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1861-1865

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MERICANCIVILWAR


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TABLE OF CONTENTSReadying for the WarResources...................................................3Preparation................................................4

Commanders & ConflictsLeaders.......................................................5

The 7 Days ................................................6

Battle of Antietam...................................7Battle of Fredericksburg.........................8

Minority Groups........................................9

Americans During the Civil

WarCamp Life..........................................10-11Life on the Home Front........................12

The Aftermaths of the WarEffects................................................ ....13

Reconstruction......................................14

Bibliography...........................................


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READYINGFORTHEWAR

RESOURCES

CONFEDERACY

better generals

higher motivation

European countries

stronger military

traditions

UNION

bigger population

more factories

more fighting power

better transportation

better food productio


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Emancipation Proclamation

When the Emancipation

Proclamation was issued, both

armies recruited ex-slaves.

This allowed each armies to

have a larger army and have

more people to serve.

UnionEquipment foragecap

fatigueblousewooltrousers armyshirt boots cartridgeboxandsling knapsack haversack canteen

ConfederateEquipment

hat

sackcoat

military-styletrous

ers

commonshirt

workboots

cartridgebox

knapsack

rationbag

canteen

soldiersmess


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LEADERS

John C. Pemberton Entered West Point in 1833, graduating 4 years later

Fought in the Mexican War

Known for his defeat and surrender at the Siege of Vicksburg

Born a Northerner, had two brothers who fought for the Union, yet cho

to fight for the confederates.

Resigned due to the influence of his background, married to a Virginian

wife.

Ordered to defend a fortress city called Vicksburg, Mississippi, which h

later surrendered.

Commanded the artillery of defenses of Richmond.

Uncle of John Pemberton, who later invented Coca-Cola

PGT Beauregard

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

First prominent general of the Confederate States Army.

Trained as civil engineer at US Military Academy.

Commanded: Fort Sumter

Defensive forts in Charleston

Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee

Siege of Corinth

Greatest achievement: Saved Petersburg, VA, an important industrial city

which led to saving Richmond from assaults.

Henry Wirz

Born in Switzerland

Practiced medicine

Was a prison guard at Richmond

Took part in Battle of the Seven Pines

Commanded Camp Sumter for a year, soon after it was established.

Trialed and sentenced to death after found guilty of conspiracy with

murder and war crime.

Hanged in the US Capitol

Wirzs trial comes out in the 1970 film The Anderson Trial.


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Richmond, Virginia

Confederate General Robert E. Lee

VS

Union General George B. McClellan.

The Army of North Virginia

VS

THE7DAYSBATTLE

June 25 - July 1 1862

A series of 6 major battles

Union army attacks at the Battle of Oak Grove.

Lee began a series of attacks at Beaver Dam Creek, Gainess Mill, Garnetts and Goldings Farm, Savage

Station.

McClellans army continued retreating to James river.

Battle of Glendale, Lee had a good chance to victory but let the Union escape, which later allowed them to

cause heavy casualties to the Confederacy

McClellans army was safe in James River

CONFEDERATE VICTORY

CONFEDERACY UNION

20,200

casualties

15,900

casualties

Confederate Robert E. Lee

Union George B. McClellan


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Sharpsburg, Maryland

Confederate General Robert E. Lee

VS

Union General George B. McClellan.


VS

The Army of Potomac.

BATTLEOFANTIETA

Fought on September 17, 1862 First major battle fought on the Northern Territory

Bloodiest single-day battle in American history

McClellan pursued Lee into Maryland, attacking Lee;s army in defensive positions behind Antietam Creek.

McClellans plan were poor and lacked concentration, which caused his army to be completely destroyed

Losses were heavy for both sides.

More Americans died on this day than any other day in the history of the national military.

UNION VICTORY

CONFEDERACY UNION

10,300

casualties

12,400

casualties

Confederate Robert E. Lee Union George B. McClellan


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Fredericksburg, Virginia

Confederate Robert E. Lee

VS

Union Ambrose E. Burnside


VS

The Army of Potomac.

BATTLEOF

FREDERICKSBURG

December 11- 15 1862

The most one-sided battles of the American Civil War.

