Transcript George F. Root A civil war song

Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
Warm-up
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A civil war song 
II. A civil war quiz 
III. Grant and Lee 
IV. Brief discussion
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
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A civil war song
The Battle Cry of Freedom
George F. Root
Yes, we'll rally round the flag, boys,
we'll rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom,
We will rally from the hillside, we'll
gather from the plain,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
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A civil war song
The Battle Cry of Freedom
George F. Root
 The Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitors, up with the
stars;
While we rally round the flag, boys,
rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
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A civil war song
The Battle Cry of Freedom
George F. Root
 We are springing to the call of our
brothers gone before,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
And we'll fill our vacant ranks with a
million free men more,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
I.
A civil war song
The Battle Cry of Freedom
George F. Root
 The Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitors, up with the
stars;
While we rally round the flag, boys,
rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
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A civil war song
The Battle Cry of Freedom
George F. Root
 We will welcome to our numbers the
loyal, true and brave,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
And although they may be poor, not a
man shall be a slave,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
I.
A civil war song
The Battle Cry of Freedom
George F. Root
 The Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitors, up with the
stars;
While we rally round the flag, boys,
rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
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A civil war song
The Battle Cry of Freedom
George F. Root was probably the
most important writer of patriotic
music from this era.
According to the Chicago Tribune,
the popular Lumbard Brothers
introduced The Battle Cry of
Freedom at a Chicago war rally on
July 24, 1862. The rallying spirit of
the song was immediately
applauded, and quickly spread
across the Union camps, parlors at
home, and other rallies throughout
the Union.
George F. Root
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
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A civil war quiz
The combatants in the Civil War were the Union
(Northern States), against the Southern States
(Confederacy). True or False?
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This war had many causes. What is the one reason
primarily believed to be the main cause as seen by
historians? (Hint: a disputed fact by Southern States)
A. Political turmoil.
B. Secession.
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C. Slavery issues.
D. States rights.
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A civil war quiz
Some say the North and South were much
different in its people, customs and way of life.
True or False?
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Neither side was really prepared for war. The
North had a small army and the South had none.
True or False?
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The Union had a powerful navy ready for war. True
or False?
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This war would see about 75,000 orphans losing
It had a small fleet, with many
vessels not seaworthy!
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their fathers. Therefore, memory of the war has
lasted generations. True or False?
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A civil war quiz
There is much prejudice (strong opinions) about
the war. Some say it will never be over. True or
False?
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How many years did the Civil War last?
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This war saw 10,000 battles, skirmishes (brief
encounters) and forays (raids). True or False?
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Not only was the war costly in lives—600,000
A. One.
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B. Five.
C. Four.
D. Ten.
plus, it was very costly in money and economic
ruin for both sides. True or False?
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A civil war quiz
Where does everyone seem to agree the greatest
battle in the war was fought?
A. Winchester, Virginia.
B. Richmond, Virginia.
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D. Franklin, Tennessee.
C. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Even though the war was bloody, most deaths
occurred from disease. True or False? Almost 60%
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Both sides had many prisoners and many died
or more!
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during their imprisonment because of food or care.
True or False?
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III. Grant and Lee
Grant and Lee were in complete contrast:
modern man emerging; beyond
Grant was the _______
him, ready to come on the stage was the great age
steel and machinery, of crowded _______
cities and
of _______
vitality Lee might have
a restless burgeoning _______.
old age of chivalry, lance
ridden down from the _______
hand silken _______
banner fluttering over his head.
in _______,
cause
Each man was the perfect champion for his _______,
strengths and his ____________
weaknesses
drawing both his _________
from the people he led.
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Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
III. Grant and Lee
These two great soldiers had much in common:
Each man had, to begin with, the great _____
virtue of utter
tenacity and fidelity. Grant fought his way down the
personal
Mississippi Valley in spite of acute _________
military handicaps. Lee
discouragement and profound ________
hung on in the trench at Petersburg after hope itself had
died. In each man there was an indomitable quality—the
refusal to give up as long as he can still
born fighter’s _______
remain on his feet and lift his two _______.
fists
________
Daring and resourcefulness they had, too: the ability to
think faster and _______
move faster than the enemy. These
_______
campaigns
were the qualities which gave Lee the dazzling __________
won
of Second Manassas and Chancellorsville and _______
Vicksburg for Grant.
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III. Grant and Lee
Lastly, and perhaps greatest of all, there was the
war to
ability, at the end, to turn quickly from the ____
peace once the fighting was over. Out of the way
______
these two men behaved
_______ at Appomattox came the
reconciliation
possibility of a peace of ________________.
It was a
wholly realized, in the year to
possibility not ________
sections
come, but which did, in the end, help the two ______
to become one nation again… after a war whose
bitterness might have seemed to make such a
____________
reunion wholly impossible. No part of ______
either man’s
_______
life became him more than the part he played in their
______
brief meeting in the McLean house at Appomattox.
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IV. Brief discussion
Historic scenes at Appomattox
Salute of Arms, Generals John B. Gordon
and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Surrender Ceremony
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Can you describe
the stories behind
the pictures?
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IV. Brief discussion
Why is the village of Appomattox
famous?
Whom was the historic meeting
between at Appomattox?
Which General accepted the terms of
surrender at Appomattox?
Can you name the dominant figures
pictured in the previous slide?
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