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CIVIL WAR
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Review Election of 1860 Secession
1st (Unofficial) Battle: Fort Sumter, SC
April 12, 1861 – General PGT Beauregard opened fire
Major Robert Anderson tried to hold fort but ran out of supplies
Lincoln declared South in rebellion
After Fort Sumter… VA, NC, TN & AK joined
Confederacy Borders States - between
North & Southbecame very important to the North – DE, MD, WV, KY & MO
Rating the North & the South
Rating the North & the South
Railroad Lines, 1860
Railroad Lines, 1860
Resources: North & the South
Resources: North & the South
Men Present for Duty in the Civil War
Men Present for Duty in the Civil War
Union Strengths1. More Railroads2. More Factories3. Balanced Economy4. Larger Population5. Functioning Gov’t.
Confederate Strengths
1. More Trained Officers2. Defensive Position3. Preservation of Way of Life
The Leaders of the Confederacy
The Leaders of the Confederacy
Pres. Jefferson DavisPres. Jefferson Davis VP Alexander Stevens
VP Alexander Stevens
The Confederate “White House”
The Confederate “White House”
The Confederate SealThe Confederate Seal
MOTTO “With God As Our Vindicator”MOTTO “With God As Our Vindicator”
The “Anaconda” PlanThe “Anaconda” Plan
Lincoln’s GeneralsLincoln’s Generals
Irwin McDowellIrwin McDowell
Winfield ScottWinfield Scott
George McClellan,Again!
George McClellan,Again!
George McClellanGeorge McClellan
Ambrose BurnsideAmbrose Burnside
Joseph HookerJoseph Hooker
George MeadeGeorge MeadeUlysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant
Buy Your Way Out of Military Service
Buy Your Way Out of Military Service
Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the
War”
Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the
War”
23,000 casualties
23,000 casualties
September 17, 1862September 17, 1862
New Technology1. Bullet – long piece of
metal w/ rounded end
New Technology2. Rifling – spiral groove cut
inside gun barrel
New Technology3. Shell –
Exploding cannon ball
New Technology4. Canister – Shell filled w/
tiny lead balls
New Technology
5. Ironclad Gunboats – steamshipcovered in iron plating
Increased Gov’t Power
Draft – required military service
Suspended Writ of Habeas Corpus – right to a trial before imprisonment
Increased Gov’t Power
Internal Revenue Act – tax on liquor, tobacco, medicine & paperbecame Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Increased Gov’t Power
Created National Currency: Greenbacks
Increased Gov’t Power
Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 – project to connect East & West w/ railroads
War in the East: 1861-1862
War in the East: 1861-1862
McClellan: I Can Do It All!
McClellan: I Can Do It All!
Increased Gov’t Power
Emancipation Proclamation: all enslaved people in areas of open rebellion were freed
TheEmancipati
onProclamatio
n
TheEmancipati
onProclamatio
n
Emancipation in 1863Emancipation in 1863
African-American Recruiting Poster
African-American Recruiting Poster
Extensive Legislation Passed
Without the South in Congress
Extensive Legislation Passed
Without 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
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
Company C of the 54th MA Regiment
1st African American Regiment
Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
Most of the regiment was killed during attack on Fort Wagner
The War in
the West, 1863:
Vicksburg
The War in
the West, 1863:
Vicksburg
The Road to Gettysburg: 1863
The Road to Gettysburg: 1863
Gettysburg CasualtiesGettysburg Casualties
The North Initiates
the Draft, 1863
The North Initiates
the Draft, 1863
NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)
NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)
A “Pogrom” Against Blacks
A “Pogrom” Against Blacks
Inflation in the SouthInflation in the South
Sherman’s
“Marchto theSea”
throughGeorgia,
1864
Sherman’s
“Marchto theSea”
throughGeorgia,
1864
Election of 1864
Election of 1864Rep. – Abraham LincolnDem. – George McClellan
Lincoln thought he would lose!
McClellan hated Lincoln!
Election of 1864 Just before the election
Sherman took Atlanta This victory changed the
country’s outlook Lincoln won re-election
Civil War Prison Camps
North Point Lookout, MA Camp Chase, OH Fort Delaware
Civil War Prison Camps
South Libby’s Prison, VA Andersonville, Ga
- 100 soldiers died a day- Commander guilty of war crimes
Medical Conditions
TERRIBLE! Docs did not sterilize
equipment! Went days w/out washing
equipment! High rates of infection
Medical Conditions
Some tried to make changes:1. Clara Barton – gave first aide
to troops & started Red Cross
2. Dorothea Dix – Organized Union’s nursing corps
EconomyNORTH Flourished Industry
boomed Women took
jobs in factories
SOUTH Declined Food
Shortages Still
produced cotton & not food crops
Surrender at Appomattox
April 9, 1865
Surrender at Appomattox
April 9, 1865