender.

Having failed to win the support it expected from either Great Britain or France, the Confederacy faced a long war with limited resources and no allies. Lincoln won reelection in 1864, and continued to pursue the Union campaign, not only in the east and west, but also with a drive into the South under the leadership of General Sherman, whose March to the Sea through Georgia destroyed everything in its path. Cut off and outnumbered, Confederate general Lee surrendered to Union general Grant on April 9 at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Within days of Lee’s surrender, Confederate troops had lay down their arms, and the devastating war came to a close. All images referenced in this podcast can be found at https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/15-4-the-union-triumphant Welcome to A Journey into Human History. his podcast will attempt to tell the whole human story. The content contained in this podcast was produced by OpenStax and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Access for free at https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history Podcast produced by Miranda Casturo as a Creative Common Sense production. Become a supporter of this podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Miranda Casturo

Topics covered

• American Civil War
• Union victory
• Confederate surrender
• General Sherman
• Lincoln's reelection
• historical analysis

Keywords

• American Civil War
• Union
• Confederacy
• General Sherman
• Lincoln
• surrender
• Appomattox Court House

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Confederacy, Great Britain, France, OpenStax

Books & works: A Journey into Human History

Places: Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Georgia

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