Unit 5 The U.S.

Civil War
 When he ran for president, he
was almost completely
unknown.
Born in Kentucky, moved to
Indiana and then later to Illinois.
Before being president, he was a
successful lawyer.
A house divided against itself
cannot stand.
He said that the real issue is
between the men who think
slavery a wrong and those who
do not think it is wrong. The
Republican Party thinks it is
wrong.
 John Brown led 18 men (black and white) to Harpers
Ferry, Virginia to raid the arsenal for weapons and
ammunition.
Hope was to start a rebellion against slaveholders by
arming African Americans with weapons.
He failed and was hung.
 After the raid, Republicans argued that
secession was only a threat that was
aimed towards people who were going to
cast their vote for Lincoln.
Lincoln won the majority of electoral
votes and the popular vote.
Many of the Southern states never even
put his name on their ballot because they
opposed him so much.
With Lincoln elected, Southern states
begin to secede from the Union.
First to go
South Carolina
 When Abraham Lincoln said that a house divided
against itself cannot stand, what did he mean?

Write a sentence or two in the space provided in your

notes on what you think this means. Prepare to share
with the class.
 We were
Senator from Mississippi
rebels!
One and only President of the
Confederate States of America
6 year term!
U.S. Presidents are elected for a
4 year term.
Like Lincoln, born in Kentucky but
was raised in Mississippi.
Very well educated
Attended college in Kentucky
before entering the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point.
Member of the U.S. House of
Representatives
President Pierce appointed him as
the U.S. Secretary of War.
 He withdrew from the U.S.
Senate when Mississippi seceded
from the Union in 1861.
He actually ordered the first
shots at Fort Sumter!
Lincoln was sending an
unarmed expedition to the fort
with supplies and the
Confederates opened fire on
the fort before the supplies
could arrive.
After the war, he was indicted for
treason, though never tried, and
remained a symbol of Southern
pride until his death in 1889.
 You have travelled back in time. What would you say
to President Davis when he tells his advisers that he
wants to attack Fort Sumter? Why did you say that to
him?

Write in your notes your response

to President Davis.
 Average age was about 25
About 40% were 21 or younger
Some were even as young as 16!
Most volunteers came from farms
North=about half owned or worked on farms
South=more than 60% owned or worked on farms
At first, the Union army did not allow African Americans to join
but they eventually did serve.
About 10% of the volunteers by the end of the war were African
American and about 15% in the Navy.
Separate regiments with mostly white commanders.
Received lower pay
Equal pay came in 1864
Confederate armies did not allow for blacks to fight in the war for
most of the war because they were afraid of a slave uprising.
When they were allowed to join, they were promised freedom in
return for their service.
 Soldiers on each side:
In early enlistment, The Confederate
governors were asked to army had 112,000
supply soldiers for 90 days. Rebel soldiers.
It became longer when The Union had
conflict did not end about 187,000
quickly. Yankee soldiers.
Deserting was a serious Union soldiers wore
issue because many wool shirts that were
soldiers left their homes issued by the army.
because they hoped they Wool did not absorb
would be fighting a water like cotton.
short war. Confederate uniforms
Women joined the fight were ragged and ill-
too; they dressed up as fitting.
and pretended to be
men.
 What did the soldiers from the North and South have
in common? Explain your answer.

Write a sentence or two in the space provided in your

notes.
 Most iconic Confederate general and
most widely respected of all Civil
War commanders.
He opposed secession and resigned
from the U.S. Army to join the forces
of his native state.
He rose to be the general-in-chief of
all Confederate land forces.
Repeatedly defeated larger Federal
armies in Virginia, yet both of his
invasions of the North were
unsuccessful.
He found an opponent who would
not withdraw regardless of setbacks
and casualties in Ulysses S. Grant.
 Won his nickname at the
Battle of Bull Run (First
Manassas).
His throughout the war
made him a military
legend.
General Lee is the only one
who holds a higher place in
the Confederate forces.
He was killed by his own
men during the Battle of
Chancellorsville.
He struggled with his
feelings about the
institution of slavery.
He began teaching Sunday
school classes to slaves in
Lexington; this was a
violation of Virginias
segregation laws.
 He was born Hiram Ulysses
Grant, but due to an error when
he went to West Point, his name
was changed to Ulysses Simpson
Grant.
He allowed the error to stand
and became U.S. Grant.
When Lincoln called for troops,
Grant did not get a commission
in the army.
He first led troops in combat on
November 7, 1861 at Belmont,
Missouri.
No terms except an
unconditional and immediate
surrender can be accepted.
 Began his Civil War career as a March to the Sea
Colonel of the 13th US Infantry Goal was to destroy the
Regiment and ended his career as Confederates supply lines.
the Commanding General of the Destroyed all military facilities
United States army. in their path as well as any
First saw action in the Battle of Bull commercial targets that could be
Run. used militarily.
When Grant was promoted, he put
Sherman in charge of the Military
Division of Mississippi in the
Western Theater.
Sherman neckties
Railroad ties that had been
uprooted and heated to be more
malleable and then twisted
around tree trunks. This ensured
that tracks could not be
repaired.
Before you leave today!
Complete the 321 Exit Ticket.
You must write three things that
you learned (1 in each of the
scrolls), 2 things that you found
interesting (1 in each of the
clouds) and 1 question that you
still have in the speech bubble.