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Daily Life during the War

Chapter 15, Section 4 explores the Emancipation Proclamation and its ramifications during the Civil War. It delves into the fears of the Democratic Party regarding job competition from freed slaves, the concerns of abolitionists about the Union's division, and how emancipation could alienate voters. It highlights the courageous actions of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, predominantly composed of free African Americans, and their pivotal charge at Fort Wagner in 1863. The section also addresses the Copperheads and Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus, shedding light on Clara Barton's humanitarian efforts on the battlefield.

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Daily Life during the War

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  1. Daily Life during the War Chapter 15- Section 4

  2. Topics for Today

  3. Emancipation Proclamation • Democratic Party worried that slaves would take jobs • Abolitionists argued that the Union would continue to be divided • Emancipation would anger voters • Slave labor helping the Confederates.

  4. Emancipation Proclamation

  5. 54th Massachusetts Infantry • Consisted mostly of free African Americans • 1863 Led a heroic charge on South Carolina’s Fort Wagner

  6. 54th Massachusetts Infantry • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGKBgJFnPLc

  7. Copperheads • Northern Democrats • Called for the war to end • Peace Democrats • Midwesterners that sympathized with the South and opposed slavery

  8. Copperheads

  9. Habeas corpus • Habeas corpus- a constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment • Lincoln suspended the right to habeas corpus

  10. Difficult Lives of Soldiers

  11. Clara Barton • The “angel of the battlefield” • Organized the collection of medicine and supplies for delivery to the battlefield. • Volunteered at the field hospitals

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