famous men and women of the american civil war war divides a nation
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Famous men and women
of the American Civil War
Famous men and women
of the American Civil War
War Divides A NationWar Divides A Nation
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.
You can join this cast by
choosing one of the
characters to portray.
You can join this cast by
choosing one of the
characters to portray.
War Divides A NationWar Divides A Nation