6. Advantages/Disadvantages of the
North
Advantages: larger population, more
money, more industry, more railroads
Disadvantages: lack of strong military
leadership, fighting in unfamiliar territory
7. Advantages/Disadvantages of the
South
Advantages: strong military leadership,
familiar with the land, motivation to defend
their land, homes, way of life.
Disadvantages: lack of industry, lack of
railways, lack of military and food supplies
8. Monitor and the Merrimac
Two ironclad ships,
fought to a standstill
and signaled the end
of wooden warships
11. Battle of Bull Run
The first major land
battle of the Civil
War, near
Manassas, Virginia
is a decisive
Confederate
victory, ending
hopes of a quick
end to the conflict.
12. The Battle of Antietam
Was the bloodiest
day of the war in
1862
Was a victory for the
Union
15. Women support the War
Supported home life
and ran farms and
business while the
men were away
Women began
working as nurses,
teachers, messengers,
spies, and smugglers
CLARA BARTON-FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
17. Medical Care
Surgeries were
performed without
anesthetics
Thousands of
soldiers died of
disease and
infection
AMPUTATION-CUTTING OFF ONE’S LIMB
18. Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863,
President Lincoln issued
the Emancipation
Proclamation
This declared all slaves
in Confederate states to
be free
The confederate states
ignored the document
19. The Battle of Gettysburg-Union Victory
Union and
Confederate troops
met on July 1, 1863 in
Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania
17,500 Union soldiers
killed
23,000 Confederate
soldiers killed
Was a 3 day battle
20. Gettysburg Cemetery in Pennsylvania
The thousands
who died at
Gettysburg were
buried in a new
cemetery
overlooking the
battlefield
21. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
The country should
have a new birth of
freedom. The
government “of the
people, by the
people, and for the
people shall be
preserved”
22. Vicksburg: A Besieged City
General
Ulysses S.
Grant takes
over as Union
military
commander
24. Battle of Vicksburg
The Union gets control
of the Mississippi
River and another
victory
The South begins to
suffer due to the Union
blockade of the
Mississippi
25. Massachusetts 54th
Regiment
African American
soldiers demonstrated
their courage during
their attack on Ft.
Wagner.
With poor training and
equipment, they lost
half of their men and
lost the battle
26. William Carney
African American
soldier in the 54th
Massachusetts
Regiment, and first
African American to
receive the medal
of honor
27. Appomattox: The South Surrenders
On April 9, 1865 General
Robert E. Lee surrenders
to General Ulysses S.
Grant
Grant’s terms of surrender
were generous:
Confederate soldiers were
to go home, keep their
weapons, and were given
food
