Leaders of the Civil War

Objective By the end of the lesson, SWBAT describe the roles of various Civil War leaders.

Lightning Round Review 1. What was the first battle of the Civil War? 2. What happened during the Atlanta Campaign? 3. Where did the Civil War end?

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War. He was the leader of the Union/North He believed the United States was one nation, not a collection of independent states He wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”

Abraham Lincoln Lincoln is remembered as one of the greatest presidents of all time because he signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the North. Lincoln was assassinated after the Civil War by someone that was mad that he freed the slaves and was against the Confederacy.

Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee was the lead General of the Confederate Army. He was offered the command of the Union Forces at the beginning of the war, but chose not to fight against Virginia

Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee was in charge of the Confederate Army during the Battle of Gettysburg! He opposed secession, but did not believe the union should be held together by force. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse Urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to continue fighting.

Lincoln Vs. Lee They were both very powerful in the time leading up to and during the Civil War. They represented very different views of the nature of the United States Conflict was bound to happen

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the lead general of the Union Army. He was in charge of the entire Union army (North)

Ulysses S. Grant Grant was the general from the Union Army who was there when General Robert E. Lee (Confederate Army) surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse He was a master of military strategy.

Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America (South) He had a strong faith in the Southern cause and wisely appointed Robert E. Lee to lead the Confederate Army. Davis clashed with Southern leaders and was blamed by many of them for the Southern defeat in the Civil War

Jefferson Davis Jefferson was a slave owner, and wanted slavery to exist! Would Jefferson like abolitionists?

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was one of the best Confederate Generals. He helped the South get off to such a strong start at the start of the Civil War.

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Stonewall was the genius general during the Battle of Bull Run. He helped trick the Union, and the Confederate army won the battle. Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by someone from his own army - he died eight days later. Many think that if Jackson would have survived, then then the South might have won the war.

Who said the following… “The rights of states are very important! If the Union is allowed to control us, we will lose our independence. As president of the Confederacy, it is my job to see that states’ rights are preserved.”

Jefferson Davis

Who said the following… “As head of the Union Army, I have a responsibility to defend the United States government. The Union shall stay together!”

Ulysses S. Grant

Who said the following… “I will not back down in battle. I will defend the Southern cause and stand with my men to the end!”

Stonewall Jackson

The Aftermath The south experienced the most hardships because the Civil War battles were fought on Southern soil. The Confederate army lost so many men that young teenage boys began to join the Army later on in the war Families in both the North and South faced serious financial problems due to the deaths of husbands and fathers who had earned the family’s income before the war. Many soldiers died from diseases. In the crowded camps of the Army, germs spread like wildfire. Railroads, industries, homes, and farms had been destroyed. Thousands of people had lost everything