1. Chapter Introduction
This chapter will introduce you to the Civil War in the United States by covering important battles, legislation, and changes in American life.
Section 1: The Call to Arms
Section 2: Early Years of the War
Section 3: The Emancipation Proclamation
Section 4: The Civil War and American Life
Section 5: Decisive Battles

2. Objectives:
Identify the states that supported the Union, the states that seceded, and the states whose loyalties were divided.
Describe the advantages each side had in the war.
Compare the different strategies used by the North and the South.
Summarize the results of the First Battle of Bull Run.
Describe the conditions soldiers in camp faced.

3. Lincoln tells the nation in his inaugural address that his GOAL is to keep the country together
16th President

4. FEAR….
The south thought Lincoln was going to end slavery. This would destroy their labor force in the south!
So…
They fight back = Civil War

5. FEAR….
After Lincoln is elected president…. The south feels they have NO power in congress.
What do they do?

6. The South “secedes” from the union and forms their own country
The South “secedes” from the union and forms their own country. They justified this because states have the right to leave based on
“states rights”

7. South attacked on April 12,1861 to officially start the Civil War
FORT SUMTER – a federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina
South attacked on April 12,1861 to officially start the Civil War
The path to Civil War Video Clip

8. Why did both the North and the South think they would easily win the war?
Many Northerners and Southerners were confident that their side would win a quick victory.
The North had a greater population and more resources.
The South had a more experienced military.

9. After the attack on Fort Sumter, President Lincoln asked states to send troops to end what he called a “rebellion.”
This caused more southern states to secede.
The western counties of Virginia refused to secede. These joined the Union as the state of West Virginia.

10. A key question at the start of the war was whether border states would side with the Union or the Confederacy.
Both sides wanted to control the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

12. Four border states did not secede:
Delaware
Delaware supported the Union.
Kentucky
Kentucky started out neutral. After it was invaded by southern troops, Kentucky supported the Union.
Missouri
President Lincoln used force to keep Missouri in the Union.
Maryland
Lincoln placed Maryland under martial law to keep it in the Union.

13. The North was confident that it would win the war by taking advantage of its resources. These included:
a larger population
more acres of farmland
more factories
more railroad tracks
The North was able to field, feed, and equip larger armies.

14. The Union had an advantage over the Confederacy in its amount of resources.

15. On the other hand, the South had the advantage of land
On the other hand, the South had the advantage of land. The North would have to invade land with which they were not familiar.
Robert E. Lee
Also, three generals, including Robert E. Lee, had resigned from the U.S. Army to help the South.

16. The North planned a multi-part strategy to defeat the South.
Blockade southern ports.
Seize Richmond.
Gain control of the Mississippi River and split the South in two.

18. The South had a simpler strategy.
They only needed to defend their land until the Northern armies got tired of fighting.
They also sought help from Britain and other European nations that relied on the South for cotton.

19. South tries to force England and France to help with their war effort by refusing to send cotton – plan does not work

20. When the Civil War began, thousands of soldiers volunteered for the Union and Confederate armies.
Many of these soldiers were young and inexperienced.

21. Life in an army camp was harsh
Life in an army camp was harsh. Soldiers faced boredom, disease, and even death.
Camps were filthy and lacked clean water.
Outbreaks of diseases swept through the ranks.
Captured soldiers were placed in overcrowded prison camps.
Thousands died from starvation or exposure.

22. However, in the north, newspapers called for a quick end to the war.
Because many soldiers were unskilled, Union General Irvin McDowell wanted time to train his men.
However, in the north, newspapers called for a quick end to the war.
Union soldiers marched towards Richmond.
During the First Battle of Bull Run, Confederate general “Stonewall” Jackson and his men held firm.

23. FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN – first major battle of the Civil War, fought near Washington, DC – was a Confederate victory
Video Clip of Battle of Bull Run

24. GENERAL STONEWALL JACKSON rallies the Southern troops to victory

25. Inexperienced Union soldiers panicked and then retreated, but the Confederates were too exhausted to pursue them.
Bull Run was an early sign that the war would be long and costly.