The Civil War 1861-1865
May 24, 2015
The Civil War 1861-1865
Fort Sumter First Shots were
fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina starting the Civil War in 1861
The Union The Northern
states were known as the Union, the president for the North was Abraham Lincoln
The Confederacy The southern
states were known as the Confederacy: Jefferson Davis was the president
Compare and Contrast Union Military
ConfederateMilitary
Strengths Give at least 3 strengths Give at least 3 strengths
Weaknesses Give at least 3 weaknesses
Give at least 3 weaknesses
Advantages/Disadvantages of the North Advantages: larger population, more
money, more industry, more railroads
Disadvantages: lack of strong military leadership, fighting in unfamiliar territory
Advantages/Disadvantages of the South Advantages: strong military leadership,
familiar with the land, motivation to defend their land, homes, way of life.
Disadvantages: lack of industry, lack of railways, lack of military and food supplies
Monitor and the Merrimac Two ironclad ships,
fought to a standstill and signaled the end of wooden warships
Artillery
ArtilleryMore powerful weapons
led to a high death toll
An estimated 700,000 people lost their lives during the Civil War
Battle of Bull Run The first major land
battle of the Civil War, near Manassas, Virginia is a decisive Confederate victory, ending hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
The Battle of Antietam Was the bloodiest
day of the war in 1862
Was a victory for the
Union
The Battle of Antietam-Casualties
Casualties
Women support the War Supported home life
and ran farms and business while the men were away
Women began working as nurses, teachers, messengers, spies, and smugglers
CLARA BARTON-FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
Hospital Tents
Medical Care Surgeries were
performed without anesthetics
Thousands of soldiers died of disease and infection
AMPUTATION-CUTTING OFF ONE’S LIMB
Emancipation Proclamation On January 1, 1863,
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
This declared all slaves in Confederate states to be free
The confederate states ignored the document
The Battle of Gettysburg-Union Victory Union and
Confederate troops met on July 1, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
17,500 Union soldiers killed
23,000 Confederate soldiers killed
Was a 3 day battle
Gettysburg Cemetery in Pennsylvania
The thousands who died at Gettysburg were buried in a new cemetery overlooking the battlefield
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address The country should
have a new birth of freedom. The government “of the people, by the people, and for the people shall be preserved”
Vicksburg: A Besieged City
General Ulysses S. Grant takes over as Union military commander
Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederacy
Battle of Vicksburg The Union gets control
of the Mississippi River and another victory
The South begins to suffer due to the Union blockade of the Mississippi
Massachusetts 54th Regiment African American
soldiers demonstrated their courage during their attack on Ft. Wagner.
With poor training and equipment, they lost half of their men and lost the battle
William Carney African American
soldier in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, and first African American to receive the medal of honor
Appomattox: The South Surrenders On April 9, 1865 General
Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant
Grant’s terms of surrender were generous: Confederate soldiers were to go home, keep their weapons, and were given food
13th amendment Abolishes slavery
14th amendment granted citizenship to
“all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed
15th amendment Gave African
American men the right to vote
Lincoln’s Assassination 5 days after the Civil
War was over, President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth
Ku Klux Klan After the war,
throughout the south, whites formed secret societies to drive African Americans out of political life.