Transcript Civil War
The Civil War 1861 - 1865 Causes of the Civil War The tariff on imported goods from Europe helped the North’s economy but hurt the South . States’ Rights (nullification) continued 1 Causes of the Civil War Slavery Northerners objected it philosophically (the idea of slavery). Southerners claimed slavery was an economic necessity. (cotton fields) Election of 1860 – Lincoln was elected without any Southern electoral votes. The 1 Abraham Lincoln 16th President 1861 - 1865 Republican Illinois Assassinated Feb. 1860 2 December 20, 1860 South Carolina repeals the Constitution and declares the Union to be dissolved. Secession The act of withdrawing (seceding) from a country. 3 The United States of America “The Union” “The North” “The Federals” 4 Union Flags and Uniforms The Confederate States of America “The Confederacy” “The South” “The Rebels” 5 Confederate Flags and Uniforms Fort Sumter Federal fortress in South Carolina. April 12, 1861- first shots of the Civil War were fired when Confederates attacked. 6 View of Fort Sumter from the sea Interior view of Fort Sumter Stacks of ammunition at Fort Sumter April 12, 1861 First shots fired at Fort Sumter Northern Advantages 7 More railroads More factories Greater population More large cities Southern Advantages Fighting No on home soil. need to invade the North. best generals – trained at military schools in the South. The 8 Important Leaders During the Civil War Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy 9 Jefferson Davis General Robert E. Lee Commander in Chief of all Confederate forces 10 "If the Union is dissolved and the government disrupted, I shall return to my native State and share the miseries of my people; and save in defense will draw my sword on none." Robert E. Lee 1861 General Ben McCulloch Texas Infantry General Ulysses S. Grant North General Ulysses S. Grant North General Ambrose Burnside North General George McClellan North General William T. Sherman North Key Battles of the Civil War Antietam 11 A creek near Sharpsburg Maryland Sept 17, 1862 Battle lasted from dawn to dusk 23,000 casualties No decisive victory for either side Lee escapes back into Virginia Lincoln relieves McClellan of his command War continues for 2 more years Antietam The Bridge over Antietam Creek The Dead of Antietam The Dead of Antietam The Dead of Antietam The Dead of Antietam Lincoln & McClellan at Antietam Antietam National Battlefield today Battle of Gettysburg July 1863 3 day battle in Pennsylvania 28,000 Confederate casualties Ended Southern hopes of winning the war 12 Gettysburg Devil’s Den Gettysburg Confederate Dead Gunshot damage Culp’s Hill Gettysburg Gettysburg Address Speech delivered by Lincoln Ceremony to dedicate the battlefield as a cemetery for the Union dead Lasted only 2 minutes 13 Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery Nov. 1863 2nd draft of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Gettysburg Address “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. . . . 13 continued Gettysburg Address . . . we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain— that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” 13 Appomattox Court House Village in Virginia General Lee surrendered to General Grant Ends the war April 9, 1865 14 Lee Surrenders to Grant 1867 painting Farmhouse where surrender takes place President Lincoln April 10, 1865 4 days before he was assassinated April 14, 1865 Lincoln shot at the Ford Theater Flag flown at half staff over the Capitol Lincoln’s funeral procession down Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington D.C. Lincoln’s funeral procession through Columbus, Ohio on the way home to Illinois Lincoln’s funeral procession Lincoln’s body lies in state for viewing by mourners Five tragic years on the face of the President. That’s all folks.