Famous men and women

of the American Civil War

Famous men and women

of the American Civil War

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The CastThe Cast

The AbolitionistsThe Abolitionists

• Abolitionists were men and women, both white and black, who fiercely opposed slavery.

• Abolitionists were men and women, both white and black, who fiercely opposed slavery.

The Ones Who Started It All

The Ones Who Started It All

• Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, that gave insight into the harsh existence for slaves.

• Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, that gave insight into the harsh existence for slaves.

The Ones Who Started It All

The Ones Who Started It All

• John Brown captured the armory at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. He was hanged for treason and conspiring with slaves.

• John Brown captured the armory at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. He was hanged for treason and conspiring with slaves.

Those Who Spoke OutThose Who Spoke Out

Lucretia Mott Sarah Grimke William

Lloyd Garrison

Levi and Catherine Coffin

Those Who Stood UpThose Who Stood Up

Harriet Tubman“Moses”David Walker

Frederick Douglass Sojourner Truth

The StatesmenThe Statesmen

• Politicians and spokesmen from the North and the South had plenty to say about slavery, states’ rights, and secession.

• Politicians and spokesmen from the North and the South had plenty to say about slavery, states’ rights, and secession.

Two PresidentsTwo Presidents

• President Abraham Lincoln fought to keep the United States together.

• Jefferson Davis, a former US senator, became the leader of the Confederate States of America.

• President Abraham Lincoln fought to keep the United States together.

• Jefferson Davis, a former US senator, became the leader of the Confederate States of America.

The First LadiesThe First Ladies

• Mary Todd Lincoln

• Varina Howell Davis

• Mary Todd Lincoln

• Varina Howell Davis

The CompromisersThe Compromisers

• Henry Clay, author of the Missouri Compromise of 1850

• Stephen Douglass ran against Abraham Lincoln for president, advocating states’ rights and the continuation of slavery.

• Henry Clay, author of the Missouri Compromise of 1850

• Stephen Douglass ran against Abraham Lincoln for president, advocating states’ rights and the continuation of slavery.

Slaves who changed history

Slaves who changed history

Joseph Cinque led the Amistad revolt and won freedom for all slaves aboard

Dred Scott fought for his freedom before the Supreme Court

Nat Turner led a slave revolt that put all slave owners on their gaurd

Soldiers of the Blue and the Gray

Soldiers of the Blue and the Gray

Commanding GeneralsCommanding Generals

Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee both gradated from West Point and neither supported slavery or secession. Yet their battle against each other remains one of the finest examples of military strategic warfare of all time.

Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee both gradated from West Point and neither supported slavery or secession. Yet their battle against each other remains one of the finest examples of military strategic warfare of all time.

The Union The Confederacy

Union Generals Union Generals

Ambrose Burnside George McClellan Joshua Chamberlain

William Sherman “Fighting Joe” Hooker Robert Anderson

Confederate GeneralsConfederate Generals

Stonewall Jackson George Pickett James Longstreet

Pierre Beauregard Braxton Bragg J.E.B. Stuart

Special SoldiersSpecial Soldiers

Sarah Emma Edmonds was one of a handful of women who disguised themselves in order to fight in the war.

William Carney distinguished himself amongst the famous, all Black, 54th Regiment from Massachusetts.

Sarah Emma Edmonds was one of a handful of women who disguised themselves in order to fight in the war.

William Carney distinguished himself amongst the famous, all Black, 54th Regiment from Massachusetts.

SpiesSpiesNorth

South

Elizabeth Van Lew

Pauline Cushman

Mary Bowser

Loretta ValesquezRose O’Neil GreenhowBelle Boyd

Nurses…Nurses…

Annie Etheridge

Clara Barton

Dorothea Dix

Phoebe Pember Susie Baker King

“Mother” Mary Bickerdyke

…and Doctors…and Doctors

Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

In a time when women were not allowed to be surgeons, these women saved soldiers’ lives and changed history.

Supporting CastSupporting Cast

• There were hundreds of common citizens who contributed to our understanding of the war.

• Mary Chestnut kept a diary that remains one of the finest primary sources from the home front.

• Photographer Matthew Brady gave us the most memorable images of this terrible conflict.

• There were hundreds of common citizens who contributed to our understanding of the war.

• Mary Chestnut kept a diary that remains one of the finest primary sources from the home front.

• Photographer Matthew Brady gave us the most memorable images of this terrible conflict.

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choosing one of the

characters to portray.

You can join this cast by

choosing one of the

characters to portray.

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