Learn About the Civil War through Online Newspapers

1. The Civil War 1861 - 1865 Smithsonian National Museum of American History – Behring Center United States – Texas- Anderson County Click on the picture to view the video! http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

2. Students will view online newspapers to learn about the Civil War. They will follow the permalinks embedded in pictures/shapes (flags) on each slide, as well as use the “Civil War” worksheet, among others. Discover the numerous links embedded within this PowerPoint. You may select a few slides to use or have students view just the slide show. How to view the articles: • Students use the slides_with_notes PowerPoint. • From the slide, click on the picture or shapes (flags). • Then click on the zoom link, located on the right side of the page. • Locate and read the article. (download to read) http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

3. Causes of the Civil War Vocabulary Words • Economic and Social Differences • between the North and the South • Union • Secede • Confederate • State Vs. Federal Rights • Yankee • Rebel • Hostility • Fight between slavery and non-slave proponents • Battle • Slavery • Emancipate • The election of Abraham Lincoln • Soldier • Repeal • Reconstruction • Liberty http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

4. Events leading to the Civil War Harpers Ferry In October 1859, Brown and 18 men took over the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. Brown thought the slaves would take the guns and punish their masters. He did not wait for the government to solve the issue of slavery. “Harper’s Weekly” (1859) U.S. Marines storming the Engine House “….. Brown had received several sword and bayonet wounds, one of his sons was dead and another was dying………” Click on the flag to read about what happened. Harper’s Ferry after destruction of the arsenal. http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

5. Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln Lincoln’s Birthplace Click on picture Click on picture Click on picture Lincoln’s Signature Ox Yolk made by Lincoln when he was 19 years old View the pictures of President Lincoln’s Inauguration & Life http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

6. Attack on Fort Sumter The Bombardment Begins - Click on picture The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the beginning of the Civil War. The War Opens - Click on picture Click on the pictures to read about the events and how it was defended. Click on the flag to learn about the other battles that followed. Chronology of the Civil War http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

7. States Secede • December 20, 1860 - South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, followed within two months by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. • April 17, 1861 - Virginia secedes from the Union, followed within five weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. * An eleven state Confederacy with a population of 9 million, including nearly 4 million slaves is formed. * The Union will soon have twenty-one states and a population of over 20 million. Click on picture Smithsonian National Museum of American History Behring Center http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

8. Map of Allegiances VT. ME. Oregon Minn. NH. Wis. NY MASS. Mich. RI. Iowa PA CONN. Ohio NJ. Illinois Ind. DEL. WV. California Kansas MO. VA. KY. MD N.C. TENN. ARK. S.C. MISS. ALA. GA. Texas LA. FLA. Use the blank U.S. map template to show the division of States - United States of America - Confederate States of America - Border States http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

9. Battle Flags Of the many battles that were fought during the Civil War, several were event turning. Clickonthe small flags to read more. First Battle of Bull Run USS Merrimack & USS Monitor-1862 Shiloh Read pages 1 & 3 Battlefields of the Civil War Antietam-1862 Gettysburg Picketts’ Charge, Gettysburg read pages 28 & 43 Vicksburg Chickamauga & Chattanooga-1863 Sherman’s March to the Sea Read pages 1 & 2 Battle for the Carolina’s -1864 Union & Confederate Flags Battle of South Carolina Petersburg & Appomattox, VA-1865 Read pages 1 & 3 http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

10. Soldier Supplies Housewife sewing kit of blue wool with needle, thread, and buttons. Tobacco twist. Sugar bag, coffee bag and metal can, circular lamp, and camp stove. Click on picture Click on picture Click on picture Gold medal with an eagle and shield below the words "WAR OF 1861" on the obverse. The reverse is stamped with the soldier's name, unit, and hometown. Confederate uniform British 1853 Pattern Enfield rifle-musket, .577 caliber also fired a .58 caliber bullet used by both the Union and the Confederacy. Click on picture Click to read the descriptions Click on picture Many soldiers devised their own means so that they would be identified i.e. slips of paper or cloth pinned inside clothing Click on picture This canteen was said to have been used at Gettysburg. Union uniform Smithsonian National Museum of American History Behring Center National Museum of American History http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

11. Drummer Boys & the War Drummer boys helped to send military signals. Many kept diaries of the different events that occurred. Smithsonian National Museum of American History Behring Center Click Click Click on the flag to read about “Jennie Langbein” and his life. Write your own account of “Life as a Drummer Boy.” click anywhere in the slide to stop The Bonnie Blue flag (song) http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

12. Currency: Union & Confederate Northern Currency Southern Currency Tw0 Cents 1861 - Confederate States of America half dollar Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Inc. Beverly Hills, CA Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, CA Counterfeiting the Enemy’s Money Read the account by clicking the flag. Compare the Currency Similarities & Differences using the T-chart. Do the Math Worksheet! http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

13. Capt. Dan Ellis’ Story Of the families of the enlisted soldiers, many spent months not having any news of their loved one. Brave army scouts often would face unknown dangers of the open country like being shot by wanderers and deserters, or being captured and imprisoned by the rival side. Click on the flag to read about Capt. Dan Ellis’s story (navigate to the right most side of the newspaper). Do the Close Activity Worksheet. A sample is given below: (remove the to reveal the correct term) Oh! Your Eyes Have Looked Upon My Husband! I found a canoe which I at once loosed from its moorings and crossed the river in it; then, pushing forward by daylight, I got into a range of lofty and rugged ridges, where I am confident no rebel ever thought about going in search of renegade Union men. Terms: rugged crossed canoe rebel moorings union click http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

14. Appomattox Court House - April 9th, 1865 – Louis Guillaume 1867 National Historic Park US Dept. Of Interior Click here Almost four years after the fall of Fort Sumter, the Civil War came to an end. http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

15. Outcomes Emancipation Proclamation declares slaves in seceded states are free - 1863 Congress passes the 13th Amendment and abolishes slavery in the U. S. - 1865 • Both the North and South experienced major victories and defeats. • Over 620, 000 soldiers were killed either by battle or disease. 50,000 amputees returned home. Charleston, South Carolina, 1865 - Library of Congress • Homes and plantations were burned down in the South, fields were left unattended, Confederate money became worthless with much of the industry and infrastructure in ruins. • Many Northerners were angry with the South. Click President Lincoln Assassinated! Click on the flag to read the details. Click Click on flag "The South in Defeat, 1865" EyeWitness to History - www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2009). http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

16. Reconstruction • Freedmen’s Bureau established to assist former slaves: gave food, clothing, medical care, and set up schools. • 14th Amendment was passed: Any laws against black citizens of the US were unconstitutional. • Black Codes: Many states in the South passed laws restricting African Americans from voting, getting jobs, owning lands, and going to school. • Carpetbaggers: A group of Northerners for power and money took money to pass laws and help certain people in the South. Most were looking out for themselves. http://education.texashistory.unt.edu

17. American History Civil War- 1937 US postage stamps American Revolutionary War Union & Confederate Flags The Civil War (1861 – 1865) A defining moment for the Nation? What do you think? http://education.texashistory.unt.edu