THE CIVIL WAR

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SOUTHERN FLAG

NORTHERN FLAG

TIMELINE

• April 12 1861-Start of the Civil War
• July 21 1861 - First Major Battle, Bull Run
• April 6-7 1862 - Battle of Shiloh
• September 17 1862 - Battle of Antietam
• April 30 - May 6 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville

TIMELINE

• July 1-3 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg
• July 22 1864 - September 2 1864 - Sherman's March
• April 9, 1865 - South Surrenders

SOUTH DISADVANTAGES

• Few railroads
• Small population, 9 million to the norths 22 million
• More the 1/3rd of the population was enslaved, less people to fight

BATTLES

• Fort Sumter
• Bull run
• Shiloh
• Antietam
• Chancellorsville

SOUTH ADVANTAGES

• Defending their way of life gave them strong will
• Had skills to make them great soldiers
• The best officers came from the south

NORTH DISADVANTAGES

• Had to conquer a huge amount of land to bring the south back
• They were invading unfamiliar land

BATTLES

• Gettysburg
• Sherman's March

FORT SUMTER

• North Commander - Major Robert Anderson
• South Commander - General P.T. Beauregard
• Island off the coast of Charleston SC, April 12 1861
• First battle of the Civil War, started the Civil War.
• South took over Fort Sumter, no one was killed.

BULL RUN

• North Commander - P.T. Beauregard
• South Commander - General Irvin McDowell
• Richmond VA, July 21 1861
• First Major battle of the Civil War.
• Union almost captured Richmond.

SHILOH

• North Commander - Albert Sidney Johnston
• South Commander - Ulysses S. Grant
• Southwest TN, April 6-7 1862
• Confederates surprise attack Union forces.
• Union victory gave TN to the Union

ANTIETAM

• North Commander - George B. Mccllellan
• South Commander - Robert E. Lee
• Maryland, September 16-17 1862
• Major battle that took place on Union soil.
• Union victory gave Lincoln the courage to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.

CHANCELLORSVILLE

• North Commander - Joseph Hooker
• South Commander - Robert E. Lee & Stonewall Jackson
• Spotsyivania County VA, April 30 - May 6 1863
• Battle began because the Union crossed the Rappahannock River.
• Attempt by the Union to seize Richmond.

GETTYSBURG

• North Commander - Joseph Hooker & George Meade
• South Commander - Robert E. Lee
• Gettysburg PA, July 1-3 1863
• Robert E. Lee lead his army planning to cause chaos.
• Deadliest battle of the civil war.

SHERMAN'S mARCH

• North Commander - General Sherman
• Atlanta GA to Savannah GA, July 22 - September 2 1864
• Aided the Union to take control of Atlanta.
• Also destroyed everything in their path.

EVENTS AND PEOPLE

• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis
• Emancipation Proclamation

EVENTS AND PEOPLE

• Stonewall Jackson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Surrender at Appomattox Court House

ROBERT E. LEE

• Military General and leader of the Confederate Army
• Won many important Battles
• Command of the Virginia Army
• Surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House

SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE

• April 9, 1865
• Two Generals Lee & Grant met to discuss the surrender of lees army
• They came to terms and Lee surrendered
• On August 20, 1866 President Johnson declared that the civil war was over

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

• 16 President of the U.S.
• His leadership helped the North Remain united
• Freed the slaves

JEFFERSON DAVIS

• Born June 3, 1808
• President of the Confederate states
• Military leader
• Convicted of treason but never tried

NORTH ADVANTAGES

• Had 4 times as many freed citizens
• Had many people making supplies
• Had 70% of the rail lines
• Strong navy

EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

• Executive order by President Lincoln to end slavery
• Confederate states did not follow this law
• This made a war goal for the Union

STONEWALL JACKSON

• Confederate General during the Civil War
• Led many battles and was one of the most successful South generals
• Jackson bravery and success inspired many soldiers.

ULYSSES S. GRANT

• Union commander during the civil war.
• 18th president of the United States.