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Christian Bubat Marc Krämer

American Civil War 1861 - 1865. Christian Bubat Marc Krämer. Arrangement. Reasons Initial position Development 1. half of war + Coloured troops Turning point Ghettysburg + CSS Hunley Results. Sources : www.wikipedia.de www.americancivilwar.com. Reasons . Ecomony

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Christian Bubat Marc Krämer

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  1. American Civil War 1861 - 1865 Christian Bubat Marc Krämer

  2. Arrangement • Reasons • Initial position • Development 1. half of war + Coloured troops • Turning point Ghettysburg + CSS Hunley • Results Sources: www.wikipedia.de www.americancivilwar.com

  3. Reasons Ecomony + Influence + Slavery =>Splitting

  4. Initial situation • Advantage South • Leading • Weapons • Training of Troops • Navy

  5. Confederated Union verus Troops

  6. Begin of War • Secession of South States • New President, Constitution and Goverment • Failed peace conference • Attack on Fort Sumter

  7. Development 1. half of war • First attack of North failed • Training • Success in the West +Missisippi region • South looses • Cut of Texas and Arkansas • >Gettysburg

  8. Coloured troops • Proclamation of 17th July 1862 by Lincoln • Freedom for 3 Million Slaves • 180.000 coloured Soldiers

  9. The battle of GhettysburgJuly, 1863

  10. In July, 1st, 2nd and 3rd of 1863 Army of northern Virginia (General Robert E. Lee, 75000 men) Union Army of the Potomac (General George Meade, 97000men)

  11. first day

  12. second day

  13. third day

  14. There fought and died more men than in any other battle of the war It remains the great battle of the war although it did not end the war

  15. 50.000 dead men23.000 union and 28.000 confederated soldiers

  16. the CSS Hunley first submarine used in a naval war

  17. 1864 submerged the USS Housatonicin the harbour of Charleston The Hunley sunk on it´s way home! Nobody knows how!

  18. burial of the Hunley-crew

  19. lifted 2000 • 9 men with broken neck (probably because of the explosion) were found

  20. Results of the war • 620.000 killed soldiers • End of slavery • 4 million slaves set free • economic adjustment of southern states • beginning of imperialism • 3 billion Dollar debt for the union • centralization of the USA

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