Reminders
• Quiz Tomorrow Over– Differences Between North and South,
Important People, Key Battles
• Short answer, no multiple-choice
• BUT…. Open Notebook
The Union
• The North
• Yankees
• Blue Uniforms
• 24 States
The Confederacy
• The South
• Rebels
• Grey Uniforms
• 11 States
Strategy For Winning
The North
•ANACONDA Plan
•Capture Richmond
•Blockades
•Mississippi River
The South
•Win by “not losing”
•Fight defensively
•Avoid large-scale
battles
Abraham Lincoln
• President during
War for the USA
• Freed slaves in
Confederacy with
Emancipation
Proclamation
• Gave Gettysburg
Address
Ulysses S. Grant
• Last & greatest
commander of
Union Army
• Accepted Lee’s
surrender at
Appomattox
Courthouse
William Tecumseh Sherman
• General for
Union Army
• Developed “Total
War”
• Known for his
“March to the
Sea”
William Carney
• Soldier
• Union
st
• 1 African
American to be
awarded the
Congressional
Medal of Honor
Philip Bazaar
• Sailor in US Navy
• Union
st
• 1 Hispanic
American to be
awarded the
Congressional
Medal of Honor
Jefferson Davis
• President during the
War for the
Confederacy
• Successful Military
leader
• Thought Confederacy
had a noble cause
given in Declaration of
Independence
Robert E. Lee
• Commander of the
Confederate Army
• Greatest Southern
advantage
• Surrendered to Grant
at Appomattox
Courthouse in 1865
“Stonewall” Jackson
• General of
Confederacy
• Lee’s “Right arm”
• 1st Battle of Bull
Run
• Known for his
bravery and
courage
Major Battles of the Civil War
• Write Info on Page 4 of Notebook
FORT SUMTER
•Union fort
•Lincoln sends needed
supplies
•Confederates attack before
supplies arrive
•April 12, 1861
•Confederate Victory
First Shots of the Civil War
st
1
Battle of
Bull Run
• 1st Battle after War began
• Manassas, VA
• Significance- It was going to be
a long bloody battle and
soldiers needed training
• Confederate Victory
Battle of
Antietam
• Bloodiest Day in American History
• >23,000 dead in a single day.
• Military draw– No one Wins
• Led to the Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of
Gettysburg
•3-day battle
•51,000 casualties
• UNION VICTORY
•Significance-Turning point of
the Civil War and
Bloodiest Battle
of the War
Battle of Vicksburg
•36,000
casualties
•Union victory
Vicksburg Cemetery
Significance: Union
control of the
Mississippi River, the
Confederacy was split
in two.
Grant Takes Command
Appomattox Courthouse
•April 9, 1865
•Lee
surrenders to
Grant
Officially Ended the Civil
War
Inaugural Addresses
Jefferson Davis
• February 1861
• Confederate States of America
• Key Points
– Secession legal in Declaration of
Independence (“consent of the governed
to change or abolish a government”)
– Thought it only made sense for the
very different North and South be
separate
– Does not want to fight the North
but if attacked, will fight
Abraham Lincoln
• March 1861
• United States of America
• Key Points
– Doesn’t want to end slavery in
South
– It’s illegal to leave the Union
– Does not want to fight the South
but will if forced
Guess Who Said What?!
• Read each of the quotes CIRCLING or HIGHLIGHTING important
information.
• Decide who you think said this at their Inauguration (Lincoln or
Davis) using the information you circled.
• Then, explain in your OWN WORDS why you chose that President.
• How you will be graded…
– Accuracy of your answer
– Annotations of quote
– Explanation of answer
Can’t do that?
You will NOT receive any
credit for answer!
If you finish
• Work on Battle Map
• Using page 485– For States
• Using Pages 491 and 507 for Battles