The Civil War of America By: Alex Farrow B pg?694908

The civil war Starting date April 12, 1861 at the battle at Fort Sumter Ending date April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse The causes of the war: States rights Slavery

The union states California Connecticut Illinois Iowa Kansas Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New York New Jersey Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont

Confederate States Texas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina Virginia

Border States Maryland Kentucky Missouri Delaware West Virginia These states believed in slavery but they did not believe in seceding from the union.

Presidents of the war Abraham Lincoln was the president of the union forces and was elected actually as the president of the United Stated right before the war Jefferson Davis was elected the president of the confederate states after the war started

The Alliances of the confederacy The insufficient supplies of the confederate army put them on a great setback. All they knew how was plant crops and grow tobacco in most cases. They greatly needed guns and ammunition They relied on these countries to supply them with these things… Guns Ammunition Cannons Gunpowder

The battle of Fort Sumter Battle started on April 12, 1861 in Fort Sumter South Carolina, right of the coast of Charlston. The confederates had taken control of South Carolina except Fort Sumter. The confederates needed this fort to control all of South Carolina The confederates, lead by, Brigadier General Beauregard launched an attack on the union troops catching them off guard. The battle lasted for two days usually stopping at night for they couldn’t see. General Meade held the confederates off for those days but finally surrendering the fort which handed the confederates South Carolina. The war was started There were no causalities in this battle on either sides!!

The First Battle Of Bull Run July 21, 1861 Occoquan River or Manassas, Virginia Union Brigadier General Irvin McDowell (Union) had a plan that he was going to march down to Richmond Virginia to capture the capital of the Confederacy with his army (the union). Confederate Brigadier General Beauregard commanded the confederate troops in this battle. During the battle General Beauregard needed fresh supplies so relied on Colonel Jackson to fend off the Union troops After Jackson held the union soldier off until General Beauregard gathered supplies they launched a counter attack Counter Attack The Confederate troops pushed the union back until they were forced to retreat to Washington D.C.