1. The Civil War (1861-1865) through Maps, Charts, Graphs & Pictures

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

3. Rating the North & the South

4. Railroad Lines, 1860

5. The Union & Confederacy in 1861

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

7. The Confederate “White House”
Richmond, Virginia

8. Why was there a Civil War?

9. Overview of the North’s Civil War Strategy:
“Anaconda” Plan
Use the navy to surround the South & strangle it economically

10. The “Anaconda” Plan
The “long war” strategy.

11. Southern War Strategy
War of attrition.
Cotton Diplomacy.

12. George McClellan, Again!
Lincoln’s Generals
Winfield Scott
Joseph Hooker
Ulysses S. Grant
Irwin McDowell
George McClellan
George Meade
Ambrose Burnside
George McClellan, Again!
Lincoln had a difficult time finding a general who could take advantage of Northern advantages.

13. McClellan: I Can Do It All!

14. The Confederate Generals Nathan Bedford Forrest
“Stonewall” Jackson
Nathan Bedford Forrest
George Pickett
Jeb Stuart
James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee
The South had outstanding military leaders.

15. Battle of Bull Run (1st Manassas) July, 1861
First battle. Won by South. Dispels the “short” war belief.

16. The Monitor vs. the Merrimac
The Battle of the Ironclads, March, 1862
The Monitor vs. the Merrimac
Battle lasted 4 hours.

17. On the deck of the Monitor
The Monitor had more than 40 patents.
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18. Buy Your Way Out of Military Service
“South had the 20 Negro rule.”
“Rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight.”

19. War in the East:

20. Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the War”
September 17, 1862
The South takes a gamble and alters its defensive war strategy
by invading MD. Why? Result? Effect on the war?
23,000 casualties
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21. “victory” at Antietam allows Pres. Lincoln to issue the emancipation.
Emancipation in 1863
“victory” at Antietam allows Pres. Lincoln to issue the emancipation.
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22. Battle of Antietam, MD
Also ended chance of “Cotton Diplomacy.”

23. Northern Peace Democrats “copperheads”

24. “Copperheads”

25. African-American Recruiting Poster Massachusetts 54th. Regiment.
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26. The Famous 54th Massachusetts
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27. African-Americans in Civil War Battles

28. The Road to Gettysburg: 1863
South, again, departs from its defensive war strategy. Results? “Turning Point.”

29. Gettysburg Casualties Gettysbury is pivotal point in the war
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30. Gettysburg Address
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31. The War in the West, 1863:
Vicksburg gave the Union control of the entire Mississippi River valley & cut the Confederacy in half.
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32. The North initiates the draft in 1863.
First conscription in U.S. history. Set off draft riots in NYC.

33. NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)

34. NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)
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35. Inflation in the South
A weak government creates “weak” currency.

36. The Progress of War:
Gradually “peeling back the layers” of the Confederacy.

37. Sherman’s “March to the Sea” through Georgia, 1864
Powerful example of “Total War.” or
“scorched earth” policy.
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38. Civil War Casualties in Comparison to Other Wars
Why were there sooooo many deaths in the Civil War?

39. New Weapons
Repeating rifles and revolvers with much greater accuracy over long distances

40. New Weapons
Napoleon cannon firing exploding, anti-personnel ordinance.

41. New ammunition
The caliber Minie Bullet.

42. Fortifications of the Civil War
Why did soldiers have to dig fortifications during this war?

43. Civil War surgical tent
What’s wrong with this surgical picture???

44. Surgeon’s kit

45. Election of 1864
Who would have voted ….. for Lincoln against Lincoln

46. The Peace Movement: Copperheads
Clement Vallandigham

47. 1864 Copperhead
Campaign Poster

48. Presidential Election Results: 1864

49. The Final Virginia Campaign: 1864-1865

50. Surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865
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51. Casualties on Both Sides

52. Civil War Casualties in Comparison to Other Wars

53. Ford’s Theater (April 14, 1865)

54. The Assassin
John Wilkes Booth

55. The Assassination
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56. WANTED~~!!

57. “Now He Belongs to the Ages!”
Lincoln died the next morning (April 15) across the street at the Peterson House.

58. John Wilkes Booth captured
Burned the barn in which Booth was hiding and shot him through the neck.

59. The Execution
The other conspirators were tried and executed.

60. Nation moves to Reconstruction