Part of the Union meant: Bigger Population 22 million Railroad system Industry and Navy Telegraph, Ulysses All of them fighting For the end to slavery

The Confederate rebels Had excellent generals Like Jackson and Lee And familiarity With the territory Farmers fight mean With the money from Cotton economy

Fort Sumter April 12, 1861: 1 st conflict of the war, where the South won It lasted 2 days and only 1 died, it was an accident ‘cause the cannon backfired The North realized it was not an easy fight. Each state would need to choose a side Picture Credit:

Lincoln’s Generals Irwin McDowell Winfield Scott George McClellan, Again! McClellan George McClellan Ambrose Burnside Joseph Hooker George Meade Ulysses S. Grant

McClellan said, I Can Do It All! Lincoln said that will be your downfall

The Confederate Generals Jeb Stuart James Longstreet George Pickett “Stonewall” Jackson Nathan Bedford Forrest Robert E. Lee

The North used a unique strategy. Tried to choke out the South and block all the seas The North used a unique strategy. Tried to choke out the South and block all the seas

The Anaconda Plan Was to suffocate the South by blocking their supplies and forcing them down

Quick QUiz 1.Name the 2 sides 2.What were 2 advantages of the North? What were 2 advantages of the South? 3.What was the Anaconda Plan?

Bull Run General McDowell vs. General Beauregard 2x 1 st major battle and major brawl Bull Run was fought twice, with Jackson standing tall

Battle of Bull Run (1 st Manassas) July, st major battle and major brawl Bull Run was fought twice, with Jackson standing tall

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

The Ironclads Were BIG and BAD

The Monitor

The Battle of the Ironclads, March, 1862 The Monitor vs. the Merrimac

Battle of Shiloh – April 1862 Grant Johnston -killed in battle Battle of Shiloh The Union got control Johnston killed in the midst of battle

War in the East: Antietam In Maryland A surprising victory for McClellan In only 1 day More than 25,000 fell Bloodiest battle it was like Hell

Battle of Antietam September 1862

Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the War” 23,000 casualties September 17, 1862

Battle of Vicksburg – July 1863 Ulysses S. Grant Gen. Albert Johnson

Grant’s Most Important Battle In Vicksburg, Mississippi Grant sieged the city Starved the people out And claimed the victory

Sherman’s March November 12, 1864 Sherman marched toward the Atlantic shore Destroyed all cities in his path Georgia experienced much of his wrath Major General William Tecumseh Sherman

Sherman’s “March to the Sea” through Georgia, 1864

The Progress of War:

Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 Abraham Lincoln set the slaves free

Emancipation in 1863

Freed slaves joined the military Fought for the Union and the end to slavery The 54 th regiment were well known For being the best soldiers with bravery shown William Carney

Black Troops Freeing Slaves

The Battle of Gettysburg Lasted three days Pickett’s charge Was a mistake This was the last time the South would invade

Gettysburg Casualties

that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Abe Lincoln

Lee Surrenders Lee’s Confederate troops Starving and clothes were rags Trapped Forced to surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865 Grant’s Union troops Well-fed and well supplied Surrounded the Confederate soldiers THE WAR WAS OVER!

After four bloody years of civil war, the South was defeated.

Over 618,000 military deaths during Civil War.

Surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865

EFFECTS OF CIVIL WAR (read p533 daily life) creation of a single unified country abolition of slavery increased power to fed. gov't – killed the issue of states rights U.S. now an industrial nation a stronger sense of nationalism Western lands increasingly opened to settlement South was economically and physically devastated, w/ the plantation system crippled...thus Reconstruction (rebuilding the U.S.) - but a deep hatred of the North remained...

One More Tragic Death Abraham Lincoln did not live to see peace Five days after the surrender, Lincoln was shot and killed Watching a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. John Wilkes Booth, an actor, assassinated the President. The entire country was saddened

Quick Quiz Part 1 (submit form) 1.Where was the first battle of the Civil War? a.Fort Sumter, b. Antietam, c. Gettysburg 2. Where was the last battle/turning point of the Civil War? a.Fort Sumter, b. Antietam, c. Gettysburg 3. What was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War? a. Fort Sumter, b. Antietam, c. Gettysburg

Quick Quiz Part 2 4. Who was the key general of the Confederate Army? A. Grant, B. McClellan, C. Lee 5. Which general helped the Union win the Civil War? A. Grant, B. McClellan, C. Lee 6. The North’s strategy to win the war was called The ___________ Plan. 7. How did General Sherman help the war effort? 8.What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Extensive Legislation Passed Without the South in Congress 1861 – Morrill Tariff Act 1862 – Homestead Act 1862 – Legal Tender Act 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act 1862 – Emancipation Proclamation (1/1/1863) 1863 – Pacific Railway Act 1863 – National Bank Act 1861 – Morrill Tariff Act 1862 – Homestead Act 1862 – Legal Tender Act 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act 1862 – Emancipation Proclamation (1/1/1863) 1863 – Pacific Railway Act 1863 – National Bank Act

Congress established a single federal currency - same value in all states - known as "Greenbacks" 1) to cover war debts, Union gov't issued war bonds and intro'd income tax 2) in a further illustration of fed. gov't power, Lincoln's gov't restricted civil liberties so nothing would hurt the Union war effort (suspended Habeas Corpus—get to see a judge first) - free press/ speech also interrupted 7) 1864 Election - only in Union - pitted Republican Lincoln against Democrat General McClellan  Lincoln won easily, assuring that war will continue (N. Democrats wanted an end)

Casualties on Both Sides

Civil War Casualties in Comparison to Other Wars

Ford’s Theater (April 14, 1865)

The Assassin John Wilkes Booth

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