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Southern Secession
ClipThe outbreak of the civil has started, The first 7 southern states(South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas) have met in Montgomery, Alabama and set up a provisional government -
Jefferson Davis
The president for the Confederate states during the civil war. He was in charge of war plans and strategy but even with the most intricate of ideas there was no way of stopping the bigger, more powerful union. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16 president of the united states. He officed during the civil war in support of the union. He has also been said to be the greatest president of all time. He had achived many things while he was in office like freeing the slaves and modernizing the economy through banks. He started off as a Whig party leader, state legislature for the state of Illinois. He was also part of the house of representitives before he became president. -
General Robert E. Lee
The general for the Confederates in the Civil war. Was offered the spot as general for the side of the union by President Lincoln but refused staying with the side of his homeland. He ended up leading the Confederates to winnig some battles against the more powerfull union. -
Continuation of the Secession
ClipVirginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina have no been added to the new government forming the Connnfederacy. The new capital will be in Richmond, Virginia -
General Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was another well known general for the confederate army. Jackson also served in the USa army before the civil war. He has been said to be the most gifted tactical commander in U.S war history -
General Grant
Ulysses Grant was the 18th president of the United States and commander of the Union in the Civil War who later on became president. Under his command the Union army defeated the Confederacy ending the civil war with the surrendering of General Lee. -
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The Civil War
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The Blockade
The blockade was first recomended by William Henry Seward after the battle of Fort Sumter. The blockade restricted any import or export into the south -
Blockade Extension
Lincoln extended the blockade to North Carolina and Virginia assuring that the south would recive closs to no supplis at all. This would be another example of the advantages that the North recieved dring the war -
Blockade Completed
By July, all of the big southern ports have been blocked meanig no importations or exports of anything. Other countries started to grant belligerant status on the Confeeederact which means they were reconized as a nation in war conflict -
Copperheads
A vocal group of democrats led by Clement Vallandigham located in the North. The y were a group who was strongly agaisnt the civil war. They were constantly demanding to make peace with the south to end the war. "Copperheads" comes from the fact that they had there badges out of old copper pennies. -
Slaughter at Shiloh
A battle that took place in the southwest of Tennessee. The Union army under command of general had traveled deep into Tennessee to only get surprise attacked on by the confederate soldiers. This attack was very successful at the start -
Slaughter at Shiloh
After being blind sided by the confederate army the Union had lost a lot of men. They Slowly began to regin strength and able to with hold the confederate forces. The Union forces atttacked strong the morning of April 7 forcing the Confederates to retreat. The went back to make sure the union would not get to the north of the Mississippi -
Union Conquers New Orleans
The union went to New Orleans and captured the capital. At the time New Orleans was an important place and held the confederates largest city. So capturing it was a huge deal for the war -
Capturing New Orleans
In the civil war or any war for that matter capturing the nation's biggest city was a big deal there was a lot of leverage on the side of the Union after they took over the city -
First Battle of Chattanooga
It was mainly an artillary battle. This first battle was infact won by the Union but was a very minor loss for the confederates. Very few casualities on both sides. -
Battle of Antietam
ClipIt was also reconized as the battle of sharpsberg, the battle of Antietam was faught in Maryland. This was the first battle in the civil war on Union Soil. It was said to be the bloodiest battle that took place in a single day -
Battle of Antietam, 5:30 PM
The battle was over in a single day, the win being on the siedof the union but both sides los a lot of men uring this battle. There was a big signifiance in this war beause if the confedcerates won they would have been reconized as an independant nation by Britin and France -
54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
One of the first African American Units during the civil war. All of the soliers were recruited by white abolishonists. There was lots of contreversy over the issue of them being told they would recive a cetain pay but recived another which was less but even then they built a big legacy reciving a momunment that still exists today -
Siege of Vicksburg
General Grants army drive the confederates past the Mississippi and forced them into defensive lines surrounding a fort in Vicksburg Mississippi. -
Battle of Gettysburg
ClipFought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania had the most casualties out of any battle during the civil war and was the turning point in the war between the Union an Confederate army. -
Emancipation Proclamation
At the time slaves were not considered people but considered property so what President Lincoln did was seize all property which would include the slaves. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This act freed close to 3.1 million slaves during the war. Lincoln did this to temporarily free the slaves to give him time to pass the propesed emmendment that freed the slaves completly -
Surrenduring of Vicksburg
The confederates finally surrendered collapsing their fort. But the Union granted parole to all soldiers not wanting to feed all 30 00 of them. Most of the troops were released back at around 6 months later and most fought in the battles in Tennessee -
Battle of Gettysburg
After a Union win, it stoped the movement of confederate soliers from heading north. At the time it wasn't seen as a very important battle but in the long run it really was what stopped the cdonfederates from taking any land north of the mason-dixon line -
Second battle of Chattanooga
It was the opening battle in the Chickamauga Campaign which was a series of battles fought in Georgia. Chattanooga was a major city in Georgia which became occupied during this battle -
Gettysburg Address
This Speach given by Abraham Lincoln said to be one of the best spechs of all time aswell was about the equality of all humans. It may be better reconzied as the speach that starts like "Four score and seven years ago..." which was refering to the declaration of independeance. -
POW Camp Andersonville
A confederate prisoner of war camp in Georgia. What made it so popular was the amount of inmates it had and also the conditions. They were the most unbareable conditions one could live. With over 45,000 inmates and 13 000 deaths. -
Burning Atlanta
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After capturing the capital Atlanta the Union soldiers stopped everything in Atlanta, burned crops and houses and just totally destroyed the whole city hence giving the name the burning of Atlanta -
Sherman's March
A march done by Union soldiers from Atlanta to Savannah clearing everything in the path. They destroyed military target, industries and civilian property. It also slowed down trasnsportation in the south almost to a stop for anything travelling through their path -
The outcome of the march
The thought process behind the mmarch was that the civil war would only end if the confederates economic and war strategys were broken so the Union decided to do so by burning crops, kill livestock and consume supplies.
