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THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (ACW)
The Civil War was fought from1861 to1864.
The Union - 23 states, including four border slave states
The Confederacy - 11 states
INTRODUCTION
Tensions between the Northern states
(the Union) and Southern states (the
Confederate)
states' rights, authority and slavery
Bombardment of Fort Sumter in South
Carolina
Battles at Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg
and Vicksburg
The Civil War consisted of more than 50 major
battles and 5000 minor battles.
Over 620,000 of 2.4 million soldiers were killed,
millions more were injured and the population
and territory of the South were devastated.
It was the costliest war of America.
Northern and southern advantages (Union advantages)
Population
22 million in the Union and 9 million in the Confederacy.
Industry, firearms, railroad equipment
(South Advantages)
Geography
experienced military leaders
The Union and Confederate Navies
90 ships at the start of the war to 650 vessels of all types. (the Union)
various ironclads and a lot of minor vessels. (the Confederate)
Leaders of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
President of the
United States
the Commander-in-Chief of the Union Army
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
end of the slavery in the United States
Jefferson Davis
President of the
Confederate States
of America
Commander - in - Chief of the Confederate Army
a great military leader
many victories during the Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
Leader of the
Union Army
trained at the Military Academy at West Point, New York
an excellent military leader
president of the United States twice
Robert Edward Lee
General-in-chief of the
Confederate army
the greatest general-in-chief of the Confederate State army.
every virtue of great commanders
West Point Military Academy
refused the request of President Lincoln
The Confederacy’s Defeat
despaired
stronger, more troops
General Lee surrendered
end of the war on April 9, 1865 .
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
- the freedom of all slaves
Freedmen's Bureau
4 million slaves were
freed in the U.S.
new but hard life
look to the United States government for help
The Freedmen's Bureau aided freed slaves in1865 –1872.
help find lost family for African
teach to read and write
Cost of the Civil War
difficult to measure
computation of several researchers
total direct cost $ 3,365,846 - the North $ 3,285,900 - the South
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