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C iv il War Pro je c t

Section 1

-Resources

-How Soldiers Were Trained

Section 2

- Generals

The Three Wars

By Daniel Lee F Block 11/9/11

- Minorities

Section 3

-Life In Civil War

Effects of the Civil War & REconstructions

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Re s o urc es Uni o n

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Resource Chart for the Union.

TOTAL POPULATIONS : page 5~7 FREE POPULATIONS:
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22,100,000 (71%) 21,700,00 400,000 2,100,000(63%)

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SLAVE POPULATIONS:
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RAILROAD LENGTH: MANUFACTURED ITEMS: AMMUNITIONS(guns): U.S EXPORTS TO FOREIGN Page 11 LANDS:
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21,788 miles (35,064 km) (90%) (97%) (30%)

UNION Vs. Confederacy

The North had about 2/3 of the manufactured goods in the United States, including the South too. As seen in the chart above, the Unions had more numbers of people, however slaves were much less compared to the amount South had. North was an industrialized country giving them and advantage when it comes to making fire arms, or other manufactured goods.

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typically a man in his early 20s. Many of their occupation were farmers, people who assumed the war wouldnt take that long. People who were forced to enlist were those who were called to serve against their own will were often poor, since anyone who could pay the sum of $300.00 would be exempt from fighting. -As the war progressed, even women joined the fight, dressing up as, and pretending to be men so that they could join the army.

How Soldiers were Brought and Trained.

E qu i pme nt s

Equipment -The Unions soldier were

N av y U ni on Un if orm

dressed in blue, navy uniform. -The army issued shirts were also made of wool. This was to let water out easily when absorbed. -In addition to heavy clothes, Union soldiers carried a heavy knapsack, a blanket, and a small protective cover called "dog tent". - They were also, equipped with good firearms. Most of the Unions used Enfield issued by the British.

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How Soldiers Were Trained.

The Soldiers who came in were unfamiliar with using weapons such as gun or rifles. They were trained by generals, and worked on tactics, shooting, and working with other weaponry. Majority of the soldiers went through training with General McClellan.

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Information on: George Mead

George Mead was first involved in the war George Mead 1815-1872 as a volunteered Brigadier General. Then later on he was promoted Captain. Few recommendation from the Governor of
Interesting Facts: He was born in a family with 11 children, and he was the 8th. His nickname was Old Snapping Turtle He was born in Cadiz, Spain. He engineered and fixed lighthouse.

month during the Civil War with the strong Pennsylvania, he was assigned to lead the 2nd Brigade. His career as a Captain was quite successful. One of his known battle was against General Robert E. Lee where he came victorious in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

William T. Sherman 1820-1891

Information on: William T. Sherman
Interesting Facts: His nickname was William Sherman never commanded in a major Union victory Cump among his and his military career had repeated ups and downs, but friends. William T. Sherman is the second best known of Northern He was a great commanders. His father had died when he was nine years old, general, yet never and Sherman. Tragic, but he was raised by Senator Thomas commanded in a Enwig. He had a military strategic called the scorched earth Major Union Victory which was a harsh tactic. A policy which meant total war on the Confederacy states. He then later on took command of the Indian War which went for 15 long years. Even with public recognition he did refuse to work in politics.

George A. Custer 1839-1876

Information on: George A. Custer
Interesting Facts:
George A. Custer was an American calvary commander and also George A. Custer a United States Army Officer. He was an

even though married never had a child. needed all potential general, and that is where Custer Custers brother was called to serve the Union. His first major were the creator of his was in the engagementnickname. First Battle of Bull Run. From there he His tow brothers died offices he worked learned a lot from other during the civil war.
experienced soldier. As the Civil War broke out they with. From there he had success as a highly effective calvary commander. After the Civil War Custer too, just like William was dispatched to fight in the Indian Wars. There he wasnt too successful and had a lot of defeats.

The Three Wars

Battle of Spotsylvania: This was considered the second major battle the Lt. General Grant was involved in. It all started when Grant and his men were crossing the Rapidan, they were suddenly ambushed by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. After two days of intense battle, the casualties were about at 29,000. There was on ongoing battle at Spotsylvania. Neither of the Union or Confederacy could gain advantage. Lee was able to stop Grant from coming, but he could not send him back. The battle continued on and in the end Grant tried to lure Lees army into a trap near Hancock. However this battle no one came to a win, it was inconclusive.

