American Civil war

Sarah S. Kim. USH. Block F. Nov. 9th

Table of Contents
Resources ......................Pg 4 Preparation ....................Pg 5 Leaders ........................Pg 6 Battles ........................Pg 7 Minority Groups ..............Pg 8 During the Civil War ........Pg 9 Aftermath .....................Pg 10 Bibliography ...................Pg 11

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Resources

Compared to the North, South had a little amount of resources. The North was more industrialized, had more land to grow crops and had more weapons. In the North, it was also faster to produce weapons. Compared to that, the South barely had anything. The most they had were slaves that were able to replace the soldiers. They also had huge amounts of cotton, but were unable to produce them into fabric. However, the South had stronger leaders than the north. They knew exactly what they wanted and didnt make mistakes like the Northern leaders. Apart from that, they had one strong resource. Something the North didnt have. Passion. The South wanted to win to have separation, while the North just fought because they were forced. The difference in their mindset had allowed them to go further.

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Even though the South had less resources, the South had stronger leaders.

Leaders

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

Thomas Stonewall Jackson had taken part in the Mexican war and also took part in the rst battle of Bull Run. His nickname Stonewall came from this battle because he stood against the Union like a Stonewall.

John Bell Hood

John Bell Hood was apart of the Second Bull Run battle, and the Peninsula Campaign . At the age of 33, he replaced Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and became the youngest ofcer to give orders in war. He was defeated by the Union in 1864 and was no longer able to provide the Confederates with anything.

James Ewell Brown Stuart was apart of the Second Battle of Manassas. He was the ideal solider and was the eyes of the army according to Robert E. Lee. He wore his hat to one side and always rode a grand horse. He died after he was wounded during the siege of PetersburgRichmond. page 7 page 4

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Spotsylvania

Battles

In May 1864, one of the bloodies battle took place. There was a battle in the Wilderness and after that, the Union General, Grant, went south until they met up at a town called Spotsylvania. The battle went on for 12 days with 18,000 Unions and 11,000 Confederates dead. On May 21, Grant told the troop to keep going South to the capital of the Confederates, Richmond.

Siege of Vicksburg
Grant had tried several times to capture Vicksburg, but in March he marched his army to the west side of Mississippi, while his other part of the troop looked after the city. Grant crossed the river and headed towards Vicksburg where he met a threat from Joseph Johnstons Rebels. He had to divide his army to deal with it and started again to head towards Vicksburg. Grant nally fought the Confederates under Pemberton at Champion Hill on May 16, where he beat the Confederates. The next attack was at the Big Black River. Pemberton and Grant marched where he had trapped Pemberton. By the end, the Union captured nearly 100 Confederate weapons, almost 6,000 prisoners, won 5 battles and walked 180 miles.

Second Battle of Bull run

Just like the rst Battle of Bull Run, the Confederates won. Thomas Stonewall Jackson wasnt there because he was sent up north to keep an eye on Pope, who was taking care of the Union. Robert E. Lee was in charge of the Confederates and led them to a great victory. Jacksons army rst attacked from the forest. However, the next day, Pope attacked again but did not succeed. The Union lost over 16,000 men while the Confederates lost 9,000 page 7

Minority Groups
The Civil War provided different types of jobs for the women. Some worked for the army, such as nursing the injured, sewing uniforms, working at the saloon, or even the Christian Commission. Many of the elders worked at the local area, while the women who were younger worked away from home to support their loved ones.

There was an impact for African Americans too. Blacks were allowed to be apart of the war, even if they were separated from the normal army, but that allowed them to have a stronger passion to have freedom. It allowed them to think that since they fought in the war too, they should be allowed to be citizens of the United States of America. Slavery was the root to the Civil War, and when it ended, slavery was abolished. Even though that allowed slavery to end, the racism didnt stop. Its easy to change something illegally, but its hard to change something about someone. It is still a problem to this very day.

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During the Civil War

Many families turned against each other because of their loved ones. As time kept owing, families became impatient and became irritated very easily. That meant, one small little thing could become a very big conict.

This was a chance for women to step up and show the men what they could be capable of. Many women took apart of the war, and fought for freedom, or some worked inside the hospital, or even took care of a farm.

The armies for both were organized in a awful way. They had no entertainment, bad trainers and the South had little amounts of food to be fed. Many of the clothes or housing was very uncomfortable and very poor medical care. If a soldier was to be shot, to deal with time, the doctor would just cut the body part off with a knife that was used on a different person. That led to diseases because of the germs.
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Aftermath

The total war left not much for the South to work on. Everything was burnt down into dust and many people were jobless and even homeless. That left the landscape of the South at very poor conditions. Not only that, it killed 1/3 of the livestocks, and a generation of people.

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Even though the South lost a huge chunk of land, men, and the privilege of owning slaves, the South was able to gain more job opportunities and gain the Norths help to rebuild the economy of the South.

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