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The Civil War (1861-1865) Through Maps, Charts, Graphs & Pictures

Explore the major events, battles, and leaders of the Civil War through a visual journey of maps, charts, graphs, and pictures. Learn about the strategies, resources, and military service of the North and the South. Discover the impact of the war on the slave/free states, population, and immigrants. Dive into the lives and accomplishments of influential figures like Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the generals of both sides. Witness the battles of Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, and Gettysburg, and unravel the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Gain a comprehensive understanding of this pivotal moment in American history.

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The Civil War (1861-1865) Through Maps, Charts, Graphs & Pictures

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  1. TheCivil War(1861-1865)ThroughMaps, Charts,Graphs &Pictures

  2. Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861

  3. North vs. South in 1861

  4. Rating the North & the South

  5. Slave/Free States Population, 1861

  6. Railroad Lines, 1860

  7. Resources: North & the South

  8. The Union & Confederacy in 1861

  9. Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

  10. Ohio Military Service

  11. Soldiers’ Occupations: North/South Combined

  12. Immigrantsas a %of a State’sPopulationin1860

  13. Abraham Lincoln President of the United States Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy

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

  15. The Confederate “White House”

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

  17. Overviewofthe North’sCivil WarStrategy: “Anaconda”Plan

  18. The “Anaconda” Plan

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

  20. McClellan: I Can Do It All!

  21. The Confederate Generals “Stonewall” Jackson Nathan Bedford Forrest George Pickett Jeb Stuart James Longstreet Robert E. Lee

  22. The Battles of the Civil War

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  24. The Progress of War: 1861-1865

  25. Battle of Bull Run (1st Manassas)July, 1861

  26. Shiloh means “peace” Southern Gen. Beauregard and Johnston vs. Northern Gen. U.S. Grant Grant had to fall back to Pittsburgh landing (thanks to the “Hornets Nest’) Reinforcements arrive by river overnight Grant launches counterattack next day Single bloodiest battle until that time - North lose 13, 047 South lose 10.699 Confederates forced to retreat and lose hope of controlling Mississippi River Shiloh

  27. At the end of the Battle of Shiloh not one peach blossom remained on the trees

  28. The Battle of the Ironclads,March, 1862 The Monitor vs.the Merrimac

  29. Damage on the Deck of the Monitor

  30. James River, Va. Sailors on deck of U.S.S. Monitor; cookstove at leftCreated/Published July 9, 1862Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborn expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy – the Federal Navy, 1861-1865Photographer: James F. Gibson, born 1828

  31. Buy Your Way Out of Military Service

  32. War in the East: 1861-1862 1st - Seven Days 2nd - 2nd Bull Run 3rd - Antietam (Sharpsburg)

  33. On to Antietam

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

  35. The creek ran red for two days with the blood of Americans

  36. Emancipation in 1863

  37. TheEmancipationProclamation

  38. Emancipation: What Does It Really Mean? • Slaves captured as part of battle already “winnings of war” and • were released • Emancipation DID NOT free slaves in border states • Emancipation freed slaves in areas in rebellion but not in areas • controlled by the Union. Therefore, not one slave was immediately • freed • The war’s purpose now took a moral tone. • British and French diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy was • not unlikely • Emancipation would finally be secured by the passage of the 13th Amendment.

  39. African-American Recruiting Poster

  40. The Famous 54th Massachusetts

  41. August Saint-Gaudens Memorial to Col. Robert Gould Shaw

  42. African-Americansin Civil War Battles

  43. Black Troops Freeing Slaves

  44. 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

  45. The War in the West, 1863: Vicksburg

  46. The Road to Gettysburg: 1863

  47. Double hung wagons of the worthy wounded for 17.5 miles

  48. Gettysburg Casualties

  49. Turning point battle • July 3rd 1863 • Crippled the South so badly that General Lee would never again have enough force to invade the North 55,000 dead

  50. The Gettysburg Address Funeral Eulogy: In just over two minutes, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefined the Civil War as a struggle not merely for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens. It would also create a unified nation in which states' rights were no longer dominant, defined democracy in terms of government of the people, by the people, for the people, and defined republicanism in terms of freedom, equality and democracy.

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