The purpose of this assignment is so that you can identify some of the strategic advantages to Union Victories, ultimately turning the tide of the Civil War in their favor and helping them to win. In your groups that I will assign below, you will use Google Earth and will each be responsible for identifying ONE major geographical feature (location, a river, a hill, it's near a specific important city, ect.) OR one reason why an already mentioned feature would be important to your assigned battle. On Tuesday I will give you 10 minutes to get with your groups and discuss what you found, and then you will present your findings to the class as well as a brief overview of the battle.

In your analysis of the geography, use what you already know about the Union army's objectives and war plans. If you don't already have google earth installed on your computer, please go to googleearth.com and install it. YOU WILL NEED IT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

Be sure to zoom out and get a bigger picture of surrounding areas. Think about directions the armies were headed as well. Use your text book as a reference book if you need any help.