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Civil War

Civil War. Started: April 12,1861 Ended: April 9, 1865. When did the civil war occur?. The civil war started on April 12, 1861. It started because of slavery. Deadliest war in A merica . Stated at Fort Sumter. Who was involved in the civil war?. Union States:

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Civil War

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  1. Civil War Started: April 12,1861 Ended: April 9, 1865

  2. When did the civil war occur? • The civil war started on April 12, 1861. • It started because of slavery. • Deadliest war in America. • Stated at Fort Sumter

  3. Who was involved in the civil war? Union States: Oregon, California, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine Confederate States: Texas , Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia Border States: Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia

  4. What Alliances were formed during the civil war? France & Great Britain • Neither of them took sides. • Thought that the confederacy wasn't a nation. • They still supplied them with weapons.

  5. What were the main weapons and vehicles used during the civil war? • The vehicles they used were horses and the soldiers walked. Weapons Artillery: Smoothbored Cannons Rifled Cannons Projectile(12Ilb, 24Ilb, 32ilb, Etc.) Caliber(3in, 8in, 10in) Loading(Breech or muzzle) Made(i.e. Dahlgren, Napoleon, Rodman, Parrott, Whitworth)

  6. Weapons Continued.... Small Arms: Muskets, long-barreled shoulder arms, rifles, shoulder guns with spiral grove cut into barrel, short barreled rifles, handguns, pistol, revolvers Designated by caliber(.58 caliber Springfield muskets, .69 caliber Hapers Ferry rifle) Edged Weapons Bayonets, sabers, swords, short swords, cutlasses, bowie knives, pikes, and lances.

  7. Who were the leaders for both Union and Confederate sides __ The actual people? Union- Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant William T. Sherman John Brown Confederate- Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson Braxton Bragg

  8. Stonewall Jackson(confederate) • Born in Clarksburg Virginia, 1824 • Was a confederate soldier • In 1847, was promoted to brevet Major • In 1857, was promoted to major general • Most Prominent military figures during the civil war • Died of pneumonia on may 10, 1863 at the age of 39

  9. Ulysses S. Grant (Union) • Born on April 22, 1822 in point pleasant, Ohio • Went to military school • Applied to be an officer- Union army • He wrote memoirs died soon after • Died July 3rd 1885

  10. What were the main event/battles of the civil war? • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania(battle field) • Fort Sumter • 1st Bull Run • 2nd Bull Run • Battle of Appomattox • Courthouse

  11. How did the civil war affect Americas future? • It stopped Slavery • Gave slaves and colored people the right to vote.

  12. How does the civil war end? • It ended on April 9, 1865 • The Union won the war • The confederate surrendered • Slavery was ended • Ended at the Appomattox Courthouse.

  13. You could be fighting with your brother, cousin, etc. And the next minute you dead or you family member is dead!

  14. Web and fact! • WEB • More than 620,000 died in four years • legends of the America. N.p., 2003. Web. 28 Mar 2011. <http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-civilwarfacts.html>. • BOOK • After four years of fight 600,000 casualties died. • Johnson, Jennifer. Gettysburg: The Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War. New York: Franklin Watts, 2010. 54-55. Print.

  15. So many died, it was a devastation. I believe that the civil war of 1861-85 had the most deaths out of all of the American wars.

  16. More Facts about the American civil war!!!!! • Union was blue and the confederate was gray. • The Leader for the confederate army was Robert E. Lee • William T. Sherman was the leader for the union army.

  17. Bibliography • Aronson, Billy. Stonewall Jackson. New York-Tarrytown: Marshall Cavendish,2008.1-24.print • Aronson, Billy. Ulysses S. Grant. New York-Tarrytown: Marshall Cavendish,2008.1-24.print • Murphy, Jim. The Long Road To Gettysburg. New York: Mifflin Company.1992.1-63.Print. • “Weapons of the American Civil War.” Civil War home. Mark M. Boatner, 02/16/2002.web.22 March.2011. <http://www.civilwarhome.com/weapons.htm>

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