North and South Write On Grade 5

Learner Expectation 5.5.spi.2. recognize military and nonmilitary leaders from the North and South during Civil War (i.e., Frederick Douglass, Clara Barton, Chief Justice Roger Taney, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis).

In this activity you will: In this lesson you will learn to recognize military and nonmilitary leaders from the North and South during the Civil War. You will write a paragraph about one of the leaders and give 3 details about that person.

Abraham Lincoln Lincoln thought secession illegal, and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and the Union. When Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter and forced its surrender, he called on the states for 75,000 volunteers.

Abraham Lincoln Four more slave states joined the Confederacy but four remained within the Union. The Civil War had begun.

Frederick Douglas Douglas freed himself from slavery and through decades of tireless efforts he helped to free millions more.

Frederick Douglas He helped recruit African American troops for the Union Army, and his personal relationship with Lincoln helped persuade the President to make emancipation a cause of the Civil War.

Clara Barton At the outbreak of the Civil War, Barton resigned from the Patent Office to work as a volunteer. She advertised for supplies and distributed bandages, socks, and other goods to help the wounded soldiers.

Clara Barton In 1862, Barton was granted permission to deliver supplies directly to the front, which she did without fail for the next two years. In 1864, Barton was given the position of superintendent of Union nurses.

Clara Barton After the war, she received permission from President Lincoln to begin a letter- writing campaign to search for missing soldiers.

Ulysses S. Grant Late in the administration of Andrew Johnson, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant quarreled with the President and aligned himself with the Radical Republicans. He was, as the symbol of Union victory during the Civil War, their logical candidate for President in 1868.

Ulysses S. Grant At Shiloh in April, Grant fought one of the bloodiest battles in the West and came out less well. President Lincoln fended off demands for his removal by saying, "I can't spare this man--he fights."

Robert E. Lee The greatest land battle in the Western Hemisphere was fought at Gettysburg, Pa., on July 1, 2, & 3. The Army of Northern Virginia led by Lee, and the Army of the Potomac led by newly appointed General George Meade, hammered each other.

Robert E. Lee On the 3rd day of battle General Lee hoping to end the war ordered the great frontal assault popularly known as Pickett's Charge. After the failure of the attack General Lee blamed only himself, but Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia fought on for 2 more years.

Robert E. Lee General Lee surrendered at Appomatox Court House on April 9, This effectively brought the American Civil War to an end.

Jefferson Davis As a senator he often stated his support of slavery and of states' rights, and as a cabinet member he influenced Pierce to sign the Kansas- Nebraska Act, which favored the South and increased the bitterness of the struggle over slavery.

Jefferson Davis On February 18, 1861, the provisional Congress of the Confederate States made him provisional president. His zeal, energy, and faith in the cause of the South were a source of much of the tenacity with which the Confederacy fought the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln at Antietam

Three Confederate prisoners at Gettysburg

"Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history."

Writing Activity Write about one of the leaders from the Civil War and include 3 details about that person.