1. 4-13-16 You Need Civil War Notes Today Events and People of the Civil War

2. THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS

3. CIVIL WAR BEGINS Background Information Lincoln 1860 Secession South Carolina The Election of Lincoln as president in 1860 was a turning point in relations between the North and the South. The South felt they no longer had a voice in national events or policies; they were now the minority. And as the minority, the South feared that Congress would take this opportunity to abolish slavery. Secession was in the air. Before Lincoln took the oath of office in March 1861, Southern states began to take steps to leave the Union. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to break away from the U.S. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas soon followed it. Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas would later join these states in April of 1861.

4. CIVIL WAR BEGINS Leaders of the Civil War Union Leaders: President: Abraham Lincoln Union General: Ulysses S. Grant

5. CIVIL WAR BEGINS Leaders of the Civil War Confederate Leaders: President: Jefferson Davis Confederate General: Robert E. Lee

6. NORTH VS. SOUTH - DIFFERENCES

7. Union ResourcesConfederate Resources More Railroads Greater Population Military tradition and brilliant officers Farms to provide food Fighting on home soil Network of roads, canals, and railroads More Money Larger Population More factories to make weapons Larger Population More Railroads Greater Population Military tradition and brilliant officers Farms to provide food Network of roads, canals, and railroads More Money Fighting on home soil

8. CIVIL WAR BATTLES CHART

9. THE CIVIL WAR DateBattleVictorSignificance April 12, 1861Fort SumterConfederacyBeginning of the Civil War July 21, 18611 st Battle of Bull Run Confederacy1 st major battle, shattered the North’s hope of winning the war quickly April 6, 1862ShilohUnionUnion gained control of the northern Mississippi

12. 4-13-16 You Need Civil War Notes Today Events and People of the Civil War Explain why the Union was so confident about winning the Civil War as it began. What event(s) changed many people's minds?

13. THE CIVIL WAR DateBattleVictorSignificance Sept 17-18, 1862AntietamUnionBloodiest single day battle, Lincoln used victory to issue the Emancipation Proclamation July 1-4, 1863GettysburgUnionKey battle that finally turned the tide against the Confederates – Turning point in the war July 4, 1863VicksburgUnionGrants troops cut off the city, dividing the Confederacy in two

14. THE CIVIL WAR DateBattleVictorSignificance Sept-Oct 1864Sherman’s MarchUnionTotal warfare, destroyed everything useful to the South April 9, 1865Appomattox Courthouse UnionLee surrenders to Grant, official end of the war