THE CIVIL WAR

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When the Civil War occurred

The civil war started on April 12, 1861 with the battle of fort Sumter.

The civil war ended officially on June 23, 1865 with the battle of Appomattox courthouse.

Presidents

Union Presidents Confederate Presidents

Abraham Lincoln was the president of the union during the civil war.

Jefferson Davis was the president of the confederate states during the civil war.

The Union states

California Connecticut Illinois Iowa Kansas Delaware Vermont Indiana Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts

Michigan Minnesota Nevada west Virginia new Hampshire new Jersey new York Ohio Origen Pennsylvania Rhode Island

The Confederate states

South Carolina North Carolina Mississippi Georgia Virginia Texas Tennessee Alabama

Arkansas Florida Louisiana

Border states

Kentucky West Virginia Missouri Delaware Maryland

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Confederate alliances

Bermuda Bahamas Great Britain France

the reason they needed to trade with other nations is because they needed the money to build trains and tracks, and to also help buy supplies from the other nations.

Countries

Reasons

Battle of fort Sumter

April 12-14, 1861 Charleston Harbor, South

Carolina Union- major Anderson Confederate- brigadier

general Beauregard Casualties : union- zero

people killed Casualties : confederate-

zero people killed The battle was fought over

states rights and slavery. It was the beginning of a long drawn out civil war.

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First battle of Bull Run

July 21, 1861 Near Manassas in northern

Virginia Union army was under the

command of brigadier general Irvin McDowell

Confederate army was under the command of brigadier general Beauregard

Casualties union: 2,896 confederate: 1,982

Both sides realized the impacts of the war and that there would be heavy casualties and the war would be a long drawn out war.

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Battle of Gettysburg

July 1-3, 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Union major general

George Meade. Confederate general

Robert e. Lee. Casualties : union-

23,055(3,155 killed, 14,531 injured, 5,369 captured/missing)

Casualties : confederate- 23,231(4,708 killed, 12,693 injured, 5,830 captured/missing)

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second Battle of Fort Fisher

January 13-15, 1865

Fort Fisher just a few miles from the town of Wilmington, North Carolina. Blockade runners supplied the fort with guns and other supplies from Bermuda, the Bahamas, and great Britain.

union – major general Alfred Terry commanding 9,000 troops/ and rear admiral David d. Porter commanding 60 navel ships.

Confederate- major general W.h.c whiting commanding 1,900 troops/ Robert f. Hoke commanding 6,400 troops just north of the fort.

Casualties : union-1,338 Casualties : confederate-583

The reason for the battle is because it was the confederates last port on the east coast.

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battle of Appomattox courthouse

April 9, 1865 Appomattox county, Virginia union- general Ulysses s. Grant Confederate- general Robert e. Lee Casualties: union – 164/ confederate-

500, 27,800 surrendered. The reason for the battle Early on April 9, the remnants of

John Broun Gordon’s corps and Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry formed line of battle at Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee determined to make one last attempt to escape the closing Unions grasp and reach his supplies at Lynchburg. At dawn the Confederates advanced, initially gaining ground against Sheridan’s cavalry. The arrival of Union infantry however, stopped the advance in its tracks. Lee’s army was now surrounded on three sides. Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9. This was the final engagement of the war in Virginia.

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Ships

U.s.s monitor

Cannons

Napoleon cannon Fired a 12 pound

shot

Howitzer cannon Fired a 12, 24, and

32 pound shot

Both cannons effective from 250-1700 yards

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Rifles

Used from 1859-1872 by the union and confederate armies.

Muzzle-loaded 2-3 shots per

minute Accurate from 100

to 400 yards

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Pistols

Colt 1851 Navy: Confederates

6 shot gun, but single action

Colt Army 1860: Union 6 shot gun, but single

action

Both accurate at 75-100 yards

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Swords

1850 army officers sword

Bayonet attached to end of musket for close range fighting

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Transportation

Trains Horse Boats Horse drawn

buggies By foot http://

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How did the civil war effect Americas future ?

I think that its good that the union won because of the way that slaves were treated and the way that they were enslaved against there will. I think that it was in the best interest for everyone that the union won because slavery would still be here if the union would have lost and things would have only gotten worse for slaves.

The end of the Civil War

April 12, 1861-April

9, 1865 The final ending of

the civil war was on April 9, 1865 in Appomattox county

Union general Ulysses s. Grant

Confederate general Robert E. Lee

the significance of it was to end the civil war and to end slavery.

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