An Overview of the Civil War

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An Overview of the Civil War Miss Springborn Team 6

Population Size Confederate States United States 11 States 9 Million people 3.5 Million slaves United States 23 States 22 million people

Facts about Armies Confederate States United States Somewhere between 600,000 and 1,500,000 total troops No exact number because… the Confederate archives were burned in Richmond United States 2.1 million total troops 179,000 African Americans total

Facts about Navy Confederate States Had no real navy Relied on privateers to attack the Union blockade United States 42 Ships in 1861 671 Ships in 1864 84,415 white sailors 29,000 black sailors

Military Leaders Confederate States Commander: General Robert E. Lee General Thomas Stonewall Jackson General Pierre Beauregard United States Commander: General Ulysses S. Grant General George McClellan General William Sherman

Strategy Confederate States Capture Washington D.C Divide the Northwest and the Northeast… cut them off from each other United States Capture Richmond Blockade the South Split the Confederacy by gaining control of Mississippi

Advantages Confederate States Outstanding generals/leaders Strong military tradition Strong motivation, fighting for way of life Fighting on home ground United States Leadership of Abraham Lincoln Larger Population Military power Industrial power Greater wealth Controlled Shipping

Disadvantages Confederate States United States Bad leadership of Jefferson Davis Inflation~ printed paper money too quickly Small number of men, money, and machinery State sovereignty (rights) caused to much fighting United States Weak motivation, no specific cause at first Unaggressive officers Long supply lines Enemy coastline that was very hard to defend European help to confederacy

Presidential Leaders Confederate States President: Jefferson Davis United States President: Abraham Lincoln

New Technology used during Civil War… Railroads Technology Telegraph Weaponry Ironclad Ships Cameras (Matthew Brady documents the battlefields) Medicine (Female nurses like Clara Barton assist with wounded)