The Civil War April 12,1861-April 9, 1865

Ben Littleby

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Union• Abraham Lincoln was the

president for Union

Confederate states• Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate

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Involved parties

North “Union”The Union was the collection of the following states who stayed with the united

states of America ----Here are the Union States------California -Maine -New Jersey-Connecticut -Maryland -Ohio-Delaware -Massachusetts -Oregon-Illinois -Michigan -Pennsylvania-Indiana -Minnesota -Rhode Island-Iowa -Nevada -Vermont-Kansas -New Hampshire -West Virginia-Kentucky -New York

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Involved Parties

Border states • Border states were states that were for slavery but were

against secession and stayed with the Union.

-West Virginia-Kentucky-Missouri-Delaware-Maryland

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Involved Parties

Confederate states of America• The confederate states were states that were once part of the

union who believed in states rights and thought that slavery should be allowed everywhere.

• These states declared secession from the Union -South Carolina -Louisiana -Mississippi -Texas -Florida -Virginia -Alabama -Arkansas - Georgia -Tennessee

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Alliances

• Two of the major allies for the south were France and Britain.

- Britain gave the south ships and weapons to aid them- France gave them supplies like ammo and food

• There were also 5 civilized Indian tribes who helped out the south.

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The Battle at Fort SumterApril 12, 1861-April 14, 1861

• Brigadier General Beauregard (Confederate) attacked Major Anderson(union) at fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.

• There were no casualties for either sides for two days • Major Anderson surrendered to General Beauregard

on April 14, 1861• This battle was significant because it officially started

the civil war between the Union and Confederate.

1st Battle of Bull Run July 21, 1861

Mannassas,Viginia

• The Union, under command of General McDowell with 30,000 troop had a hope to capture the confederate capital Richmond, Virginia.

• During the battle reinforcements for the confederates came and they were able to force the Union to retreat back to Washington D.C.

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1st Battle of Bull Run

• The Union Suffered about 3,000 casualties while the Confederates only suffered 2,000.

• The battle showed both sides that this war was not going to be a quick easy war, but a hard long one that will have a lot of bloodshed.

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Battle of GettysburgJuly 1-3, 1863

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania• General Meade Commanded an army of approximately

94,000 union Troops• General Robert E. Lee commanded an army of approximately

71,000 confederate troops.Union Casualties- 23,000 killed- 14,531 injured- 5,569 captured/missing

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Battle of GettysburgConfederate Casualties -23,231 killed-12,693 injured5,830 captured/missing• This battle was important because it wiped out a lot of Lee’s

army and it was the turning point for the union in the war.

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2nd Battle of Fort FisherJan 13-15, 1865

Fort Fisher, North Carolina

• Major General Alfred terry commanded 9,000 land troop while Admiral David D. Porter commanded 60 ships.

• Major General W.H.C. Whitting commanded 1,900 troops at the fort with about 6,400 troop under the command of Robert F. Hoke just south of the fort and General Bragg with 5,000 troops in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Union Casualties-1,338 killedConfederate Casualties-583 killed

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2nd battle of Fort Fisher

• The main significance of this battle was that with this win, the union had shut down the last remaining port on the east coast that the south used to get supplies.

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Battle of Appomattox CourthouseApril 9, 1865

Appomattox County, Virginia• Union general Ulysses S. grant led

his army to Appomattox courthouse to take out the remainder of Confederate General Lee’s army.

• General Grant sent Lee a letter requesting his surrender but Lee refused because he had supplies coming and he thought that he could fend them off with fresh supplies.

• Lee sent troops against small groups of Union soldiers with success.

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Battle of Appomattox Courthouse• But unluckily, General Grant got

to the train station where general Lee’s supplies were coming in and burned them before he got there and at that point general Lee surrendered on April 9th , 1865 ending the civil war.

Union Casualties -164Confederate Casualties -500 and

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Main weapons:Cannons

Napoleon - 12 pound

shot(cannonball) Howitzer -12,14 and 32 pound shots(cannonballs)

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Main Weapons:Rifles

• Most rifles were muzzled loaded

• They were used from 1859-1872 by both confederate and Union soldiers.

• 2-3 shots/minute• Accurate from 100-400

yards

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Main weapons:Pistols

• Colt 1851 Navy: confederates -single action:6 shots• Colt Army 1860: Union -single action:6 shots• both accurate from 75-

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Main Weapons:Swords

• 1850’s officers sword• Could also be used as

a bayonet; attached to the rifle

• Close range

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Main Vehicles:Ships

• U.S.S Monitor Fully armored ship Rotating gun turret

• C.S.S North Carolina Ironclad warship Was never actually in a battle

• Had steam engines and propellers

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Main Vehicles:Trains

• Used steam engines the power the trains

• Used to transport supplies throughout the north and south.

• North Carolina had the longest railroad at the time (161.5 miles of track).

• Allowed then north and south to easily get goods somewhere fast.

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America’s future

• The civil war had a big part in shaping America's future. One thing that it help was that no state can just leave the united states when they want to. And if we had not had the civil war then slavery might so exist and the relationships between blacks and whites might be different.

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The Ending

• The civil war ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union general Ulysses s. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Appomattox county, Virginia on April 9, 1865.

• The final surrender of confederate troops was on June 23, 1865.

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