1. by: Harper Crosson, Izzy Knowles, Ruth Weaver, and Sam J.H DuBose
The End
By Harper Crosson, Ruth Weaver, Izzy Knowles,
and Sam J. H. DuBose
by: Harper Crosson, Izzy Knowles, Ruth Weaver, and Sam J.H DuBose

2. Timeline Appomattox campaign: March 29th-April 9th 1865
Lincoln’s Reelection: November 8th 1864
General Lee surrenders at Appomattox: April 9th, 1865
Lincoln’s second inaugural address: March 4th, 1865

3. Abraham Lincoln

4. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln reading his Second Inaugural Address

5. At the time of the speech (beginning of 1865)
At the beginning of 1865 the North was winning the war
Lincoln and many other people were almost positive that the North was going to win
It was predicted by many that the North would win because of erosion/decay.

6. Key Ideas of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Reconciliation - joining the confederacy and the union back together. “Binding up the nation’s wounds”
Lincoln wanted to finish the war. “Let us strive to finish the work that we are in.” And finish he wanted to finish it as soon as possible.
Lincoln discusses the causes of the war and he also gives reasons and justifies the Union’s decision to fight in the war.

7. Key Ideas on Slavery in Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Lincoln believed that slavery was morally wrong. He referenced the Bible in his speech to prove that slavery was wrong and god did not want it any longer.
Lincoln said that God did not want slavery any longer. Lincoln believed that was why the North was winning because God was on their side.
on the second bullet point, when you are talking you can say “lincoln also believed that god gave america the horrible war, to pay for the wrong of slavery” almost like revenge. So that all the blood drawn from slavery would be drawn in the war by the sword.

8. Lincoln’s Second Election
Lincoln ran against a man named George B. McClellan.
Lincoln won the election by a lot
The differential of the electoral college was much greater than that of the popular vote

9. Popular vote vs. Electoral college
Election Of 1864
Popular vote vs. Electoral college
The color of the state (red or blue) represents the person who won the ELECTORAL COLLEGE of that state no the popular vote of that state

10. Lincoln’s Campaign banner for the 1860 election
Lincoln on the left and Hannibal Hamlin on the right.
from the library of congress prints and photographs division

11. Lincoln’s campaign banner for the 1864 election (second term)
Lincoln on the left and Andrew Johnson on the right.

12. Ask the class for “similarities, differences, comments, connections, or anything else worth mentioning” so that they can interact with the presentaion.

13. Hannibal Hamlin: Lincoln’s First Vice President
Hamlin was chosen because Lincoln needed an east coast politician to balance out the midwest block he already had.
Hamlin appealed to the vast majority of the public, or at least the vast majority had nothing against him.
Define the word Block. Definition:

14. Andrew Johnson: Lincoln’s Second Vice President
Andrew Johnson was a Southern Democrat.
He was a member of the senate of Tennessee
Johnson was from the seceded state of North Carolina.
Stayed with the union even after his home state seceded

15. Why Abraham Lincoln Changed his Vice Presidents
Andrew Johnson became the vice president in 1864 because the Union recognized him as a hero for staying with the union after his state, seceded.
Andrew Johnson was a southern Democrat and lincoln was a Republican, so if Lincoln had a democratic vice president, he could appeal to more people
Also, Lincoln was almost positive that the North would win. So planning ahead for the Confederacy rejoining the Union, he wanted a vice president from the South.

16. Any Questions?

17. George McClellan Ran against lincoln in the 1864 election
Ran on the peace platform
Was a Union general before he ran for president
He was only good at training the troops but he was not good at leading the army
He did not like to fight
running on the peace platform means that he promised that if he won, he would end the war

18. McClellan and his vice president George H. Pendleton

20. William Tecumseh Sherman

21. John Sherman
When William T. Sherman rejoined the army, his younger brother named John Sherman, had just been elected senator of Ohio. John sherman helped his older brother retain his position as colonel (where he quickly worked his way up to general)
John Sherman
this says something about how generals were chosen in the civil war

22. Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman wanted to demonstrate the Union’s power and strike at the Confederacy’s Morale.
Sherman wanted to scare the Confederacy
To make the confederacy unsure of his final destination, Sherman sent multiple generals off course with a portion of his main army. This kept the south unknowing of his destination and in constant fear.

23. Map of Sherman’s March to the sea
because of the river that he was traveling on, for sherman to be able to take savannah, he needed to first capture ft. McAllister.
Map of Sherman’s March to the sea

24. Sherman’s Tactics
Sherman used the idea of waging psychological warfare.
The March to Sea was an example of waging psychological warfare.
Sherman wanted to show how awful and horrible war is, so he brought it to the confederacy’s doorsteps.
Tried to damaged the Confederacy’s Morale.
Sherman tried (and succeeded) at scaring the Confederacy.

25. Painting of Sherman’s March to the Sea
This painting is by Alexander Hay Ritchie from around 1868
Painting of Sherman’s March to the Sea

26. Effect’s of the march Showed people the horrors of war and scared them
Cut Confederacy train tracks
Destroyed much of the Confederacy’s stored food for their soldiers
Cut telegraph lines
Scared many Generals and soldiers and caused them to doubt Jefferson Davis (president of the Confederacy)

27. The result of Sherman’s March to Sea

28. Any Questions So Far?

29. General Robert E. Lee Commander of the Confederate Army
Followed his home state, Virginia, in secession.
cared alot about his home state
Was once thought of to be invincible by the Confederacy, the Union, and himself.

30. General Robert E. Lee
During the war, Lee served as a senior military advisor to President Jefferson Davis
Offered a position to oversee the entire Union army by Lincoln, but Lee declined
Lee opposed slavery and secession but fought for the Confederacy for state’s rights and mostly for his home state of Virginia
Davis unlike Lincoln, surrounded himself with people who had the same ideas as him, so if anyone disagreed with him they were kicked out. So Lee had to kind of kiss the but of jefferson davis until davis realized how much he needed lee at which point lee could probably done anything and gotten away with it just because he was so good at being geneal.

31. Lee’s Retreat
Soldiers defending Richmond and Petersburg evacuated because the supply line was broken
Lee wanted these soldiers to meet up with General Johnston in North Carolina and the combined forces would take on the union
But grant’s army was a barrier between Lee’s men and Johnston’s

32. at sailors creek the confeds are broken into three parts because some generals don't get the message to halt

33. The “Battle” at Appomattox
General Lee launched an attack to break through the Union line
Confederacy was massively outnumbered
Lee was forced to surrender
“There is nothing left for me to do but to go see General Grant and I would rather die one hundred deaths”

34. General Lee’s Surrender
Occured at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia On April
Marked the unofficial end of the war and the unofficial victory of the Union
Grant offered very generous surrender terms

35. Terms of Lee’s surrender
Very Generous and did not treat the confederates as traitors
Officers could keep their side arms
Soldiers/enlisted men could keep their horses and mules for farming
Grant Gave rations of food to the Soldiers
A copy of all of the men enlisted in the confederate army to be given to Grant
All arms and ammunition of the confederacy were to be turned over to Grant.
here mention that because lee surrendered the confederacy was just going to get weaker and weaker in the last moments of the war

36. The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

37. Are there any questions about anything we have covered so far
Are there any questions about anything we have covered so far? Any comments or any connections?

38. The End Thank you for listening to our presentation.
Get ready for the Harkness!