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Leaders Union The president for the Union was Abraham Lincoln Confederates The president for the Confederates was Jefferson Davis content/uploads/2010/05/abraham_lincol n1.jpg es/jefferson_davis.jpg

Who was Involved The Union States that remained loyal to the United States Their states included California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia

Who was Involved Border States Border States were pro slavery but did not want to secede. These states were West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, and Maryland jpg

Who was Involved Confederate States These states were for slavery and states rights and also wanted to secede. The states that seceded before Lincoln’s election were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas After his election Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina seceded too

Alliances for Confederates Two of the Confederates allies were Great Britain and France Great Britain helped them by building ships such as the CSS Alabama Provided them with supplies for the war in return for cotton ages/world-countries-flags/france- flag.gif

Battle at Fort Sumter On Aril 12, 1861 Brigadier General Beauregard called for an attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina The battle lasted 2 days and surprisingly there were no fatalities The Union’s Major Anderson surrendered on April 14 th There were 500 Confederates and only 85 Union troops Battle was the beginning of the Civil War

1 st Battle of Bull Run July 21, 1861 in Manassas, Virginia JPG The Union, led by Brigadier General Irvin McDowell hoped to obtain the Confederates capital in Richmond, Virginia Brigadier General Beauregard controlled the Confederates while Colonel “Stonewall” Jackson held Confederate’s ground t/leefoundation/Confederate _Generals/General_Stonewall _Jackson.jpg

1 st Battle of Bull Run Colonel “Stonewall” Jackson was able to hold the Union until reinforcements came With new supplies Confederate troops made the Union troops retreat Casualties: Union- 2,896 Confederate-1,982 After this war both sides realized that the war would be longer than expected and full of casualties 28,000 Union men vs. 33,000 Confederates es/media/slideshow/civil-war- battles-of-bull-run/graves- bull-run.jpg

Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Major General George Meade led his army to ward off invading Confederate troops General Robert. E Lee of the Confederates headed north with his troops towards Philadelphia 93,921 Union soldiers vs. 71,699 Confederates The 1 st day the Confederates drove the Union troops away The 2 nd day Union troops were able to hold their line

Battle of Gettysburg On the 3 rd day 12,500 Confederate soldiers charged Union troops but were held off by the Union Casualties: Union- 23,055 Confederates- 23,231 This battle was known as the turning point for the Union The battle was fought in the North because Confederate Generals wanted the North to become tired of the war

2 nd Battle of Fort Fisher January 13-15, 1865 Fort Fisher, North Carolina In the 1 st battle Union troops lost so they came back with more firepower the second time Union Generals Major Alfred Terry who had 9,000 troops Also there was Rear Admiral David D. Porter who was in charge of 60 Union ships Confederate Generals Major W.H.C Whiting led 1,900 troops at the fort Robert. F. Hoke commanded 6,4000 troops north of the fort

2 nd Battle of Fort Fisher For 2 days Porter’s ships attacked the fort At 2:30 pm the naval assault stopped and led to a land attack During the combat General Whiting was killed At 10:00 pm the confederates surrendered Casualties: Union- 1,388 Confederate-583 Union ships were able to make it up the river and get to Wilmington which was the Confederates last port They then closed down the port and the Confederates were left with no place to get supplies

Battle of Appomattox Courthouse April 9, 1865 In a final attempt, General Lee abandoned the Confederate capital While heading South he was cutoff by General Grant April 8 th - While Lee was waiting for supplies Union Cavalry arrived first and burned it April 9 th- Lee’s troops make it to the ridge and see that they are outnumbered Soon after Lee withdrew harbor.com/Robert%20E% 20Lee

Battle of Appomattox Courthouse Surrender April 9 th at 11:30 am Lee sends a letter saying they surrendered This was the end of the war Terms Major artillery turned over No imprisonment for treason Side arms, horses and mules would stay Casualties: Union- 164 Confederate pg

Weapons Cannons Napoleon- 12 lb shot Howitzer- 12, 24, and 32 lb shot Both were effective anywhere from 250-1,700 yards Rifles Used by Confederates and Union Muzzle loaded Only 2 or 3 shots a minute Accurate from yards /Rifle-SpencerCarbine 1865-FullLength.JPG

Weapons Pistols Colt 1851 Navy: Confederates used this gun, 6 shots Over 250,000 were made from Colt Army 1860: Used by Union, 6 shots About 200,000 were made from earms/images/ _Prussian%20Model% %20Naval%20Pistol%20by%20S uhl_2.jpg wp- content/uploads/products_img/m1 860-civil-war-pistol-brass.jpg

Weapons Swords 1850 Army officer’s sword The whole length of officer’s sword was 89cm Bayonet: Normally attached to rifle for close combat Also used as a normal knife to cut things duct/display_1130_US_M1850_FOOT_OFFICERS_S WORD_BY_HENRY_SAUERBIER_ jpg

Vehicles Most people either walked or had a horse if they were lucky Steam trains were used for transporting goods Ships They were very important to both sides The Confederates used ships to get supplies from foreign countries The Union used them to close off the Confederates ports C.S.S North Carolina sank because it was ironclad staff.ou.edu/C/Nicole.A.Cunnin gham-1/Bounty_Ship.jpg

How the Civil War ended On April 9, 1865 General Lee surrendered when he saw that they had no chance anymore This was not the end though because 175,000 Confederates were still unaware of this For a few more months minor battles were fought between the two sides Finally on June 23, 1865 all the Confederate troops gave their final surrender 01/610x-7.jpg

How did the Civil War affect America’s future? One of the ways it affected our future was it kept the United States together Also it ended slavery across the country for good If the Confederates have won it is possible that the United States could be two different countries E2joK8KzsI/AAAAAAAACdw/eOhGNNqnp4w/s 1600/Slavery.jpg Nation_ jpg