PREPARING FOR WARChapter 18 Section 1

The Civil War

The Civil War Begins

The Civil War began with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.

On April 15, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to end the rebellion. This had a powerful effect on the 8 slave states of the Upper South. These “Border States” had not yet decided whether to join the Confederacy or stay in the Union.

Battle at Fort Sumter

More States Join the Confederacy After Lincoln’s call for volunteers to

put down the rebellion, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee seceded from the Union.

Richmond, Virginia , became the capital of the Confederacy and Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America. (CSA)

Union States (North) (USA) UNION- Oregon, California, Kansas,

Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, West Virginia

Border States - Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri

Capital- Washington, D.C.

Confederate States (South) (CSA) Confederacy- South Carolina,

Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia

Capital- Richmond, Virginia

Civil War Map

Comparing Confederacy & UnionConfederate Flag Union Flag

Leaders of the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln (Union)

Jefferson Davis ( Confederacy)

Problems in Maryland

Lincoln knew he had to keep Maryland in the Union; the state surrounded Washington, D.C. on three sides.

In Maryland, pro-Confederate mobs attacked Union soldiers. To hold pro-Confederate leaders in Maryland prison, Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus.

Habeas corpus- a right that protects people from being held in prison unlawfully

Problems in Missouri

In Missouri, Union and Confederate supporters fought each other fiercely. Lincoln kept Missouri in the Union under martial law.

Martial law- rule by the army instead of by the usual government officials

Advantages

North South

The north had more farmland-65%

Had more factories-85%

Had more railroad lines-71%

Had more production of manufactured goods-92%

Total population-71%

The South’s main advantage was its military leaders, such as Robert E. Lee.

North versus South

Northerners volunteered to preserve the Union while Southerners prepared to defend their way of life.

Northerners were called Billy Yanks or Yankees.

Southerners were called Johnny Rebs, or rebels.

North versus South

Union Soldier (Blue)Confederate Soldier (Gray)

Women, Children and African Americans in the War Many disguised women and young

boys joined the armies. Historians estimate between 10-20% off all soldiers (250,000-420,000) were 16 years old or younger.

At first, African Americans were banned from the Union armies but later on they had their own regiments led by white officers.

Young Soldiers

Johnny Clem 10 years old

Young Confederate soldier

African Americans

54th MassachusettsMonument at Gettysburg

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