Civil War Data

1. Civil War Data Name: Roger Yang Date: 3/15/11 Period:6th

2. Causes Of The Civil War • In November 1850 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the untied state. • In December 1860 Lincoln says as president, he will not interfere with slave, in the South and he will enforce the Fugitive Salves Laws, BUT he will not allow slavery to spread into any of the territories • In that December South Carolina senators are mad and vote to have South Carolina leave the union. Ten other southern states soon followed. • March 1861 Lincoln is sworn into office and officially becomes president of the “Not o united states” he decides all military forts belong to the US government no matter where they are North and South. • April 12, 1861 Angry Southerners in Charleston, South Carolina open • In Spring 1861 the civil war has begun

3. Beginning the War North Strengths South Strengths Import guns & supplies from Europe Long coastlines Big & spread out land Get to fight on own land Military Generals, ex: Robert E. Lee Could trade cotton for war supplies with Europe • 22 million people strong • Had more states • Better technology • 90% factories • Most of the bank = richer • Had more farm to provide food • Controlled the sea- Big Navy • 21,000 miles of railroad • Transport supplies & troops is easy • Land had iron ,lopper ,coal ,and gold

4. Beginning The War North Weakness South Weaknesses A million people Unaware of attack Mississippi could split the confederacy in 2 Economy could not support a long war Few factories to produce gun & supplies • Military leadership weak • 1/3 of Northern generals quit & weal back to the south • Waste time searching for good generals • Have to travel & attack the south

5. Population in Millions How many more people lived in Union states than in Confederate states?

6. Land Area About how many times more square miles of land did Union states have compared to Confederate states?

7. Industrial Production Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater manufacturing and iron production?

8. Miles of Railroad Track About how many times more railroad track did the North have than the South?

9. Finances Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater financial resources?

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11. Leaders of the Civil War The Union President Jefferson Davis Joseph E. Johnston General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson General Robert E. Lee General George Pickett The Confederacy President Abraham Lincoln General Winfield Scott General Irvin McClellan General George McClellan Admiral David Farragut General Ulysses S. Grant General George Meade General William Sherman

12. Presidents Union- Abraham Lincoln Confederate-Jefferson Davis

13. Troops How many more troops did the Union states have than the Confederate states?

14. 1st Battle of Bull Run Summary and Outcome Leaders • Union • Irvin McDowell • Confederate • Pierre Beauregard • Joseph Johnston • Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson • Bull Run/ManassasJuly 1861 • McDowell was sent to take confederate capital in Richmond, VA • Need to control RR Junction in Manassas Virginal • Confederate troops were waiting at Bull Run creek near • Union pushes passed creek • Confederate got back up • Confederate won 1st battle • North lost of a quick war

15. Battle of Antietam Summary and Outcome Leaders McClellan Robert E. Lee • September 17 1862- Battle of Antietam • Lee went into Maryland joined his side • Lee left his battle plan • North won • Bloodiest one day battle in the U.S History

16. Emancipation Proclamation • September 22, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation • At the heart of the bloody struggle were millions of enslaved African Americans • Abolition urged president Lincoln to free them

17. Battle of Gettysburg Summary and Outcome Leaders George Meade Robert E Lee George Rickets • July 1-3 1863 of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania day 1 • Confederate army pushed union back • Both got reinforcement day 3 • Confederate attacked union, union helped them off & confederate retreated

18. Gettysburg Address • Union soldiers moved the confederate troops back toward Richmond • Grant plans to take the confederate capital • Try to keep the troops going and pumped up • Paused the Union soldiers and told his commitment to win the war • Lincoln makes space at new Gettysburg

19. Sherman’s March to the Sea Summary and Outcome Leaders General William Sherman General Joseph Johnston • Spring 1862 December 1862 • Sherman marched troops from Tennessee to Atlanta, George destroying everything into dust on the way • Captured Atlanta • Destroyed R.R farms, livestock, corps, factories along the way • Captured savannah but mad south very angry at the war tactics

20. Surrender at Appomattox Summary and Outcome Leaders Union William Sherman Ulysses Grant Confederate Robert E Lee • April 9,1865 • Union army had trapped confederate army • Union & Confederate Generals met in Appomattox courthouse • General Robert E Lee surrender to General Grant ending the war • Lee signs surrender document • Grant promise to take care of confederate army

21. War Casualties Who had more war casualties, the North or the South? How many more did they have?

22. The Five Costliest Battles of the Civil War About how many total people were killed at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and Antietam?

23. Effects of the Civil War • The Civil War had deep and long-lasting effects • 620,000 American lost their lives during the four years of fighting • The south would end slavery there • The majority former slaves, however they had no homes or jobs