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1 The Civil War ( )

2 North vs. South in 1861 North South Advantages ? Disadvantages

3 Rating the North & the South

4 Slave/Free States Population, 1861

5 Railroad Lines, 1860

6 Resources: North & the South

7 The Union & Confederacy in 1861

8 Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

9 Ohio Military Service

10 Soldiers’ Occupations: North/South Combined

11 Immigrants as a % of a State’s Population in 1860

12 The Leaders of the Union

13 U.S. Presidential/Governmental Power
Martial law in Maryland/troops in Missouri to keep the peace Confiscation Act-slaves were contraband Emancipation Proclamation Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus- 13,000 people (Ex Parte Merryman) Some civilians in Indiana were subjected to military trials (Ex Parte Milligan)

14 The Leaders of the Confederacy
Pres. Jefferson Davis VP Alexander Stevens

15 MOTTO  “With God As Our Vindicator”
The Confederate Seal MOTTO  “With God As Our Vindicator”

16 The Confederate “White House”

17 CSA Lack of Power No power to enact a protective tariff
No appropriation of funds for internal improvements Governors resisted centralization of power Shortage of money- tried loans, income taxes, and confiscation of property- kept printing money- massive inflation Nationalized railroads

18 A Northern View of Jeff Davis

19 Overview of the North’s Civil War Strategy:
“Anaconda” Plan

20 The “Anaconda” Plan

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

22 McClellan: I Can Do It All!

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

24 Battle of Bull Run (1st Manassas) July, 1861

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

26 Damage on the Deck of the Monitor

27 Buy Your Way Out of Military Service

28 War in the East:

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

30 Emancipation in 1863

31 The Emancipation Proclamation

32 The Southern View of Emancipation

33 African-American Recruiting Poster

34 The Famous 54th Massachusetts

35 August Saint-Gaudens Memorial to Col. Robert Gould Shaw

36 African-Americans in Civil War Battles

37 Black Troops Freeing Slaves

38 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

39 The War in the West, 1863: Vicksburg

40 The Road to Gettysburg: 1863

41 Gettysburg Casualties

42 The North Initiates the Draft, 1863

43 Recruiting Irish Immigrants in NYC

44 Recruiting Blacks in NYC

45 NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)

46 NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)

47 A “Pogrom” Against Blacks

48 Inflation in the South

49 The Progress of War:

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

51 1864 Election Pres. Lincoln (R) George McClellan (D)

52 The Peace Movement: Copperheads
Clement Vallandigham

53 1864 Copperhead Campaign Poster

54 Cartoon Lampoons Democratic Copperheads in 1864

55 Presidential Election Results: 1864

56 The Final Virginia Campaign: 1864-1865

57 Surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865

58 Casualties on Both Sides

59 Civil War Casualties in Comparison to Other Wars

60 Ford’s Theater (April 14, 1865)

61 The Assassin John Wilkes Booth

62 The Assassination

63 WANTED~~!!

64 Now He Belongs to the Ages!

65 The Execution


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