Civil War Computer Competency

By: Gillian McManus

Alliances

• What alliances were formed during the Civil War?

• The confederacy became Allies with France and Great Britain.

Union Leaders

-Abraham Lincoln

-Ulysses S. Grant

-William T. Sherman

-John Brown

Ulysses S. Grant

• He was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio• In 1854 he leaves the Army• In 1865 he receives and accepts Robert E.

Lee’s surrender at Appomattox • In 1868 Grant was elected as president• Ulysses S. Grant dies at Mount Gregor, New

York on July 23rd 1885

Confederate Leaders

-Jefferson Davis

-Robert E. Lee

-Stonewall Jackson

-Braxton Bragg

Stonewall Jackson

-In 1826 Jackson’s dad and sister both die of the typhoid fever

-In 1854 his wife Elinor dies giving birth (she had internal bleeding)

-On July 16th, 1857 he marries Mary Anna Morrison -In 1861 Jackson was promoted to Major General of

Valley Army-On May 10th , 1863 he dies of pneumonia at age 39

The Civil War

• Started on April 12th 1861 at Fort Sumter

• And ended on April 9th, 1865 where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox

Union States

-Oregon -Michigan-California -Ohio-Minnesota -Pennsylvania-Iowa -New Hampshire-Kansas -New Jersey -Wisconsin -Connecticut -Illinois -Maine-Indiana -Massachusetts-Vermont -New York-Rhode Island

Border States

-Missouri

-Kentucky

-Maryland

-Delaware

-West Virginia

Confederate States

-Texas-Georgia-Arkansas-Florida-Louisiana-South Carolina-Mississippi-North Carolina-Tennessee -Virginia -Alabama

Main Weapons

• Revolvers

• Multiple swords Confederate Officer sword had brass accents and ‘CS’ carved into it.

• .45 caliber revolver

• 1853 Enfield 3-band Percussion knife

Main Vehicles

• “Moses” Ambulance Wagon

• “Finley” Ambulance Wagon

• “Coolidge” Ambulance Wagon

• “Tripler” Ambulance Wagon

Civil War Affects

• The United States abolished slavery• Our country became safer for blacks• Racial groups were started in the South• Racial break outs still continued over the next

100 years, towards blacks and mixed blood• Racial Tension• The KKK was formed

Fort Sumter

• This battle started on April 12th and ended on April 14th of 1861

• This instance caused the Civil War to break out which is considered to be the “Bloodiest War in American History”

Battle of Bull Run

• In July 1861 Northern newspapers were pressuring Abraham Lincoln to bring an end to the rebellion happening in the Southern states

• While the Union troops stopped to rest near a small creek called “Bull Run” the Confederates snuck up on them and the fighting began.

Battle of Antietam

• Occurred on September 16th –September 18th 1862

• Took place in Antietam, Maryland

• First major battle to happen on Northern soil

• Bloodiest single day battle, as far as casualties go, in American history

Battle of Gettysburg

• Considered to be the “costliest battle of the American Civil War”

• From July 1-3 1863 there were 51, 112 individuals either killed, wounded, captured or missing in this battle.

• The Confederates continued to try and fight but after this battle it was obvious the Union would win.

Civil War Ends

• General Robert E. Lee was hoping to reach his supplies at Lynchburg but instead got surrounded by Union on three sides.

• General Lee surrendered to Lieutenant General Grant on April 9th, 1865

• The outcome was the Union’s Victory and 700 casualties.

Truth or Not?

• Book Fact: 16 African American soldiers got a medal of honor in the Civil War

• Internet Fact: 25 African American soldiers got a medal of honor in the Civil War

• This proves that books tend to be more accurate than the internet because people can revise anything nowadays and it might not be factual.

Works Cited Page

• Koestler-Grack, Rachel . Stonewall Jackson. New York, NY: Infobase Publishing, 2009. 122-125. Print.

• Aronson, Billy. Presidnets and Their Times: Ulysesses S. Grant. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2008. 82-83. Print.

• Time Line of Civil War Handout. Freeman, Joanne. January 15, 2000

Works Cited Page

• North Carolina: Land of Contrasts Page 288• "The Civil War and Emancipation." PBS.org. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 23 Mar 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2967.html>.

• Handout called “Confederacy and the Allies” • "U.S Civil War Weapons." Real Armor of God.

Optimus International Inc., 2011. Web. 20 Mar 2011. <http://www.realarmorofgod.com/civil-war-weapons.html>.