Important People & Events Civil War Important People & Events

Lincoln wins without any support from the South

Abraham Lincoln 16th elected president of the U.S. in 1860 & 1864. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Wrote the Gettysburg Address Assassinated after the Civil War was over on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was 56 yrs. old

This was Lincoln’s hat that he wore at Ford’s Theatre the night he was assassinated Smithsonian- Washington, D.C

Suit Lincoln wore during his presidency 6’4’’

Emancipation Proclamation Took effect January 1, 1863 Freed all slaves in Confederate states. Allowed blacks to join the U.S. army & navy.

"Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U. S "Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship." -Frederick Douglass 180,000 blacks serve. $10.00 a month/ whites $13.00 40,000 died (30,000 from disease/infections

Ulysses S. Grant Had many successful battles. Commanded the Union forces. Lee surrendered to him to end the Civil War, April 1865. Grant in early 40’s

After all I’ve done for Texas! Sam Houston After all I’ve done for Texas! Governor of TX during Civil War. Removed from the office of governor because he refused to sign an oath of secession in 1861. Retires to Huntsville, TX

Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America.

Robert E. Lee Commanded the Confederate forces. Lincoln wanted him to command the U.S. forces. Loyalty to Virginia not Union. Commanded the Confederate forces. Eventually surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse to end Civil War. (Sectionalism) Lee was 54 yr. old

Albert Sidney Johnston Fought in 3 different armies in his lifetime. 2nd highest ranking general in the Confederate army. Shot in the leg-severing artery causing him to bleed to death. Dies at Shiloh, Tennessee

John Bell Hood Reputation for bravery. Commanded Hood’s Texas Brigade Wounded at Gettysburg –permanently disabling 1 arm. Wounded at Chicakamuga in the thigh- amputation.

Would fight & win battles even when greatly outnumbered! Hood’s Texas Brigade Robert E. Lee’s finest soldiers. Fought & won even when outnumbered; distinguished themselves in taking Devil's Den despite being greatly outnumbered and suffering heavy casualties. By the war's end, the Texas Brigade had fought in all the battles engaged in by the Army of Northern Virginia except Chancellorsville. Battles included the Battle of Seven Pines, Seven Days Battle, Battle of South Mountain, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, and the Battle of the Wilderness. Of the estimated 5,353 men who enlisted in the three Texas and one Arkansas regiments, only 617 remained to surrender on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.[1] The Texas Brigade, along with the Stonewall Brigade from Virginia, were considered to be the Army of Northern Virginia's shock troops. Would fight & win battles even when greatly outnumbered!

275 battles in 7 different states Terry’s Texas Rangers Organized by B.F. Terry Cavalry unit that fought the most battles in the Civil War. 275 battles in 7 different states In 4 years Terry's Texas Rangers fought in some 275 engagements in 7 states. The unit earned a reputation that ranked it among the most effective mounted regiments in the "western theater" of operations. Benjamin Franklin Terry, a wealthy sugar planter, recruited for and organized the Rangers in Houston, Texas, in August, 1861. At the battle of Fort Pillow, the Texas Rangers were credited by Union survivors with refusing to participate in the massacre and with saving prisoners' lives.

John Reagan Texan Representative at the secession convention. Postmaster General for the Confederacy.

Francis Lubbock Elected Governor of Texas in 1861. After his term in 1863 he joins Confederate Army.

Frederick Douglas An escaped slave Encouraged and helped convince Abraham Lincoln to let blacks fight in the Union Army

Fort Sumter, S.C. April 12, 1861 The Civil War started when Fort Sumter in South Carolina was attacked by Confederate forces

Battle of Vicksburg, MS May 18- July 4, 1863 Last major battle that split the Confederacy in 2. Union would maintain control of the Mississippi River for the remainder of the war.

Battle of Gettysburg, PA @ 50,000 war casualties July 1-3 1863 Major turning point of the war for the Union The Confederacy would never invade the North again.

Civil War ends April 9, 1865 when General Lee surrenders to General Grant

Juneteenth Slaves in Confederate states didn’t know that they were free until the U.S. army came in to tell them. June 19th 1865 Day U.S. army came into Texas to tell all the slaves that they were free Celebrated in Texas to this day.

Interpreting the Map & Timeline Name: ____________________________ Interpreting the Map & Timeline Map 1. What battle was fought closest to Houston? ______________________ 2. What battle was fought farthest away from Houston? __________________ 3. What battle in Texas was a victory for the Union? _____________________ 4. All the battles on the map took place in which region of Texas? ______________________________ 5. Which battle was farthest east in Texas? ________________________ What states were near the battle of Sabine Pass? ___________________ What river was the battle of Palmito Ranch closest to? _______________ What battle was closest to Texas’ state capital? ___________________ Timeline 9. How did the delegates in Texas vote on secession Feb. 1, 1861? For_________ Against_________ 10. How did Texans vote for secession on Feb. 23, 1861? For__________ Against_________ 11. What date did Texas officially secede from the Union? _________________ 12. What state of the Confederacy did Texas become? (number) _____________ 13. What event took place in Nov. that made Texas hold a Secession Convention on Jan. 28, 1861? ______ _______________________________ 14. How many months did it take from the election of Lincoln to the Secession of Texas? ________________________