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Civil War Computer Skills Project By : Aline Cordova
Civil War Computer
Skills Project
By : Aline Cordova
Book : 1,866 African American fought in the civil war
Source : Osborne, Linda B. Traveling the Freedom Road. New York, NY : The Library of Congress, Print.
Website : More than 200,000 blacks fought for the union & 38,000 died
Source :WGBJ Educational Foundation, 1999.Web.17 March.2001http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4mar5.html.
Accuracy of Information
When Did the Civil War
occur? The Civil War
occurred on April 12,1861 and lasted till
April 15, 1865.
Who was involved in the
Civil War? Confederate States : Texas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Georgia Florida South Carolina North CarolinaVirginia
Union States : Kansas Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan New Jersey
Connecticut Rhode IslandMassachuset
ts
Pennsylvania New York New
Hampshire Vermont Maine Oregon California
Border States :
MissouriKentuckyMarylandDelaware West
Virginia
What alliances were formed
during the Civil War? France & Great
Britain sided with confederacy.
Who were the leaders for the
Union side?Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
John Brown
Born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
When he was 3 years old he rode a pony and later in the years showed an intense love for horses.
Was the oldest child and had 2 other brothers and 3 sisters.
His father Jesse insisted him to go to west point in New York State so he did.
Fell in love with a woman named Julia Dert. He proposed to her in a carriage ride and they later got married.
Ulysses S. Grant
Who were the leaders for
the Confederate
side?Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall
Jackson
Braxton Bragg
Born June 3, 1808 in Christian County, Kentucky but now its known as Todd County.
Father & uncle were revolutionary soldier back in 1776.
Was homeschooled in his early childhood then sent to Transylvania University in Kentucky until he was 16 years old.
Fell in love with Sallie Knox Taylor.
Was the U.S senator of Mississippi from 1835 till 1845.
Jefferson Davis
What were the main
events/battles of the civil War?Fort Sumter (first battle) – April 12, 1861
1st Battle of Bull Run – July 21, 1861
Battle of Gettysburg - July 1, 1863
2nd Battle of Fort Fisher – January 13 –
15, 1865
Battle of Appomattox (Courthouse) –
April 9, 1865
What were the main weapons used during
the Civil War?Civil War Weapons
Artillery
Edged Weapons
Small Arms
Minie Balls
Was first used in 1848 Was like a
riffle bullet also a soft led bullet
Since it was smaller than the diameter of a barrel , it made loading guns quicker.
How did the Civil War affect
America’s future?
The Civil War affected America in many ways some are :
Brought nations togetherAfrican Americans gained a voice in
government for the first time in history. Made us an industrial nation, so we got
more jobs and transport stuff
Women that were involved in the Civil War
Clara Barton,
Rose O' Neal Greenhow,
Mary Todd Lincoln,
Varnia Jefferson Davis,
Dr. Mary Edwards
Walker,
Elizabeth Neblett.
Where given military funerals, but put the name of the guy on their tombstone.
Had to disguise themselves as men
Served as spies soldiers and nurses
Were sent home if discovered true identity
Where not caught when they had the examines because they were poor so they didn’t really know.
Confederate Woman Soldiers
Union Woman Soldiers
How did the Civil War
end? Robert E. Lee surrendered at
Appomattox. The war was not exactly over until the
confederate president was captured in Irwinville on May 10, 1865. Then that is when president Andrew Johnson
declared the war over.
Sources Blizin Gillis, Jennifer. We the People, The
Confederate Solder. Minneapolis, MN: Compass
Point Books, 2007. 48. Print
Burgan, Michael. We The People, Fort Sumter.
Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 2006. 48.
Print.
C. Rebman, Renee. We the People, The Union
Soldier. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 48.
Print.
Murphy, Jim. The Long Road to Gettysburg. New
York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. 113.
Print.