Burnsides plan: Cross the Rappahannock River and get to Richmond before Lees army could prevent him.

Bureaucratic delays hindered Burnside, allowing Lee to block the crossings.

Union armies attacked Confederate armies on a well-built ridge called Maryes Heights

Union ended up with heavy losses from several assaults.

CONFEDERATE VICTORY.

CONFEDERACY UNION

5,400

casualties

12,700

casualties

Confederate Robert E. Lee Ambrose E. Burnside


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African Americans

played an important role in the struggle to

end slavery

served in the military, as soldiers or took

away action from the battlefield. offered freedom if they fought in the army

and survived.

MINORITY

GROUPS

Women

replaced men on farms and in city jobs,

obtaining government jobs for the first time. worked mostly as clerks, copying ledgers and

letters by hand.

worked as war nurses, serving in hospitals

and taking care of the wounded soldiers.


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AMERICANS DURING THE CIVIL

WAR

CAMP LIFE Poor conditions to live in

Bad diet

Lack of medical care

Garbage disposal and

latrines were almost unknown.The badly wounded were

taken care at eld hospitals.

Confederate camps had less

than the Union camps.

Many soldiers didnt ght

with shoes on, but some took

the shoes of the dead Union

troops.

Confederate soldiers had to

search for weapons and ammo.Many Confederates had to

sleep outside with no shelter,

but just a blanket.

Uniforms were grey for the

confederacy


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Womenhadtoreplacemenonfarmsandin

cityjobs.Theyobtainedgovernmentjobs

forthefirsttime. The war turnedfamilies against

eachotherbecauseevenwithin

families, there were arguments and

differentbeliefs.Onefamouscase

would be General Robert E.Lee, who

foughtfortheConfederates,yethad

brotherswhofoughtforthe Union

and had a Virginian wife. This means

thathe fought againsthis ownfamily

members.

LIFE ON THE HOME FRONT

Thescarcityoffood,water,andclothesmadpeoplescavenge.Theylooteddeadbodiesandfoughtagainstoneanotherfortheirownsurvival.

Peoplewholivednearbattlefield

shadtheirlandandhomestakenaw

ayfrom

them.Theirfarmsafieldswouldber

azedtothegroundandwouldloseev

erything

theyhaveworkedfor.


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AFTERMATHEFFECTS

LANDSCAPE

Themajorityathebattleswerefoughton

theSouthernterritory,thustheyweremu

ch

destroyedandinruins.

GAINS

The

South,

of

course,lostthe

war,sothey

didnotgainmuchbenefits.Theyonly

regainedpeacewiththeNor

th.

Before,theyhadnoreprese

ntativesinthe

Senate,butthroughthereco

nstructionwith

theNorth,theywillregainp

ositionsinthe

government

LOSSES

TheSouthlosteverythin

gtheyowned,which

weremostlydestroyedf

romthewar.Their

landsweretakenbythe

NorthandtheAfrican

Americanslavestheyow

nedwereliberated.

Thebiggestlostforthe

wholenationwerethe

numberofdeaths.


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RECONSTRUCTION

ReconstructiontookplaceinAmericaforthesakeofthecivilians.Itwasforthepurposeofrestoringthenationbackintopiecesandrepairthedamages,bothphysicalandgovernmentalissues.ThemainproblemofthereconstructionwastheSouth,whichwasabsolutelydevastated

Benefitsfromthereconstructionwastrestorationofthenationintoapeacefulsinglecountry.Newamendmentsweremadinaspartsof

reconstruction,whichfinallysettledthelaws.

ReconstructionistheperiodofrebuildingthatfollowedtheCivilWar,duringwhichthedefeatedConfederatestateswerereadmittedtotheunion.

TheNorthandSouth,ofcourse,stillhadargumentsanddisagreements.Awaytheycouldbothbebenefitedwasnearlyimpossible

tofind.Onlyasingleunifiedgovernmentwouldbetoleratedbybothsides.


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"Battle of Fredericksburg."Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Web.

"P. G. T. Beauregard." Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Web.

"John C. Pemberton." Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Web.

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