The document provides an overview of the American Civil War, including what started it, the presidents of the Union and Confederacy, key generals of each side, famous battles, contrasts between the Union and Confederacy, and what ultimately ended the war. It discusses the economic and social differences between the north and south that led to states' rights issues over slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln. The presidents, generals, battles, and contrasts between the two sides are described. The war ended when Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith surrendered the last Confederate army west of the Mississippi in 1865.

2. overview
 Overview
 What started the war
 Presidents
 Generals
 Famous battles
 Contrasts
 What ended the war

3. What started the war
 Economic and social differences between the
north and south
 States versus federal rights
 The fight between slave and non-slave proponent
 Growth of the abolitionist movement
 The election of Abraham Lincoln

4. presidents
 North
 The president of the union was Abraham Lincoln
 He was born in Hardin, Kentucky on February 12, 1809
 In 1832, Lincoln enlisted to fight in the black hawk war
 He was elected president in 1860
 South
 The president of the confederacy was Jefferson Davis
 He was born on June 3, 1808
 After Davis was captured in 1865, he was accused of
treason but was not tried and was released after two
years
 He was elected February 18, 1861

5. Generals
 North
 The general of the union was Ulysses s. grant
 He was born April 27, 1822
 Grant was the first President to establish Civil Service
reform, creating a two-year federally funded Civil Service
Commission in 1871
 He was elected president in March 4, 1869
 South
 The general was Robert E. Lee
 He was born January 19, 1807
 Robert E. Lee distinguished himself as an exceptional officer and
combat engineer in the United States Army for 32 years
 He was elected in 1863

6. Famous battles
 Union
 The unions famous battle was the battle of Gettysburg
 This battle which occurred from the July 1-3, 1863 in
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
 There was 51,000 casualties of which 28,000 were
Confederate soldiers
 South
• The confederates famous battle was the Battle of
Chickamauga
• The Battle of Chickamauga took place in Georgia between
September 19-20, 1863
• It was a victory for the Confederacy that resulted in 34,624
casualties of which 16,170 were Union soldiers

7. contrasts
union confederate
 Well fed and prepared for war
 Was fighting to stop
succession and slavery
 The union also had much
better access to technological
developments and factories
so they were able to develop
more technology such as
repeating rifles , Gatling guns
and some interesting
developments in cannon and
shot.
 Not prepared and shoeless
sometimes
 Was fighting to keep the
succession and slavery
 the Confederacy had in spades
was Morale , good leadership
and a high esprit de corp. They
had several good victories for a
large part of the war whist the
Union were plagued by
indecisive generals, poor
leadership and many losses in
battles they should have easily
won

8. What ended the war
 In an event that is generally regarded as marking the
end of the Civil War, Confederate General Edmund
Kirby Smith, commander of Confederate forces west of
the Mississippi, signs the surrender terms offered by
Union negotiators. With Smith's surrender, the last
Confederate army ceased to exist, bringing a formal
end to the bloodiest four years in U.S. history