Leaders of the Civil War

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Lesson One --- Political Leaders Lesson Two --- Northern and Southern Military Leaders Lesson Three --- Influential Women

Leader of the North. 1st Republican President (1861 to 1865). Self-educated lawyer. Arose to fame for participation in the Douglas/Lincoln debates of 1858.

Abraham Lincoln

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Nickname “Honest Abe” Savior of the Union Delivered the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation 16th President of the U.S.

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Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln’s 1st VP. Compromise candidate from Maine. Dropped in 1864 because of his ties to the Radical Republicans.

Hannibal Hamlin

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Andrew Johnson Lincoln’s 2nd Vice President. Compromise candidate from Tennessee. Became 17th President after Lincoln was Assassinated in 1865.

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President of the Confederacy. West Point graduate. Served in the House, Senate and as Sec. of War before the war under Pierce.

Jefferson Davis

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Alexander Stephens Vice President of the Confederacy. Descended from Georgia. Was a Democrat serving in the House from 1843-1859.

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Rose to prominence in the Western theater. Lincoln appointed him to head all Union armies in 1864. Master tactician. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

General Ulysses S. GrantLesson Two

Appointed 1st “ General of the Army” by President Johnson. Equal to a four star General today. Became 18th President of the United States in 1869. Served 2 terms.

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General U.S. Grant

Union General. July 26, 1861 made commander of the Army of the Potomac. Nov. 1, 1861 made commander of the Union armies. Nov. 5,1862 removed from command for ineffectiveness.

General George B. McClellan

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Union General. One of Grant's most trusted generals. Famous for “Sherman’s March to the Sea.” Conquered Atlanta.

General William T. ShermanLesson Two

Union General. Medal of Honor winner. College professor at Bowdoin College in Maine. Chosen to accept Lee’s battle flags at Appomattox.

General Joshua L. Chamberlain

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Union General. Became commander of the Army of the Potomac after Hooker resigned. Defeated Lee at Gettysburg. Valued member of Grant’s staff after Grant was assigned to the Eastern Theater.

General George MeadeLesson Two

General Robert E. Lee Resigned his commission from the Union Army on April 20, 1861. “ I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my home.” Then offered services to the Confederacy.

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Military adviser to Jeff Davis before becoming Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, 1862. Famous for winning battles despite being outnumbered. Still revered in the South today almost as a mythical figure.

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General Robert E. Lee

Nicknamed “Stonewall.” One of Lee’s most trusted generals. Killed by friendly fire in May 1863. One of the greatest tactical commanders in U.S. history.

General Thomas J. Jackson

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Nicknamed “Jeb.” Cavalry commander Known for daring raids. Killed by a Union sharpshooter in the spring of 1864. Only 31 years old at the time of death.

General James E. B. StuartLesson Two

Confederate General. Known for using defensive tactics. After Jackson and Stuart died, became Lee’s most trusted advisor. Surrendered with Lee.

General James LongstreetLesson Two

Wrote “The Battle Wrote “The Battle Hymn of the Hymn of the Republic.”Republic.” One of the most One of the most popular songs for the popular songs for the Union.Union. Activist for women’s Activist for women’s suffrage and Pacifism.suffrage and Pacifism.

Julia Ward Howe

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Harriett Beecher Stowe Wrote “Uncle Tom’s Wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”Cabin.” It became an anthem It became an anthem to abolish slavery.to abolish slavery. Spoke in the U.S. and Spoke in the U.S. and England against slavery.England against slavery. In 1862, Lincoln said In 1862, Lincoln said to her, “ So you are the to her, “ So you are the little woman who wrote little woman who wrote the book that started the book that started this great war!”this great war!”

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Known as “ Moses of her Known as “ Moses of her people.”people.” Runaway slave.Runaway slave. Helped hundreds of Helped hundreds of slaves flee on the slaves flee on the Underground Railroad.Underground Railroad. Served as a nurse and a Served as a nurse and a spy for the Union.spy for the Union.

Harriet Tubman

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Clara Barton 1st woman to work in the 1st woman to work in the Patent Office.Patent Office. April 1861, established April 1861, established agency to distribute aid to agency to distribute aid to wounded soldiers.wounded soldiers. Received permission to Received permission to visit battlefields to care for visit battlefields to care for the wounded in 1862.the wounded in 1862. Established the American Established the American Red Cross in 1881.Red Cross in 1881. Started as an educator.Started as an educator.

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