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Civil War By: Tanner Freeman. Began: April 12 th 1861 Ended: April 9 th 1865 http://research.surnames.com/images/civil_war_soldiers.jpg. Who was involved? Union. California Delaware Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Main Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri
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Civil WarBy: Tanner Freeman Began: April 12th 1861 Ended: April 9th 1865 http://research.surnames.com/images/civil_war_soldiers.jpg
Who was involved?Union California Delaware Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Main Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New York New jersey Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode island Vermont West Virginia http://www.louisbarnes.co.uk/24885-Clipart-Illustration-Of-A-Rippling-Red-White-And-Blue-Union-Jack-Flag-Or-The-Union-Flag.jpg
Who was involved? Confederate (cont.) South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Virginia Arkansas Tennessee North Carolina Delaware Maryland http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/confederate-flag-patch(1).jpg
Who was involved?Border states (cont.) West Virginia Kentucky http://www.civilwarinfoguide.com/images/american_civil_war_map.gif
Who were the allies of the civil war Britain France
Leaders of union Abraham Lincoln General brigadier Irvin McDowell General mead Admiral David D. Porter General Ulysses s. Grant Rear admiral David d. Porter
Leaders of confederate President Jefferson Davis Major Anderson Brigadier General Beauregard Colonel Jackson General Robert e. lee Major general w.h.c whiting Robert f. hake General Terry
Battle at fort sumterApril 12th ,1861 Union leaders Major Anderson Took place in Charleston N.C. No real casualties Confederate leaders Brigadier General Beauregard Major Anderson surrendered on April 14th 1861 http://www.civilwarhome.com/images/ftsumter.jpg
First battle of bull run July 21st ,1861 Union leaders General Irvin McDowell A confederate counter attack forced union to retreat Took place in Richmond Virginia No real casualties Confederate leaders Brigadier General Beauregard Colonel Jackson http://frankleslie.com/thesoldierfull/104.jpg
Battle of GettysburgJuly 1-3 1863 Union: general mead Confederate: general Robert e. lee Took place in Gettysburg Pennsylvania Total casualties: 46,286 Union:23,055 Confederate:23,231 The significance was that Union troops held confederates off with tremendous rifle and artillery http://www.zunal.com/myaccount/uploads/gettysburg_charge.jpg
2nd battle at fort fisherJanuary 14-15 1865 Union leaders Major general Alfred terry Rear Admiral David D. Porter Confederate leaders Major general w.h.c whiting General Robert f. hake Took place in fort fisher near Wilmington Ended January 15th 1865 1,900 total casualties Union:1,338 confederate: Significance: union closed final access port for the south 583http://www.ncgenweb.us/mcdowell/military/Battle_of_Fort_Fisher.png
Battle of Appomattox court houseApril 9th 1865 Union: general Ulysses s. grant Confederate: general Robert e. lee Took place in Virginia Casualties: 664 Union: 164 Confederate: 500 and 27,800 surrendered Significance: that the civil war was over but there were still many battles afterwards http://www.nps.gov/archive/apco/Rocco%20Surrender.jpg
weapons Cannons Napoleon 12 pound shot Howitzer 12,24 and 34 pound shot Effective ranges of 250-1700 yards http://myhomers.com/pages/prior/101208/a%20napoleon%20cannon%2011.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/American_Civil_War_era_12_lb_howitzer_cannon_used_in_the_battle_of_Corydon_reenactment_.jpg
Weapons (cont.) Rifles Used from 1859-1872 By both confederate and union armies/soldiers Muzzle-banded 2-3 shots per minute Accurate from 100-400 yards Bayonet: attached to rifle for close combat/close range Pistols Confederate/ colt 1851 navy Single action 6 shot Union/ colt 1860 army Single action 6 shot Both accurate from 75-100 http://johno.myiglou.com/images/whitworth1.jpgyards http://www.thespiritoftheoldwest.com/NewImages/Handgun-Colt1851Navy-US.JPG http://www.rebelstatescurrency.com/1860Colt.jpg
Weapons (cont.) Swords 1850 army officers sword Bayonet: attached to rifle for close combat/close range u.s.s monitor Fully armored Rotating gun turret And trains for both confederate and union and horses http://swords.biz/images/union-officers-sword-8811f.jpg
Weapons (cont.) u.s.s monitor Fully armored Rotating gun turret And trains for both confederate and union and horses c.s.s north Carolina Iron clad war ship http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/images/mississippi-h48145.jpg http://www.railroadheritage.org/ImageStorage/Img--00003977.jpg http://www.reoeatsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/horses.jpg
transportation http://www.reoeatsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/horses.jpg Horses Wagons Trains http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/2637442258_4e55310106.jpg http://www.railroadheritage.org/ImageStorage/Img--00003977.jpg
How did the civil war affect the future If the civil war did not happen the U.S would not be what it is today. Without it slavery would probably still be going on today. There would not be as many states as there are today and we would probably be living under the power of a king like many other countries
The ending of the war http://www.historicalstockphotos.com/images/xsmall/422_surrender_of_general_lee.jpg After 5 years ,the war ended with a surrender of the confederates on July 23rd 1865