The Civil War computer

1. The Civil War computer By Keila Mateos

2. When did the Civil War occur? • Started on April 12, 1861 • Ended on April 9, 1865

3. Who was involved in the Civil War? Union From the North States were: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Oregon, California, and Minnesota

4. Confederate • From the South • States were: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Virginia

5. Border States • In the North • Wanted slavery but did not want to secede States were Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland

6. What alliances were formed during the Civil War? • Some alliances with slaves as soldiers • With the Presidents and Generals (by taking sides) • Yet, many alliances were broken and torn apart because of the war

7. Leader s of the Union • President Abraham Lincoln-President of Union • Ulysses S. Grant-Union General

8. Leaders of the Confederacy • Jefferson Davis-President of The Confederacy • Robert E. Lee-Confederate General

9. What were the main events and battles of the Civil War? • First battle : Bull Run on July 21st • Attack at Fort Sumter • Gettysburg July 2nd • Gettysburg address speech by President Lincoln

10. What were the main weapons & Vehicles in the Civil War? • Infantry Soldiers carried muskets • Muskets- Usually carried one bullet at a time, range was 250yds • Rifles- Had much greater shooting range than musket, up to a 1,000yds until the 1850’s when it was almost impossible to use guns • Some had to pound with mallets

11. Railroads in the North • More of a Union advantage when war began • North had 22,000 miles of track • Railroads had “Standard gauge”- Which means that any train car could ride on any track

12. Railroads in the South • Not many in the South • Only had 9,000 miles • Was not standard gauge which made it was expensive, and an inefficient system

13. Submarines • Southern advantage • First C.S.S was “Hunley” • Was 40 feet long and 4 feet across • Eight man crew • Sank the Union ship, Houstanie, in 1864 off the coast of Charleston, was not wrecked

14. How did the Civil War effect America’s future? • Families were torn apart • Economy was ruined from all the money spent on the war • 3.5 million African Americans were freed from slavery • 600,000 soldiers died

15. How did the Civil War end? • General Robert E. Lee’s army tried to attack the North • But were defeated • The Union surrounded the Confederate’s which forced Lee to surrender • Confederate soldiers got word little by little and the fighting stopped in a few months

16. Bibliography Websites • http://a4cgr.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/robert-e-lee.jpg • http://kish.in/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wpid-civil-war-uniforms.jpg • http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-and-effects-of-the-civil-war.httml • http://www.History.com/topics/civil-war-technology 1996-2011, A&E Television Networks • http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/ulysses-s-grant-national-historic-site-2.jpg • http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1861/november/submarine.jpg • http://www.the-peoples-forum.com/images/JeffersonDavis.jpg • http://www.us-civilwar.com/ • http://www.visitingdc.com/images/abraham-lincoln-picture.jpg

17. Bibliography continued… Books • North Carolina. Atlanta Georgia : Pearson Prentice Hall, Print. • Prentice Hall America History of Our Nation. Boston Massachusetts : Prentice Hall, 514-515. Print. • Prentice Hall America History of Our Nation. Boston Massachusetts : Prentice Hall, 526. Print. • Prentice Hall America History of Our Nation. Boston Massachusetts : Prentice Hall, Print.