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

2. North vs. South in 1861

3. Which side had the advantage at the outset of the war?

4. population - 22 million population - 22 million 90% of ind. goods, esp. munitions 90% of ind. goods, esp. munitions efficient railroad system efficient railroad system controlled the navy, which could be used to blockade s. ports and shut down the s. eco. controlled the navy, which could be used to blockade s. ports and shut down the s. eco. but would have to fight an offensive war (long supply lines, unfamiliar territory...) but would have to fight an offensive war (long supply lines, unfamiliar territory...) capable mil. leaders, inc. Ulysses S. Grant capable mil. leaders, inc. Ulysses S. Grant

5. Excellent generals –Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson Defending easier than attacking –(familiar w/climate and territory, possible psychological advantages) Farmers fight better than factory workers Profitable eco. based on cotton exports But disadvantages… –a smaller pop. of 9 million (inc. 3.5 million slaves) –had to import ind. goods; very little munitions production

6. The S. was looking for an add. adv., –alliance w/ GB (since GB industry was dependent on "King Cotton")...but GB was wary of events and did not want to become involved: –GB had stockpiled cotton as the conflict was escalating; they had also found other sources (Madras, India) –most Br. workers who lost their jobs in cotton factories had been able to find work in the new munitions factories that were mostly supplying the N. –most Br. citizens resented slavery –Br. crop failures had led to increased grain trade w/ the N.

7. Rating the North & the South

8. Slave/Free States Population, 1861

9. Railroad Lines, 1860

10. Resources: North & the South

11. The Union & Confederacy in 1861

12. Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

13. Ohio Military Service

14. Soldiers’ Occupations: North/South Combined

15. Immigrants as a % of a State’s Population in 1860

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

17. The Confederate “White House”

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

19. A Northern View of Jeff Davis

20. Overview of the North’s Civil War Strategy: “Anacond a” Plan Overview of the North’s Civil War Strategy: “Anacond a” Plan

21. The “Anaconda” Plan

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

23. McClellan: I Can Do It All!

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

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

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

27. Damage on the Deck of the Monitor

28. Buy Your Way Out of Military Service

29. War in the East: 1861-1862

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

31. It freed the slaves only in states that have seceded from the Union. It did not free slaves in border states.

32. Emancipation in 1863

33. The Emancipation Proclamation

34. The Southern View of Emancipation

35. African-American Recruiting Poster

36. The Famous 54 th Massachusetts

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

38. African-Americans in Civil War Battles

39. Black Troops Freeing Slaves

40. 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

41. The War in the West, 1863: Vicksburg Vicksburg

43. Lee realized that the South was in dire straits and decided that it was crucial to attack the North on its own territory July 1-3, 1863 - BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Pa. –C–C–C–Confed. bombardment; Union held firm –J–J–J–July 3, General Pickett led 15,000 Confed. Troops across open fields - Union mowed them down (= "Pickett’s Charge") Lee was defeated and retreated to Virginia Gettysburg is the largest battle in the history of the Western hemisphere. Over 100, 000 people died in 3 days It was the last time the South invaded the North.

44. 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 Abe Lincoln

45. The Road to Gettysburg: 1863

46. Gettysburg Casualties

47. The North Initiates the Draft, 1863

48. Recruiting Irish Immigrants in NYC

49. Recruiting Blacks in NYC

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

52. A “Pogrom” Against Blacks

53. Inflation in the South

54. The Progress of War: 1861- 1865

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

56. 1864 Election Pres. Lincoln (R) George McClellan (D)

57. The Peace Movement: Copperheads Clement Vallandigham

58. 1864 Copperhead Campaign Poster

59. Cartoon Lampoons Democratic Copperheads in 1864

60. Presidenti al Election Results: 1864

61. The Final Virginia Campaign: 1864-1865

62. Surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865

63. Casualties on Both Sides

64. Civil War Casualties in Comparison to Other Wars

65. Ford’s Theater (April 14, 1865)

66. The Assassin John Wilkes Booth

67. The Assassination

68. WANTED~~!!WANTED~~!!

69. Now He Belongs to the Ages!

70. The Execution