Transcript The Civil War

The Civil War
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Introduction
• There were many
wars and battles
during the Civil War
• More people died in
this war than any
other war in American
history
• The war started over
slavery
The Union and Confederate Armies
Similar both
• both unhappy with the
draft
Union and Confederate
difference
• Union wore dark blue
jackets, light blue
pants, regular blue
caps, and black
shoes.
• Confederates wore
long gray shirts, light
blue pants, and gray
jackets
The Battle of Bull Run
• The first battle of Bull Run took place on
July 21, 1861
• The Union was lead by General Irvin
McDowell
• The Confederates were lead by Thomas J.
Jackson
• Thomas J. Jackson’s nickname was
“Stonewall”.
The Battle of Gettysburg
• The Union was lead by General George
Grant who lead them to high ground near
Gettysburg
• The Confederates were lead by Robert E.
Lee
• The Union Army won the battle of
Gettysburg and their first battle
Military Tactics and Technology
• Technology
• The Union used hot
air balloons.
• The Confederates
used the telegraph
• Tactics
• The Union used the
hot air balloons to
watch and see if their
enemies are going to
attack
• The Confederates
used the telegraph to
call and tell if the
enemies are attacking
Combat Conditions
• President Lincoln
spent the early years
of the war looking for
a general to lead the
Union
• Robert E. Lee was
elected to be general
of the Union but
declined
• but he did accept to
lead the Union
Medical Care
• NORTH
• In the North the
medical care was
pretty good
• The North had better
medical care than the
South
• SOUTH
• The South had poor
medical care
• Since the South had
such poor medical
care more people
would die
•
Food and Drink
• NORTH
• The north ate Hard
Track
• Hard Track is a type
of biscuit made from
flour and water
• SOUTH
• The South made
coffee
• They made coffee out
of a root called
chicory and boiled it
• coffee was their
favorite hot drink
Conditions on the Home Front
• there was a draft that all people were
upset about
• it affected the wives they did not know if
there husbands would come back alive
• the South was upset about the draft
• most all wars were settled in the South
From Gettysburg to Appomattox
• genr. Grant lead the Union to victory
• The Union won
• the south did not all die genr. grant was so
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