pa and the civil war ms. nestico 9 th grade pa history mount carmel area school district
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PA and the Civil War
Ms. Nestico9th Grade PA History
Mount Carmel Area School District
Overview
Regions: NORTH SOUTH
Country Name: Union Confederacy
Nickname: Yankees Rebels
President: Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis
General: Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee
Uniform color: Blue Gray
Income from: Industry and farms Plantations
Other fact: 23 states 11 states
People
George McClellan & George Meade – both leading generals for the Union under Ulysses Grant
Robert E. Lee lead the Confederacy
Jennie Wade was the first civilian killed in the Civil War
Andrew Curtain was the governor of PA during the Civil War
Thaddeus Stevens was a PA lawyer in Lancaster who defended runaway/fugitive slaves
Famous Battles Battle of Fort Sumter (1861) – one of the first battles
in the south that led to forming Confederate Sates of America
Battle of Antietam (1862) – Confederacy is the front runner – over 23,000 men on both sides died or were wounded.
Battle of Chancellorsville (1863) – Another hard loss for the Union – Lincoln replaces McClellan with Meade
Battle of Gettysburg (1863) – one of the most famous of the civil war that was the turning point for the North – 51,000 men lost
Pickett’s Charge – One of the most important battles at Gettysburg
Pickett’s Charge
Compare & Contrast
Union (North) Confederacy (South)
Number of States 23 11
Population 22 million 8 million free4 million slaves
Factories 100,000 20,000
Money in Banks $189 million $47 million
Army 16,000 men None when the war started
Navy 90 ships9,000 men
None when the war started
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