Yesterday, we took a quiz on memorizing a section of the Gettysburg Address. After that, we took notes on the Anaconda Plan, and how the Union was using that to slowly take control of the Confederacy again. General Sherman marched Union troops to Georgia, using a policy of "total war" along the way, which meant that his army destroyed all resources that could be of help to the Confederacy. I do not agree with the policy of total war because the Union destroyed the part of the country that they were hoping to take back. I don't think this would make the Confederacy eager to join the Union again.
Today, we took notes on the end of the war. Confederate General Lee surrendered to Union General Grant at the Appomattox Court House, returning the Confederate states to the Union. This meant that the country would now have to figure out how to rebuild itself, especially in the South. The US may have experienced irreversible losses, but ultimately gained "Liberty to all," as was Lincoln's goal.
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