The document provides an overview of the American Civil War between 1861-1865, including key events, battles, leaders, and outcomes. It summarizes who was fighting (the Union vs the Confederacy), major turning points like the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 where the Confederacy was stopped from invading the North, and how the war concluded with the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in 1865 after over 600,000 casualties.

2. Civil War
 Who’s fighting?
 Who won?
 Where is it fought?
 Why?

3. Civil War: Tale of the Tape
Union Confederacy

4. First Shots
 Confederates take over federal buildings
 Lincoln sends “food for hungry men.”
 South opens fire, April, 1861

5. Virginia leaves the Union
 Why is this so bad for the North?

6. The Union’s Anaconda Plan
 America story of us –
 11:00- 14:51

7. Lincoln & Slavery
 What is the purpose of this war?

8. Emancipation Proclamation
 Jan, 1, 1863
 Which slaves were freed?
 Northern Dems:
 Union Soldiers:
 Confederacy:

9. Dissent in the North
 Northern Dems who supported peace with the
South
 Lincoln’s reaction to dissent?

11. Conscription
 CSA adopts first; USA also
passes
 Can you get out of the draft?
 90% of eligible men fought
for the South

12. New York Draft Riots
 What is New York like in 1863?
 4 day riot;
 100 people dead
Civil War 360: Civil War Draft Brings
Chaos to New York City (YouTube)

13. The Military during the Civil War

17.  America Story of US

18. 1863: Turning Point
 South hanging on
 May: win at Chancellorsville, VA
 Death of top general, Stonewall Jackson
 Why does Lee invade the North?

19. Battle of Gettysburg
 July 1-3, 1863 – Pennsylvania
 Starts with accidental skirmish
 July 2: 90,000 Union soldiers
75,000 Confederate soldiers
 Turning point of war
 “high water mark
of the Confederacy”

20. Confederate Leaders

21. Union Leaders

22. Day 2

23. Day 2 Highlights
 South attacks Union line; fighting in a peach orchard and
wheat field
 CSA assault on Little Round Top, repelled
 Union troops hold high ground

24. Day 3
 The “fish hook”

26. Pickett’s Charge
 Preceded by 2 hours of cannon fire
 Lee orders frontal assault on center of Union line
 CSA suffers 50% casualty rate
 Meade does not order counter attack
 Vicksburg falls
next day

27. Gettysburg Address
 Nov. 1863 dedication of battle cemetery
 Short speech; Lincoln not main speaker

29. Surrender at Appomattox
 South holds on for two years after Gettysburg
 Lee surrenders Confederate Army on April 9, 1865
 Lincoln orders generous terms
 Within 2 months, all Confederate resistance collapses

30. The Cost of War – Blood &
Treasure

31. Why was the Civil War so
deadly?
 Better weapons
 Disease

32. Modern War
 Better transportation
 Better communication

33. Economic Impact of the War
 South
 North

34. John Wilkes Booth

35. Assassination of Lincoln