2nd Battle of Bull Run: This battle was also called the Second Manassas, which was fought during August 28~30. This battle involved two famous generals John Pope and Robert E. Lee from the Confederacy. The scale of the battle was much larger than the previous battle which was the First Battle of Bull Run. Stonewall Jackson First toke lead by capturing the Unions food supply depot. This threatened Popes line of communication making a hole to the Union force. Pope retaliates and use a trap, and he is convinced that Pope had trapped Jackson. The Confederacy came in with a large number of Soldiers at the battlefield. Pope was unaware of this and it caused the Union left flank crushed by the enemy force. Pope was driven back to Centerville. The Aftermath of this battle was about 10,000 Unions soldiers were killed and the Confederacy came victorious.

Siege if Vicksburg: The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military battle in the Vicksburg Campaign. The two major commanders here was Ulysses S. Grant from the Unions side and John C. Pemberton from the Confederacy. With the Unions keep pushing westward they had to get through Vicksburg. With two huge assaults against the Confederacy forts, Grant decided that it was better to surround the Fort. He was planning to wear out the Confederates. This caused the soldiers who were inside the fort to have no foods supplies and no reinforcement. They were able to hold the Union soldiers for forty days, however having no choice they surrendered to the Union in July 4th.

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Slaves Many of the slaves already moved to the North and fought for their freedom, however there was also slaves in the South who were forced to fight for the South. Those who enlisted to fight were not treated well as the other soldiers. Also due to their lack of education and less experience with handling weapons it was difficult them. They were restricted highly restricted to use guns. Women Women just like slaves were not really encouraged to fight. However they were some women who felt the passion to fight in the Civil war and sometimes they were women who would dress up as a men to fight in the war. They were also crafty and were good workers, some also aided the injured soldiers.

Spies Immigrants Many immigrants were involved in the Fight. Even some immigrants served as a General for some battles. European immigrants joined the Union in large numbers since many of them viewed slavery very injustice. They were a big help to the North. Majority of the immigrants there came to America since the North needed workers. Now they served America and fought the Confederate.
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Spies were a big role in this Civil War. Information of the Opponent plan became very vital to both armies in the field during the Civil War. Units of spies and scouts reported directly to the commanders of armies in the field. Their job was to find the strong and weak point of the opposing force. However spies had to risk their life in order to find these valuable informations. If a suspect was seized while in disguise and not in his army's uniform, the sentence was often to be hung. Sometimes women were very effective spies.
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Camp Life and Life on the Home Front.

The Camp Life

Camp life was not easy condition for soldiers to live in. Their house was tents and during the winter it would get very cold. Meals were cooked outside on the fire, and you could describe it a primitive way of living. 6 or 5 men would have to live in one tent, and space were not the big. Because food sometimes were cooked outside it sometimes resulted food poisoning and easy spread of bacteria. Overall it was not easy for soldiers to live in.
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Life on the Home Fronts.

All residents, regardless of whether they became a part of the Union effort, felt the repercussions of war. After secession of the Southern states, many of the states went through an economy shock. The North were doing fine since they were more industrialize, however the South were suffering after Egypt became another source of cotton to Europe. With the departure of men in uniform, farmers faced labor shortages that increased wages for hired hands. Consequently, the increased demand for agricultural products led to a boom in the mechanization of farming. However soldiers still felt that each on of their home might need their help and some deserted.

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Effects of the War

There are many things that have happened after the War. The first main event would be the assignation of President Lincoln. There were many conspiracy going on before, and during a theater act, William Booth one of the actors assassinated President Lincoln. This showed that people were still not satisfied with the two state uniting together. The second was many families were separated due to the war. This caused massive chaos and confusion. This led people to migrate around other states. They were also a huge number of Norther state people who moved towards South for a new start, since South had good lands. Third the obvious South and North were united together and slaves were freed man. This was probably the biggest solution to the Civil War problem. However South uniting with the North will cause the economy to go down since the North will have to support the pretty-beat-down Southern states after the war.

Reconstruction
After the war, Lincoln had a big problem and it was to reconstruct both North and South. Both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson favored a lenient approach to reconstruction. It was their belief that the nation would be better off by leaving the past memory of the Civil War behind quickly. Radical Republicans, led by Thadeaus Stevens, argued that the South should be punished for starting the Civil War. Eventually, the arguments between both side would lead to an attempt to impeach and remove President Johnson. Although the official reason for the impeachment of Johnson was his violation in an act. Leaving this behind the main reason for Reconstruction was to prevent invasion from a foreign country. Lincoln did fear that if they showed too much weakness after the Civl War. Action had to be taken and they needed to rebuild their nation back to one piece. However, the arguments between the Radical Republicans caused a delay to the reconstruction. They had to rebuild their country.

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