Civil War Computer CompetencyPresentation

By: Sierra Williams

The Civil War

States involved (A * indicates a border state)

Confederate States South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Virginia Arkansas Tennessee North Carolina

United states California Connecticut *Delaware Illinois Indiana Kansas *Kentucky Maine *Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New York *Missouri Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode island Vermont *West Virginia

Border States

These states were pro slavery!

They did not believe in secession!

Delaware Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Missouri

These states eventually sided with the union.

The Two Sides

President Abraham Lincoln

President Jefferson Davis

Union Composed of states

who chose not to secede from the United States.

Confederate Composed of states

who thought they had the freedom to secede whenever they felt necessary.

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Great Britain These country helped to supply the

south for numerous reasons.

France

Confederate Alliances

Battle of Fort Sumter It was the beginning of the civil war It started April 12,1861 General Beauregard led the confederate

attack on fort Sumter. The battle lasted two days without any

casualties. Major Anderson surrendered on April 14.

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Fort Sumter

The Battle of Bull Run Union general was

Irvin Mc dowel The union hoped to

advance and capture Richmond, the confederate capital.

Confederate generals were Beauregard and stone wall Jackson.

Stone wall Jackson held his ground against union soldiers until Beauregard's troops could gather reinforcements.

Bull run continued…

Casualties:2896 Casualties:1982

Union Retreated north to

Washington D.C.

Confederates Confederate troops

with fresh supplies forced the union to retreat.

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Bull run

Both sides started to realize the impacts of the war!

Union General George

Meade led 93,921 troops to fend of confederate troops invading north.

Confederate General Robert E.

lee led 71,699 Confederate troops north to Philadelphia destroying any union troops along the way.

The Battle of Gettysburg

Gettysburg Continued…

Union casualties:23,055 Confederate casualties: 23,231

Day 1: confederate troops sent union troops running.

Day 2: Despite heavy attacks, union troops held their line.

Day3: 12,500 confederate troops charged union troops on cemetery ridge.

Union troops held them off with tremendous rifle and artillery fire.

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The Battle of Gettysburg

Second Battle of Fort Fisher If the union took control they would cut of the last

port for confederate supplies.

Union Generals Major General Alfred

Terry commanded 9,000 troops.

Rear Admiral D