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- Civil War Computer Competency By: Tyranny Gallimore
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- Civil War dates The civil war occurred from 1861-1865 More
specifically April 12, 1861 through April 9, 1865
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- States involved in the civil war Union Oregon and California
Minnesota and Iowa Kansas and Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana
Michigan and Ohio Pennsylvania and New York New Jersey and
Connecticut Massachusetts and Rhode Island Vermont and New
Hampshire Maine Confederate Texas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi
Tennessee Alabama Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina
Virginia Border Missouri Kentucky Maryland Delaware West
Virginia
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- Alliances Formed Alliances formed between French and British
with the Confederacy The British saw the USA as a fast growing
economical rival. So they were okay with it being divided The
French wanted to influence Mexico and it would help them if there
was a new nation that was pro-France between Mexico and the
USA
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- Union Leaders Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant William T.
Sherman John Brown
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- Ulysses S. Grant 1843- Grant graduated from West Point, is
commissioned a second lieutenant 1845- Grant summoned to active
duty in Louisiana and then Texas 1846-47 -Grant serves in the
Mexican War rising to lieutenant He marries Julia Boggs Dent Grant
resigns from the US union army with rank of captain
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- Confederate Leaders Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Stonewall
Jackson Braxton Bragg
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- Jefferson Davis Born June 3 rd 1808 1832- Served in the army
during the Black Hawk War 1835- Resigned from army and married
1845- Elected to congress February 18, 1861 was inaugurated
President.
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- Main Battles Fort Sumter 2 nd battle of Bull Run 2 nd battle at
Fort Fisher Battle at Appomattox Battle of Gettysburg
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- Battles 1861- Fort Sumter- After union refuses to surrender.
Confederates open fire on fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, the
union troops are short on ammunition they fire only a few rounds.
No casualties 1862- 2nd Battle of Bull Run-August 28-30 Jackson
ordered an attack to pull Popes army into battle. Popes army was
greatly reduced. Just when pope thought he had a chance the unions
left flank was destroyed causing them to retreat. Confederate
Victory. 22,180 Casualties.
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- Battles 2 nd Battle at Fort Fisher-1865, Jan 13-15. Major
General Terry coordinated his attack with a huge naval force led by
Admiral David D. Porter. Major General Robert Hokes goal was to
block Terry and not allow a Union advance up the peninsula towards
Wilmington. When Terry got to Fort Fisher he began landing his
troops between the fort and Hoke's position on January 13. On
January 15, Porter's ships opened fire on the fort and succeeded in
silencing all but two of its guns.18,000 casualties. Battle at
Appomattox- April 9, 1865. what was left of John Broun Gordons
corps and Fitzhugh Lees cavalry formed a battle line at Appomattox
Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee war very determined to escape the
union and reach his supplies in Lynchburg. At dawn the Confederates
advanced, initially gaining ground against Sheridans cavalry. The
arrival of Union soldiers stopped the advance in its tracks. Since
Lees army was now surrounded on three sides he surrendered to
Grant. Union Victory
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- Battle Of Gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg-1863 July 1-3 General
Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and the
97,000 man Union Army of the Potomac, under George G. Meade, came
together at Gettysburg and fought a battle This battle was the
marking point of the norths victory over the south.\ 51,112
individuals were killed, wounded, missing, or captured
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- Weapons Used Artillery Small arms Minie Ball Edged Weapons
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- Weapons Napoleon- cannon, 1857, Favorite of Union and
Confederate, smoothbore,muzzle- loading 12 pounder gun-howitzer
Saber- all of civil war, few casualties, edged sword, very
dangerous, used by a trained trooper Mountain Howitzer- small, most
portable artillery, 12 pounds, used in mountainous areas
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- Vehicles Used Horses!!! Wagons, including Ambulance wagons in
battle
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- The outcome The Civil War officially ended on April 9, 1865
when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant.
The formal surrender ceremony took place in the home of Wilmer and
Virginia McLean in the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia But
the final surrender was on June 23, 1865
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- Effects of the Civil War on Americas Future Since the union won
it think this prevented the South (confederates) from establishing
itself as an independent republic and dividing the nation the
abolition of slavery
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- Information accuracy 186,00 African Americans fought in the
civil war is what the book said But the website said that more than
200,000 blacks fought in the union alone.
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- Did You Know?! South Carolina was the first state to separate,
followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and several others
General "Stonewall" Jackson died during the Battle of
Chancellorsville in 1863. He was shot by his own men, who thought
he was the enemy. More than half of all deaths during the American
Civil War were the result of disease (not bullets). The primary
culprits included typhoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis and
pneumonia The last man to die in combat was killed more than a
month after the surrender ceremony, in a battle at Palmito Ranch in
Texas Over 400 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the
Civil War The battle of Sharpsburg/Antietam, September 17, 1862 was
the single bloodiest day in American history. There were more than
20,000 casualties
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- Bibliography Osborne, Linda. Traveling the Freedom Road. New
York, NY: Library of Congress, 2009. pg #. Print. WGBH, Educational
Foundation. " Africans in American, The Civil War." (1999): n. pag.
Web. 18 Mar 2011.. Crompton, Samuel. Ulysses S. Grant. New York,
NY: Chelsea House Publishing, 2009. #. Print. Westell, Ian. The
Civil War. Mankato, MN: Brown Bear Books, 2008. Print. Weapons
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