Civil war occurJake Tew

The American Civil War started between (1861–1865) or known as the war Between the States . It was the turning point of a life time.

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Located in Charleston Harbor South Carolina. Write after president

Lincolns election in 1860.

Presidential LeadersThe southern states declared their secession

from the united states and formed the confederacy led by Jefferson Davis.

Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the united states at the time of the civil war

When elected in 1860.

Lincoln and Davis

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) who was also the president of the united states at the

time of the civil war. Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American statesman and

leader of the Confederacy during the American civil war

Union states

• Union states

California New York Connecticut New Jersey • Delaware Ohio • Illinois Oregon• Indiana Pennsylvania • Iowa Rhode island• Kansas Vermont • Kentucky West Virginia • Maine • Maryland• Massachusetts • Michigan• Minnesota • Nevada • New Hampshire

Confederate states

• Florida • Alabama• Georgia• Louisiana• Texas• Virginia• Arkansas • Tennessee• North Carolina• south Carolina • Mississippi•

Boarder states

Union border West Virginia,Kentucky,Missouri

Confederate Border• Delaware• Maryland

Fort Sumter

• (April 12, 1861) was the time brigadier General Beauregard sent the attack on fort Sumter. It lasted two days with out casualties. The significance of fort Sumter was that it was the beginning of the civil war.

Battle of bull runThis battle started on July 21st 1861.

Where the union Army was under command by brigadier general Irvin McDowell.

Where at the same time General Bauagard was commanding the confederate army. Both sides realized the impacts of the war. The casualties

of the war were heavy. And it was a long lasting war.

Battle Of Gettysburg

casualties Union: 23,0553,155 killed14,531 injured5,369 captured/missing Confederates:23,2314,708 killed12,693 wounded5,830 captured/missing

• Started from July 1-3 1863• The general of the union at

the time was George Meade.

• Union had 93,021 troops. • The leader of the

confederate at the time was general Robert E. Lee.

• Confederate had71,699 troops.

2nd battle of Fort Fisher• The war started January 13-15 1865.

Blockade Runners provided supplies from the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Great Britain by trading cotton and tobacco. Fort was made of the Earth.

• The Battle • At 2:30 pm the naval assault ceased,

giving way to the land attack.• Fierce hand-to-hand combat.• General Whiting was killed.• By 10:00 pm the surrender order was

given.

CasualtiesUnion-1,338Confederate-583

• Union Generals

• Major General Alfred Terry commanded 9,000 troops

• Rear Admiral David D. Porter commanded 60 ships.

• Confederate Generals

• Major General W.H.C. Whiting commanded 1,900 troops at the fort.

• Robert F. Hoke commanded 6,400 troops just north of the fort.

Appomattox Courthouse

• After the siege in Petersburg General Lee abandoned the Confederate capital.

• He went south when was cut off by General Grant’s troops.

• April 7th Grant sent Lee a letter requesting a forfeit.

• April 8th Union Cavalry arrived first and burned the supplies.

• April 9thin the morning Lee’s troops attacked union troops with success.

• April 9th at 11:50 am Lee sent a message to Grant agreeing to give up and surrender.

• CasualtiesUnion: 164Confederate: 500 and 27,800Ended up surrendering.

Main weaponsOne of the main weapons they used was a

smoothbore musket. One of the main cannons used in the civil war was called the napoleon

shooting a 12 pound shot.One of the rifles they used was a muzzleloader

that shot 2-3 bullets at a time.

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Effects of Americans future

One way that it effected us was that if the union wouldn’t have won the civil war we would not be

the free country we are today.

Ending the civil war

The civil war ended after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox

court house on April 9, 1865.