Civil War Competency

By: Noah Crouch

The Beginning of the War The American Civil

War took place between April 12,1861 and April 9, 1865

The first battle was at Fort Sumter

Confederate attack on Fort Sumter

Leaders of the Union President Abraham

Lincoln

Generals Ulysses S. Grant William Sherman John Brown George A. Custer

Gen. Custer’s Stand at Little Big Horn

Ulysses S. Grant Grant born on April

27, 1822 Gen. For the Union

Army Became the 18 pres.

Of the U.S Died on July 23,

1885

Ulysses S. Grant in Union Uniform

Leaders of the CSA President Jefferson

Davis

Generals Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson Braxton Bragg

Gen Robert E. Lee in Confederate Uniform

CSA President Jefferson Davis Born on June 3, 1808 Moved to the

Louisiana Territory in 1812

President of the Confederate States of America

Elected on Nov. 6, 1861

Died on Dec. 6, 1889

President of the CSA: Jefferson Davis

The Ending of the Civil War Ends When

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court house

April 9, 1865

Robert E. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox

Taking Sides in the Civil War

Union States California Rhode Island Oregon Vermont Kansas Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio West Virginia(Border state) Missouri (border state) Kentucky (border state) Maryland (border state) Pennsylvania Delaware (border state) New Jersey Maine Connecticut New Hampshire

Confederate States Texas Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Florida

Battles of the Civil War Antietam: Sept. 16-

18, 1862 Bull Run: July 18,

1861 Fort Sumter: April

12-14 1861 Gettysburg: July 1-3

1863 Seven Day: June

25-July 1 1862The Seven Day battle near Richmond VA

The battle at Gettysburg Lasted Three days Confederates: Gen.

Robert Lee Union: George

Meade South never

recovered Total casualties:

51,000 Turned the tide of the

warBattle at Gettysburg

Weapons of the Civil War Artillery (shown

right) Bayonets Saber Horses Pistol Flintlock Rifles

One type of Civil War era artillery

Transportation of the Civil War

Many Soldiers were transported using the improved Rail system

South didn’t have many trains

For short distances they marched

Trains were very cramped

Civil War era train

Bayonets of the Civil War Were attached to

end of rifle

Thrown when out of bullets

Used to impale

Triangular blades now banned

Typical bayonet of the Civil War

Alliances of the Civil War

Napoleon of France and the Confederates

France wanted more control Mexico Needed British cooperation British reluctant for fear of retaliation Never did anything

Effect of the Civil War Civil War freed

slaves

Contributed to a civil rights movement decades later

Warned America of the effects of civil war

Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln

Works Cited

The Confederacy and the Allies Freeze, Gary. NC Land of Contrasts.

Atlanta, GA: 2009. Print. Gibson, Shawn. "Bayonets." Bayonets.

N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar 2011. <http://bayonets.bayonetconnection.com/>.