Transcript Civil War Computer Competency

Civil War Computer
Competency
Civil War dates
• The civil war occurred from
1861-1865
• More specifically April 12, 1861
through April 9, 1865
States involved in the civil war
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Union
Oregon and California
Minnesota and Iowa
Kansas and Wisconsin
Illinois and Indiana
Michigan and Ohio
Pennsylvania and
New York
New Jersey and
Connecticut
Massachusetts and
Rhode Island
Vermont and New
Hampshire
Maine
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Confederate
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Border
•Missouri
•Kentucky
•Maryland Delaware
•West Virginia
Alliances Formed
• Alliances formed between French and British with
the Confederacy
• The British saw the USA as a fast growing
economical rival. So they were okay with it being
divided
• The French wanted to influence Mexico and it
would help them if there was a new nation that
was pro-France between Mexico and the USA
Union Leaders
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant
• William T. Sherman
• John Brown
Ulysses S. Grant
• 1843- Grant graduated from West Point,
is commissioned a second lieutenant
• 1845- Grant summoned to active duty in
Louisiana and then Texas
• 1846-47 -Grant serves in the Mexican War rising
to lieutenant
• He marries Julia Boggs Dent
• Grant resigns from the US union army with rank
of captain
Confederate Leaders
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Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Braxton Bragg
Jefferson Davis
• Born June 3rd 1808
• 1832- Served in the army during the Black
Hawk War
• 1835- Resigned from army and married
• 1845- Elected to congress
• February 18, 1861 was inaugurated President.
Main Battles
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Fort Sumter
2nd battle of Bull Run
2nd battle at Fort Fisher
Battle at Appomattox
Battle of Gettysburg
Battles…
• 1861- Fort Sumter- After union refuses to
surrender. Confederates open fire on fort Sumter
in Charleston harbor, the union troops are short
on ammunition they fire only a few rounds. No
casualties
• 1862- 2nd Battle of Bull Run-August 28-30
Jackson ordered an attack to pull Pope’s army
into battle. Pope’s army was greatly reduced.
Just when pope thought he had a chance the
union’s left flank was destroyed causing them to
retreat. Confederate Victory. 22,180 Casualties.
Battles…
• 2nd Battle at Fort Fisher-1865, Jan 13-15. Major General Terry
coordinated his attack with a huge naval force led by Admiral
David D. Porter. Major General Robert Hoke’s goal was to block
Terry and not allow a Union advance up the peninsula towards
Wilmington. When Terry got to Fort Fisher he began landing his
troops between the fort and Hoke's position on January 13. On
January 15, Porter's ships opened fire on the fort and succeeded in
silencing all but two of its guns.18,000 casualties.
• Battle at Appomattox- April 9, 1865. what was left of John Broun
Gordon’s corps and Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry formed a battle line at
Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee war very
determined to escape the union and reach his supplies in
Lynchburg. At dawn the Confederates advanced, initially gaining
ground against Sheridan’s cavalry. The arrival of Union soldiers
stopped the advance in its tracks. Since Lee’s army was now
surrounded on three sides he surrendered to Grant. Union Victory
Battle Of Gettysburg
• Battle of Gettysburg-1863 July 1-3
• General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern
Virginia of 75,000 men and the 97,000 man
Union Army of the Potomac, under George G.
Meade, came together at Gettysburg and
fought a battle
• This battle was the marking point of the north’s
victory over the south.\
• 51,112 individuals were killed, wounded, missing,
or captured
Weapons Used
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Artillery
Small arms
Minie Ball
Edged Weapons
Weapons
• Napoleon- cannon, 1857, Favorite of Union
and Confederate, smoothbore ,muzzleloading 12 pounder “gun-howitzer”
• Saber- all of civil war, few casualties, edged
sword, very dangerous, used by a trained
trooper
• Mountain Howitzer- small, most portable
artillery, 12 pounds, used in mountainous
areas
Vehicles Used
• Horses!!!
• Wagons, including Ambulance
wagons in battle
The outcome…
• The Civil War officially
ended on April 9, 1865 when
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S.
Grant. The formal
surrender ceremony took place in the home
of Wilmer and Virginia McLean in the
town of Appomattox Court House,
Virginia
• But the final
surrender
was on June 23, 1865
Effects of the Civil War on America’s
Future
• Since the union won it think this prevented
the South (confederates) from establishing
itself as an independent republic and dividing
the nation
• the abolition of slavery
Information accuracy
• “186,00 African Americans fought in the civil
war” is what the book said…
• But the website said that more than 200,000
blacks fought in the union alone.
Did You Know?!
• South Carolina was the first state
to separate, followed by
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and
several others
• General "Stonewall" Jackson died
during the Battle of
Chancellorsville in 1863. He was
shot by his own men, who
thought he was the enemy.
• More than half of all deaths
during the American Civil War
were the result of disease (not
bullets). The primary culprits
included typhoid fever, dysentery,
tuberculosis and pneumonia
• The last man to die in combat
was killed more than a month
after the surrender ceremony,
in a battle at Palmito Ranch in
Texas
• Over 400 women disguised
themselves as men and
fought in the Civil War
• The battle of
Sharpsburg/Antietam,
September 17, 1862 was the
single bloodiest day in
American history. There
were more than 20,000
casualties
Bibliography
• Osborne, Linda. Traveling the Freedom Road. New York, NY:
Library of Congress, 2009. pg #. Print.
• WGBH, Educational Foundation. " Africans in American, The
Civil War." (1999): n. pag. Web. 18 Mar 2011.
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4narr5.htm>.
• Crompton, Samuel. Ulysses S. Grant. New York, NY: Chelsea
House Publishing, 2009. #. Print.
• Westell, Ian. The Civil War. Mankato, MN: Brown Bear
Books, 2008. Print.
• Weapons article
• Alliances article
• Textbook