1. North Prepares for War
Unit 2

2. Lincoln’s Cabinet After inauguration, Lincoln appointed cabinet :
Secretary of State-William Seward
Rival, then friend
Secretary of War-Edwin Stanton
Calm, cool demeanor
Secretary of the Navy-Gideon Welles
Very forward thinking

3. Lincoln’s Cabinet Charles F. Adams,US ambassador to Britain:
Very important position.
British must be kept out of war.

4. Raising an Army Lincoln’s approach changed after Fort Sumter:
‘South now in open rebellion’
Lincoln issued call for 75,000 volunteers
Serve 3 months
Easily recruited

5. Raising an Army Lincoln increased regular army, navy.
Pre-war numbers very small:
US Army-16,000 men
US Navy-9,000 men

6. Paying for the War North eager to make war short:
Congress approved $400k.
Union treasury eventually wiped out.
New methods to generate funds:
Income tax
Replaced coins with Treasury notes (“Greenbacks”)

7. Early Violence Volunteers rushed to capital: DC could be surrounded
VA had succeeded.
MD on the fence.
DC could be surrounded
by Confederate territory.

8. Early Violence First volunteers to reach DC from PA (April 18, 1861).
Traveled through Baltimore.
Started building forts around DC.
Baltimore folks block further troop movements.

9. Early Violence 6th Mass. arrived in Baltimore (April 19, 1961)
7 companies transfer, then bedlam breaks out.
Last 4 companies attacked by citizens of Baltimore:
Hit with sticks, stones, gunfire.
Bridge to RR depot partially burned.

10. Early Violence Soldiers hurried to trains:
Attacks continued through the city.
4 soldiers killed, 36 wounded.
Soldiers returned fire until train left:
12 civilians killed, many wounded.

11. Early Violence Citizens held massive protest meeting:
Governor appealed to President for new troop route.
Anti-Union riots continued.
Lincoln sent emergency act to Congress:
Suspended habeas corpus.
Forced MD to stay part of Union.
Soldiers sent to Baltimore.

12. Early Violence Union troops poured into DC:
Some sent to Alexandria, VA
Secure VA side of capital
Not welcomed by local populace, tensions high.

13. Early Violence Col. Elmer Ellsworth, commander of 11th NY Volunteers:
Training and uniforms after French Zouaves.
Nicknamed the “Fire Zouaves”
Arrived in Washington in May 1861.

14. Early Violence
Rebel flag visible across Potomac R. in Alexandria, VA. (May 24, 1861)
Ellsworth marches to get it from Marshall House Inn.
Ellsworth shot and killed by inn owner.

15. Early Violence Ellsworth given a state funeral at the White House.
First martyr for the Union cause.

16. Document Analysis
You will be given two pictures from the Baltimore Riot or The Death of Ellsworth.
Photos available online at apusmrkamler.weebly.com, Civil War, Unit 2.
Complete the document analysis for each picture.
Keep in mind the following question: why are the two pictures different versions of the same event?