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Civil War

Civil War. X. Z. A. E. C. D. B. Review. Election of 1860 Secession. 1 st (Unofficial) Battle: Fort Sumter, SC. April 12, 1861 – General PGT Beauregard opened fire Major Robert Anderson tried to hold fort but ran out of supplies Lincoln declared South in rebellion.

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Civil War

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  1. Civil War

  2. X Z A E C D B

  3. Review • Election of 1860 • Secession

  4. 1st (Unofficial) Battle: Fort Sumter, SC • April 12, 1861 – General PGT Beauregard opened fire • Major Robert Anderson tried to hold fort but ran out of supplies • Lincoln declared South in rebellion

  5. After Fort Sumter… • VA, NC, TN & AK joined Confederacy • Borders States - between North & South • became very important to the North – DE, MD, WV, KY & MO

  6. Rating the North & the South

  7. Railroad Lines, 1860

  8. Resources: North & the South

  9. Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

  10. More Railroads More Factories Balanced Economy Larger Population Functioning Gov’t. Union Strengths

  11. More Trained Officers Defensive Position Preservation of Way of Life Confederate Strengths

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

  13. The Confederate “White House”

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

  15. The “Anaconda” Plan

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

  17. Buy Your Way Out of Military Service

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

  19. New Technology • Bullet – long piece of metal w/ rounded end

  20. New Technology 2.Rifling – spiral groove cut inside gun barrel

  21. New Technology • Shell – Exploding cannon ball

  22. Canister – Shell filled w/ tiny lead balls New Technology

  23. Ironclad Gunboats – steamshipcovered in iron plating New Technology

  24. Draft – required military service Suspended Writ of Habeas Corpus – right to a trial before imprisonment Increased Gov’t Power

  25. Internal Revenue Act – tax on liquor, tobacco, medicine & paper became Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Increased Gov’t Power

  26. Created National Currency: Greenbacks Increased Gov’t Power

  27. Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 – project to connect East & West w/ railroads Increased Gov’t Power

  28. War in the East: 1861-1862

  29. McClellan: I Can Do It All!

  30. Increased Gov’t Power • Emancipation Proclamation: all enslaved people in areas of open rebellion were freed

  31. TheEmancipationProclamation

  32. Emancipation in 1863

  33. African-American Recruiting Poster

  34. Extensive Legislation PassedWithout 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

  35. Company C of the 54th MA Regiment • 1st African American Regiment • Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw • Most of the regiment was killed during attack on Fort Wagner

  36. The War in the West, 1863: Vicksburg

  37. The Road to Gettysburg: 1863

  38. Gettysburg Casualties

  39. The North Initiates the Draft, 1863

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

  41. A “Pogrom” Against Blacks

  42. Inflation in the South

  43. Sherman’s“Marchto theSea”throughGeorgia,1864

  44. Election of 1864

  45. Election of 1864 Rep. – Abraham Lincoln Dem. – George McClellan • Lincoln thought he would lose! • McClellan hated Lincoln!

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