Civil war

Justin Cushman

April 12th, 1861-April 9th, 1865

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VS.UNION

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CONFEDERACY

Country Leaders

• Abraham Lincoln was the President of The United States

• Jefferson Davis Was the President of the Confederate States

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Confederate States• South Carolina• Mississippi• Florida• Alabama• Georgia• Louisiana• Texas• Virginia• Arkansas• Tennessee• North Carolina

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Union States• California• Connecticut• Delaware• Illinois• Indiana• Iowa• Kansas• Kentucky• Maine• Maryland• Massachusetts• Michigan

• New Hampshire• New York• New Jersey• Ohio• Oregon• Pennsylvania• Rhode Island• Vermont• West Virginia

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Border States

• Delaware and Maryland were border states that did not seceded but were slave states

• West Virginia Kentucky and Missouri were border states

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Alliances in civil war

• Britain and France were allies to the Confederates in the Civil War

• They helped the confederates by making them weapons and ships

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Causes of Civil War

• There was two main causes of the Civil war and they were Slavery and States Rights

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Main events of Civil war

• Battle of Fort Sumter• 1st Battle of Bull Run• Battle of Gettysburg• Battle of Chickamauga• 2nd Battle of Fort Fisher• Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

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Fort Sumter

• Started April 12th 1861• It happened at Fort Sumter in Charlestown

Harbor, South Carolina• General Beauregard was the General for the

Confederates and caused the Union Major Anderson to surrender

• There was no casualties and it was important because it was the beginning of the civil war

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1st battle of Bull Run• Brigadier General Irwin

McDowell was commanding the Union to try an capture the Confederates Capital Richmond, Virginia on July 21, 1861

• The Union Army came in strong but ended up retreating North because Confederate’s General Beauregard's army was to

strong • There was 2,896 casualties

for the Union and 1,982 for the Confederates

• This battle was important because it was the first battle with major Casualties

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Battle of Gettysburg

• On July 1 the Union General George Meade decided to cut off General Robert E. Lee’s troops from invading the North

• The two armies met in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and started battling

• The battle lasted three days and there was 23,055 for the union and 23,231 for the Confederates

• This was considered the turning point of the civil war, It also had the most casualties out of all the civil war battles.

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2nd battle of Fort Fisher

• On January 13th the Union Invaded the Confederates last open port of Fort Fisher

• They were led by Major General Alfred Terry who commanded the ground troops and Rear Admiral David D. Porter commanded 60 ships

• The Union had 1,388 casualties and the Confederates had 583

• The Confederates Lost

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Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

• On January 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee’s troops went into battle against General Grant’s troops near Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia

• There were only 164 casualties for the union in this battle and 500 for the Confederates.

• This battle was significant because it was the ending battle of the Civil war.

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End of Civil War

• The Civil war ended on April 9th, 1865. It lasted almost 4 years.

• It ended at Appomattox courthouse after the battle there when General Robert E. Lee agreed to surrender to General Grant

• However the Civil War ended on April 9th, 1685 it took a while for the word to spread so there was still casualties

• June 23, 1865 was the final surrender date

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Weapons of Civil War

CannonsNapoleon cannon- shot a 12 pound cannon ballHowitzer- shot a 12, 24, or 32 pound cannon ballCannons were effective 250 yards to 1700 yards

Rifles Confederates and Union Solders used them

They were muzzle loaded and had 2-3 shots per minute, they were effective 100-400 yards

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Weapons (cont.)

PistolsConfederates- Colt 1851 Navy, single action six

shotUnion- Colt Army 1860 , single action six shotThey were both accurate 75-100 yards

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Effect of the Civil War Today

• The Civil war effected us today in many ways Like we now have no slavery and we are a whole country.

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