Civil War Computer Competency

By: Leah Micklos

Civil War Computer Compancy

By: Leah Micklos

Civil War Date

• The civil war started in April of 1861 and ended in April of 1865.

States of the Union

Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachucets, New Hampshire, Vermont,and Maine.

Confederate States

Texas, Arkansas, Louisianna, Mississippi, Tennesee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia

Border States

• Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia

Computer Accuracy

• Book: 180, 000 black soldiers served in the Union army

• Computer: 179,000 black soldiers served in the union army

Alliances formed in the Civil War

• The alliances formed were the French and the British.

The Leaders of the Union & Confederate Army: Union

• Abraham Lincoln• Ulysses S. Grant• William T Sherman• John Brown

The Leaders of the Union & Confederate Army:Confederate

• Jefferson Davis• Robert E Lee• Stonewall Jackson• Braxton Bragg

Facts about one of the leaders:John Brown

1. Born in Torrington, Connecticut2. Married Dianthe Lusk in 18263. Met Fredrick Douglass in 18474. He followed his sons tom Kansas in 18555. Marries Mary Anne Day in 1833

Jefferson Davis

• Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808• Was the “President” of the Confederacy• He, like Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky• He served in the Congress as well as the

military• He eventually died in 1889

Battle timeline In the Civil War

1. Fort Sumter2. Battle of Bull Run3. Battle Of Gettysburg4. Battle of Fort Fisher5. Battle Of Appomattox Court House

Fort Sumter

• It was in 1861

• The Confederates won this battle.

• No casualties but one artillerist killed

• In Charleston County, South Carolina

Battle of Bull Run

• Happened in 1861

• Fairfax County and Prince William County

• The day was July 21, 1861

• The Confederates won this battle!

Battle Gettysburg

• The battle went on for 3 days July 1-3 1863

• Causalities Union(23,000) Confederate (28,000)

• The Union won this battle.

• This battle was in Adams county, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Battle of Fort Fisher

• Located in New Hanover County, Wilmington, North Carolina.

• The battle was on January 13-15, 1865. For 3 days.

• Total people killed, injured or MIA were 2,000 between The Union and The Confederacy

• The Union won this battle.

Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

• Located in Appomattox County in Virginia.

• The battle was on April 9, 1865

• Total casualties: 700

• This was a Union victory

Weapons

People in the civil war used the following:• The Napolean- smooth bore, muzzle loading

cannon.• Small arms such as muskets, carbines, short-

barrelled rifles, and handguns.• Minnie ball- lead bullet for guns• Edged Weapons- swords, sabers, bowie knifes

and cutlasses.

Transportation

Transportation for the civil war included:• Horseback• Railroads• By foot• Steamboats

Affecting America’s Future

• Eventually slavery became illegal • The United States is a whole country with the north

and south included• There is no more states’ right to secede • It encouraged groups of people to speak out against

societal issues • A negative effect is that it divided the north and

south, even today. There is still a little bit of hostility. ie: yankee or rednecks

Who won the war?

The Union was victorious!

Bibliography

• Sterngass, Jon. Civil War Era: John Brown. New York, New York: Chelsea House, 2009. 144. Print.

• Cosson, Jody. Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877). New York, New York: Weigl Publishers, 2008. 48. Print.

• Westwell, Ian. Wars day by day. Redding, Connecticut: Brown Bear Books, 2008. Print.

• "The Fight for Equal Rights: Black Soldiers in the Civil War." n. pag. Web. 25 Mar 2011. <http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/blacks-civil-war/>.