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“…WAS THE CROSSROADS OF OUR BEING, AND IT WAS A HELL OF A CROSSROADS”
- SHELBY FOOTE, HISTORIAN
The Civil War
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Ft Moultrie, site of first US naval victory in 1776 was built of Palmetto logs
Charleston, South Carolina
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Firing the first shot at 4:30am, April 12
Confederates seize all Federal property except Sumter and fort in Pensacola, where loyal troops resist.
Major Anderson needs food and water
Lincoln decides to send it
Beauregard fires on fort
Edmund Ruffin
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Inside the fort today
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The fort took a pounding…
An artillery shell in the inner wall…
Only a horse was killed in the battle…
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Mary Chesnut’s A Diary From Dixie
1823-1886Published 1905Wife of James
Chesnut, Jr., United States Senator from South Carolina, 1859-1861, and afterward an Aide
to Jefferson Davis and a Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army
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Overviewof
the North’sCivil WarStrategy:
Winfield Scott’s
“Anaconda”Plan
Overviewof
the North’sCivil WarStrategy:
Winfield Scott’s
“Anaconda”Plan
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Why did both sides feel fairly confident of victory?
Why did both sides feel fairly confident of victory?
North South
Advantages ? ?
Disadvantages ? ?
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Economic and Demographic Data…Economic and Demographic Data…
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Railroad Lines, 1860Railroad Lines, 1860
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Slave/Free States Population, 1861Slave/Free States Population, 1861
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Immigrantsas a %
of a State’sPopulation
in1860
Immigrantsas a %
of a State’sPopulation
in1860
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Soldiers’ Occupations: North/South CombinedSoldiers’ Occupations: North/South Combined
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NORTH & SOUTH
Describe the social and economic changes that accompanied the war.
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Financing the War
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Extensive Legislation PassedWithout the South in CongressExtensive Legislation Passed
Without the South in Congress
1861 – Morrill Tariff Act
1862 – Homestead Act
1862 – Legal Tender Act - greenbacks
1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act
1862 – Pacific Railway Act
1863 – Emancipation Proclamation (exec order) (1/1/1863)
1863 – National Banking Act
1865 – 13th Amendment to Constitution
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Battle of Bull Run or
the Battle of 1st ManassasJuly, 1861
Battle of Bull Run or
the Battle of 1st ManassasJuly, 1861
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Peninsula Campaign
1862McClellan, the Virginia Creeper
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Battle of Shiloh
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Battle of Antietam, September ‘62
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How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the country
economically and socially?
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What kind of President was he? What were his wartime
accomplishments?
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Lincoln’s GeneralsLincoln’s Generals
Irwin McDowellIrwin McDowell
Winfield ScottWinfield Scott
Little Mac
Again!
Little Mac
Again!
George McClellanGeorge McClellanAmbrose BurnsideAmbrose Burnside
George MeadeGeorge Meade
Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant
John Pope
Joseph HookerJoseph Hooker
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The Confederate Flags and SealThe Confederate Flags and Seal
MOTTO “With God As Our Vindicator”
MOTTO “With God As Our Vindicator”
First Flag 1861-63 (“The Stars and Bars”)
Second Flag 1863-65
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The Confederate “White House” Richmond
The Confederate “White House” Richmond
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What was Davis like? Compare his leadership to Lincoln’s. . . . ?
What was Davis like? Compare his leadership to Lincoln’s. . . . ?
Pres. Jefferson DavisPres. Jefferson Davis VP Alexander Stevens
VP Alexander Stevens
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A Northern View of Jeff DavisA Northern View of Jeff Davis
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PGT Beauregard
The Confederate GeneralsThe Confederate Generals
Jeb StuartJeb Stuart
James LongstreetJames Longstreet George PickettGeorge Pickett
“Stonewall” Jackson“Stonewall” Jackson
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee
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What role did blacks – slave and free play - during the war?
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After Antietam: The Battles 1862-65
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Gettysburg, PA
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Vicksburg, Mississippi
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Sherman’s Invasion of Georgia
From Tennessee to AtlantaLincoln’s reelection secured after Atlanta
capturedMarch to the Sea: Savannah for Christmas!
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Grant’s March into Virginia 1864-65
• Wilderness• Spotsylvania• Cold Harbor
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Seige of Petersburg: June 64-April 65
and the Battle of the Crater, July 1864
Lieutenant J.J. Scroggs5th U.S.C.T., 3rd Brigade, 3rd DivisionJ.J. Scrogg's Diary and Letters
“Hardly had the tremendous explosion taken place when it was succeeded by another and more terrible roar burst with an awful crash from the iron throats of one hundred pieces of artillery. For one hour without cessation or interval the iron storm raged over our heads…”
“Petersburg” National Park Service, Dept of the Interior, Sept 18,2008. http://www.nps.gov/pete/forteachers/portrait-of-a-soldier-post-visit.htm(Dec 15, 2009).
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Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly : The Surrender at Appomattox, (Palm Sunday April 9, 1865)
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Johns Wilkes Booth Changed Everything