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The Civil War

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The Civil War

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  1. The Civil War http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.usronline.org/staff/cavallini/specialPrograms/eUllrich/ow/images/civil%2520war%2520soldiers.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.usronline.org/staff/cavallini/specialPrograms/eUllrich/ow/Projlinks.civilwar.html&usg=__yjDo4tJITTgKSodkTvmywCo-YEU=&h=435&w=449&sz=39&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=OCZN92QN_8HvHM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcivil%2Bwar%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=na2ITeqMI8X3gAfZ68DQDQ

  2. When the Civil War occurred • The civil war started on April 12, 1861 with the battle of fort Sumter. • The civil war ended officially on June 23, 1865 with the battle of Appomattox courthouse.

  3. Presidents Union Presidents Confederate Presidents Abraham Lincoln was the president of the union during the civil war. Jefferson Davis was the president of the confederate states during the civil war.

  4. The Union states • California • Connecticut • Illinois • Iowa • Kansas • Delaware • Vermont • Indiana • Kentucky • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Nevada • west Virginia • new Hampshire • new Jersey • new York • Ohio • Origen • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island

  5. The Confederate states • South Carolina • North Carolina • Mississippi • Georgia • Virginia • Texas • Tennessee • Alabama • Arkansas • Florida • Louisiana

  6. Border states • Kentucky • West Virginia • Missouri • Delaware • Maryland http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/history/marshall/military/civil_war_usa/CSA.documents/secede.gif

  7. Confederate alliances Countries Reasons • Bermuda • Bahamas • Great Britain • France the reason they needed to trade with other nations is because they needed the money to build trains and tracks, and to also help buy supplies from the other nations.

  8. Battle of fort Sumter • April 12-14, 1861 • Charleston Harbor, South Carolina • Union- major Anderson • Confederate- brigadier general Beauregard • Casualties : union- zero people killed • Casualties : confederate- zero people killed • The battle was fought over states rights and slavery. It was the beginning of a long drawn out civil war. http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/civil-war-battles/images/civil-war-battles-6.jpg

  9. First battle of Bull Run • July 21, 1861 • Near Manassas in northern Virginia • Union army was under the command of brigadier general Irvin McDowell • Confederate army was under the command of brigadier general Beauregard • Casualties union: 2,896 confederate: 1,982 • Both sides realized the impacts of the war and that there would be heavy casualties and the war would be a long drawn out war. http://civilwar.olemarius.net/images/picks/Battle%20of%20Bull%20Run--July%2021st%201861-500.jpg http://civilwar.olemarius.net/images/picks/Battle%20of%20Bull%20Run--July%2021st%201861-500.jpg

  10. Battle of Gettysburg • July 1-3, 1863 • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania • Union major general George Meade. • Confederate general Robert e. Lee. • Casualties : union-23,055(3,155killed, 14,531 injured, 5,369 captured/missing) • Casualties : confederate- 23,231(4,708 killed, 12,693 injured, 5,830 captured/missing) http://www.whyguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/gettysburgbattle.jpg

  11. second Battle of Fort Fisher • January 13-15, 1865 • Fort Fisher just a few miles from the town of Wilmington, North Carolina. Blockade runners supplied the fort with guns and other supplies from Bermuda, the Bahamas, and great Britain. • union – major general Alfred Terry commanding 9,000 troops/ and rear admiral David d. Porter commanding 60 navel ships. • Confederate- major general W.h.c whiting commanding 1,900 troops/ Robert f. Hoke commanding 6,400 troops just north of the fort. • Casualties : union-1,338 • Casualties : confederate-583 • The reason for the battle is because it was the confederates last port on the east coast. http://img.search.com/thumb/1/17/Battle_of_Fort_Fisher_flags_stockade.jpg/320px-Battle_of_Fort_Fisher_flags_stockade.jpg

  12. battle of Appomattox courthouse • April 9, 1865 • Appomattox county, Virginia • union- general Ulysses s. Grant • Confederate- general Robert e. Lee • Casualties:union – 164/ confederate- 500, 27,800 surrendered. The reason for the battle Early on April 9, the remnants of John Broun Gordon’s corps and Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry formed line of battle at Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee determined to make one last attempt to escape the closing Unions grasp and reach his supplies at Lynchburg. At dawn the Confederates advanced, initially gaining ground against Sheridan’s cavalry. The arrival of Union infantry however, stopped the advance in its tracks. Lee’s army was now surrounded on three sides. Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9. This was the final engagement of the war in Virginia. http://christopherfountain.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/saluteofhonor.jpg

  13. Ships • U.s.s monitor

  14. Cannons • Napoleon cannon • Fired a 12 pound shot • Howitzer cannon • Fired a 12, 24, and 32 pound shot • Both cannons effective from 250-1700 yards http://www.purcellsartillery.com/cannon.jpg http://zhills.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/howitzer-cannon.jpg

  15. Rifles • Used from 1859-1872 by the union and confederate armies. • Muzzle-loaded • 2-3 shots per minute • Accurate from 100 to 400 yards http://civilwarwiki.net/w/images/thumb/3/3a/1861_Colt_Special_Contract_Rifle-Musket.jpg/350px-1861_Colt_Special_Contract_Rifle-Musket.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Baker_rifle.png

  16. Pistols • Colt 1851 Navy: Confederates • 6 shot gun, but single action • Colt Army 1860: Union • 6 shot gun, but single action • Both accurate at 75-100 yards http://www.westernstageprops.com/miva/graphics/00000001/sg405lr.jpg http://www.prestons.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/G5733D.jpg

  17. Swords • 1850 army officers sword • Bayonet attached to end of musket for close range fighting http://www.pacivilwar150.com/images/war/officers/officers-sword.jpg http://archive.liveauctioneers.com/archive4/cowans*auctions/23326/0165_1_lg.jpg

  18. Transportation • Trains • Horse • Boats • Horse drawn buggies • By foot http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~vaucher/Genealogy/Documents/Asia/Ships/Civil_War_Paddle.jpg http://horseapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/civil-war-bw.jpg

  19. How did the civil war effect Americas future ? I think that its good that the union won because of the way that slaves were treated and the way that they were enslaved against there will. I think that it was in the best interest for everyone that the union won because slavery would still be here if the union would have lost and things would have only gotten worse for slaves.

  20. The end of the Civil War • April 12, 1861-April 9, 1865 • The final ending of the civil war was on April 9, 1865 in Appomattox county • Union general Ulysses s. Grant • Confederate general Robert E. Lee • the significance of it was to end the civil war and to end slavery. http://faculty.smu.edu/sweisenb/Allyn%20Cox%20Peace%20at%20the%20End%20of%20Civil%20War.jpg

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