Causes of the American Civil War – Rap Video

Civil War Video – Based on two Fifth Graders work

Cause of the Civil War

By Morgan J. Burris & Jenny Strader

Southwestern Randolph High School

US HistoryNote Page 22

“The Early Stages”

North South

The First Two Years of the War…

1st. Battle of Bull Run / Manassas:→ Union Gen. McDowell goes

West from D.C. w/poorly trained troops.

→ Conf. Gen. Beauregard were well prepared.

→ Shipped troops in by Railroad Union Retreats

Both the North and the South developed strategies to win the Civil War. Both sides, however, experienced military setbacks and high

casualties early in the war. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and put ending slavery at the heart of

the Union war effort.

Lincoln appoints McClellan, as General of

East Army. Looked out for welfare of

troops Didn’t take instant action

Civil War is one of the first wars

documented on film…

War in the West: Union gunboats, under

Gen. Grant took Fort Henry (Feb. 1862) &

later get ‘unconditional’ surrender of Fort

Donelson.

Control of rivers, meant control of Commerce and Military

movement…

Slaughter at Shiloh: April 6, 1862 – Conf. Army

surprises Grant April 7th. Grant gets reinforcements & wins.

-13,000 Union Casualties-10,000 Conf. Causalities

Bloodiest battle on US soil up till this time.

Action on the Mississippi:

Under Capt. Farragut, Union Navy takes New

Orleans in April of 1862. June of 1862, takes

Memphis

McClellan Invades Virginia:Moves down Potomac

River to Yorktown, Virginia in May 1862

Seven Days Battle:

June 25 – July 1st. 1862 Union forces, 2 x as many, are defeated by General Lee & General

Jackson.

Jackson threw Union by attacking North, near

Washington, D.C. forcing troops to be moved there.

Then he regrouped with Lee

Confederates Take Action:Conf. Forces move North

into Maryland.Sept. 1862, Lee meets

Union Gen. McClellan.

Battle of Antietam- Bloodiest day in Civil War

- 6,000 dead, 19,000 Wounded

- No clear victory Lee goes back to Virginia

McClellan is Replaced

At Fredericksburg: Lee defeats General Burnside At Chancellorsville: Lee

splits army, sends Stonewall Jackson to

attack Gen. Hooker from behind.

Confederates are victorious.

Stonewall Jackson is killed by his own men…

STALEMATE:

EAST: Union has failed to get Richmond

Virginia

WEST: Grant still unable to control the Miss.

River.

US HistoryNote Page 22

“The Early Stages”

The End