The Civil War Begins
The NorthNickname:
President:
Uniform Color:
Reasons for Fighting:
1)
2)
Advantages of the North:
1. Larger
2.
3.
4.
5. Had a
6. Had a
Key Generals (North):
1. Ulysses
2. George
3. William T.
(4. Ambrose Burnside) / The South
Nickname:
President:
Uniform Color:
Reasons for Fighting:
1)
2)
3)
Advantages of the South:
1. Fighting on
2. Had a
3. Strong
4. Knew how to
5. Possibility of
Key Generals (South):
1. Robert
2. Stonewall
(3. George Pickett)
April ______: FORT SUMTER, SC
· First ______
· Confederates capture Union fort
· Virginia ______5 days later; splits into ______
· Other states soon follow / TO SECEDE OR NOT TO ______
Southern states that seceded (use abbr):
- - - -
- - - -
- - -
Border states that still had ______but remained in the Union (did not secede):
- -
- -
NORTHERN STRATEGY: ______
1) Two-pronged ______of Confederacy’s Atlantic and Gulf coast ______
2) Send naval gunboats down Mississippi River to capture ______
3) This would ______geographically and economically
4) Armies would then capture the Confederate capital of ______
5) BUT the Southern coastline had 180 ports – the Union navy had few ______to spare
6) Plan was approved by Lincoln but was ______ /
Battle of Manassas VA (Bull Run) _____
First ______of the war; ______victory
Before Bull Run, Northerners assumed it would be a ______
Outcome: After the battle, both the North and South realized this would be a ______
“Picnicking at the Battle of Bull Run” / Battle of Antietam Creek ______
(Sharpsburg, MD)
______invades the North, but his ______are intercepted by Union spies
The battle is a______(a tie), but the ______is able to ______.
The Union counts it as a______, (sort of) but McClellan is ______for letting Lee get away.
Outcomes:
- Is considered the bloodiest ______of the Civil War (26,000 + casualties)
A Political Turning Point
- ______decides not to help the South after all
- Gives Lincoln the chance to issue the ______
The Emancipation Proclamation
- Issued by Lincoln after Union victory at ______
- Freed slaves only in
- Allowed
- Gave the North / Imagine you are a slave in the Confederacy. How do you find out about this? What does it mean for you?
Now imagine you are a slave in Tennessee or one of the border states (MD, DE, MO, KY) . How would you feel about the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Gettysburg, PA ______
- Lee attempts to invade the ______
- A ______victory
- Is the bloodiest ______of the war (150,000 men fought; 48,000 dead in 3-day battle)
Outcomes:
- The ______of the war - started a winning streak for the ______
- ______attempt by the South to attack the North (crippled the South significantly)
- Several months later, Lincoln issues the ______ / Gettysburg Address
- Given by ______
- Describes the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation dedicated to the idea that “______”
- America was ______, not a collection of ______
Listen to the recording of the Gettysburg Address. If you had lost a loved one at the battle, how would Lincoln’s speech make you feel? Why do you think Lincoln was wrong when he said his words would not be “long remembered”?
Battle of Vicksburg, Miss (1863)
- Grant attempts to cut the South in half by capturing the ______
- Attacks the southern city for 7 weeks
- The fall of Vicksburg was said to have “broken the backbone of the South”
- Union forces control the Mississippi; huge morale boost for the Union
- ______is a hero!
Sherman’s ______(1864)
- General Sherman leads a 60 mile march from Atlanta, GA, to Savannah, GA
- Destroys railroad tracks and cuts the South off from receiving supplies
- Ends up burning down the city of Atlanta to the ground
- Path of destruction left behind devastates the South /
The End!
Appomattox Courthouse, VA ______
- Confederate General ______surrenders to Union General ______
- Signals the end of the Civil War
- ______urges Southerners to accept defeat and unite as Americans
- ______urged the North not to be harsh with former Confederates / Effects of the War
- War was literally fought ______
- Family members often fought against each other, as well as friends vs. friends
- ______was as much of a killer as was actual fighting
- ______was brutal and often man-to-man
- ______Everyone was affected
Women in the Civil War
- Managed homes and families with scarce resources
- Often faced poverty and hunger
- Assumed new roles in agriculture, nursing, and in war industries
- ______becomes a “real” profession