The Civil War...
Civil War
Who Was Involved? The Confederate States. -Virginia -North Carolina -South Carolina -Georgia-Tennessee-Mississippi-Florida-Alabama-Arkansas-Texas-Louisiana content/uploads/2011/01/ConfederateArmyPhoto.jpg
The Union States. -Kansas-Illinois-Minnesota-Wisconsin-Michigan-Iowa-Ohio-Pennsylvania -New York -Maine -New Jersey -Massachusetts-Connecticut images.myspacecdn.com/images02/96/l_2856ed8a5c714c538bba e58b0d770bbd.jpg
Border States. -Missouri-Kentucky-Delaware-Maryland -West Virginia
Abraham Lincoln President of the United States of America!
Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America. Davis.jpg
Allies ? Confederacy Allies were France and Great Britain. They needed alliances so they can have more artillery and weapons.
Battle At Fort Sumter! April 12-14, 1861 April 12-14, 1861 Fort Sumter, South Carolina Fort Sumter, South Carolina Brigadier General Beauregard(Confederacy) Brigadier General Beauregard(Confederacy) Major Anderson(Union) Major Anderson(Union) No Casualties No Casualties The significance is that this was the battle that started the war The significance is that this was the battle that started the war war/1861/april/attack-fort-sumter.jpg
First Battle of Bull Run. July 21, 1861 July 21, 1861 Prince William County, Virginia Prince William County, Virginia Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell (Union) Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell (Union) P.G.T. Beauregard (Confederacy) P.G.T. Beauregard (Confederacy) Union- 2, 896 Casualties Union- 2, 896 Casualties Confederacy- 1, 982 Casualties Confederacy- 1, 982 Casualties The significance is that they both realized that the war was going to be more longer and have more casualties The significance is that they both realized that the war was going to be more longer and have more casualties _yorks_bravest_lg.jpg
Battle Of Gettysburg! July 1-3, 1863 July 1-3, 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Major General George Meade (Union) Major General George Meade (Union) General Robert E. Lee (Confederate) General Robert E. Lee (Confederate) Union Troops: 93,921 Casualties Union Troops: 93,921 Casualties Confederate Troops: 71,699 Casualties Confederate Troops: 71,699 Casualties The significance was that this battle had the most deaths and casualties and it was the turning point for the Union The significance was that this battle had the most deaths and casualties and it was the turning point for the Union images/blog/Job/Battle_of_Gettysburg_By_Currier_and_Iv es.png
Second Battle at Fort Fisher! January 13-15, 1865 January 13-15, 1865 Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina Major General Alfred and Rear Admiral David D. Porter (Union) Major General Alfred and Rear Admiral David D. Porter (Union) Major General W.H.C. Whiting and Robert F. Hoke (Confederacy) Major General W.H.C. Whiting and Robert F. Hoke (Confederacy) Union-1,338 Casualties Union-1,338 Casualties Confederate-583 Casualties Confederate-583 Casualties The significance of this battle is that the Union sealed off the last port The significance of this battle is that the Union sealed off the last port m/landing-at-fort-fisher-500L.jpg
Battle of Appomattox April 8 - 9, 1865 April 8 - 9, 1865 Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County, Virginia General Lee (Confederate) General Lee (Confederate) General Grant (Union) General Grant (Union) Union: 164 Casualties Union: 164 Casualties Confederate: 500 and 27,800 surrendered Casualties Confederate: 500 and 27,800 surrendered Casualties The significance of this battle is that it ended the war The significance of this battle is that it ended the war jpg
Weapons! Cannons Rifles Ships Swords Pistols
Transportation. Trains Trains Ships Ships Horses Horses il-war/1863/december/civil-war-ships- captured.jpg
The Civil War Ending. When General Lee surrendered there were at least 175,000 more troops out there still fighting minor battles until June 23, 1865 the remaining troops surrendered.
How Did This Effect Our Future…? This effected our future in a tremendous way! Because of the Civil War we do not have slaves. Also, our country wouldn’t be united together, instead we’ll be living in the Confederate states of America!