The Civil WarThe Civil War

1861-18651861-1865

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1.1. What is some basic What is some basic terminology terminology relating to the Civil War?relating to the Civil War?

2.2. To gain a basic understanding of To gain a basic understanding of what happened during the War (think what happened during the War (think

of WWWWWH)of WWWWWH)

3.3. To gain some understanding of New To gain some understanding of New York’s specific role during the Civil York’s specific role during the Civil

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Basic Overview of the “War Basic Overview of the “War Between the States” Between the States” [Read aloud [Read aloud

together]together] In the election of 1860, a new party, the In the election of 1860, a new party, the

Republican Party, chooses a lawyer from a Republican Party, chooses a lawyer from a small town in Illinois to be its candidate for small town in Illinois to be its candidate for president. His name is ________________.president. His name is ________________.

The Republicans, who are trying to The Republicans, who are trying to prevent slavery from spreading to the new prevent slavery from spreading to the new states, win the election by a very few states, win the election by a very few votes.votes.

The South is upset, as they remember The South is upset, as they remember Lincoln saying, “I believe this Lincoln saying, “I believe this government cannot government cannot endureendure permanently half slave and half free.”permanently half slave and half free.”

Lincoln’s major Lincoln’s major objectiveobjective is to save is to save the Union, not to either save or the Union, not to either save or destroy slavery.destroy slavery.

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Southern states Southern states secedesecede from the Union from the Union and form there own government—the and form there own government—the Confederate States of America.Confederate States of America.

Jefferson Davis becomes president of Jefferson Davis becomes president of the Confederacy.the Confederacy.

The Civil War begins on April 12, 1861 The Civil War begins on April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter, in South Carolina.at Fort Sumter, in South Carolina.

Ulysses S. Grant (Union) Ulysses S. Grant (Union)

and Robert E. Lee (Confederacy) are and Robert E. Lee (Confederacy) are the two most important generals the two most important generals during the bloody war.during the bloody war.

  These events were to set the stage for the These events were to set the stage for the bloodiest and saddest war in American bloodiest and saddest war in American history. history.

In a conflict that combined elements of old In a conflict that combined elements of old fashioned fighting with features of the new fashioned fighting with features of the new Machine Age, at least 600,000 Americans Machine Age, at least 600,000 Americans would lose their lives fighting for would lose their lives fighting for constitutionalconstitutional principle, sectional principle, sectional differences, economic self-interest, and differences, economic self-interest, and moral moral righteousnessrighteousness. .

On April 9, 1865, General Lee On April 9, 1865, General Lee surrendered to General Grant. After surrendered to General Grant. After so much suffering, the Civil War so much suffering, the Civil War ended. Slaves soon became free and ended. Slaves soon became free and the United States remained one the United States remained one nation.nation.

But African Americans But African Americans encounteredencountered many more problems later during many more problems later during Reconstruction…Reconstruction…

Five Generations of a Family on Smith’s Five Generations of a Family on Smith’s Plantation in Beaufort, South Carolina (1862)Plantation in Beaufort, South Carolina (1862)

Portrait of Boy SoldierPortrait of Boy Soldier