1. Effects of the War

2. Capture of Richmond Grant battled Lee on and off for six weeks
Both sides took massive losses
Grant pushes Lee to the Confederate capital at Richmond
Grant lays siege to the city and cuts it off from rest of Confederacy
Confederates were determined but had no supplies

3. Appomattox Courthouse
Grant was able to take Richmond
Lee’s army escapes and makes it to Appomattox, Virginia before being caught
Lee surrendered his army of Northern Virginia to Grant ending the war
Lee and his army were allowed to make their way home and were even given food for the journey
Appomattox Courthouse

4. Lincoln’s Assassination
Five days following Lee’s surrender, Lincoln saw a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington DC
During the play, Southern sympathizer and actor John Wilkes Booth sneaks into Lincoln’s box and shoots Lincoln in the head
Lincoln dies the next day
Lincoln’s death signals that the Confederate hopes of a peaceful reunion is over

5. Toll of the War Money loss Life loss Property Damage
Billions of dollars were spent on the war
Life loss
Roughly 640,000 soldiers died in the Civil War
2/3 from disease and infection
Property Damage
Major damage in the South where war took place
Sherman’s March to the Sea

6. Discussion
Why would the aggressive, “unconditional surrender” Grant allow Lee and his army to go home and even give them food for the trip?
Now that the South has lost the war, how will the people of the South react?
Predict the lasting impacts of the war. (What changes will the war lead to?)

7. Positive Effects Union is reunited (sorta) Slave issue answered
South lost; will rejoin US.
National government above states’ rights
New war technology- Ironclads: iron sided ships used in war
Slave issue answered
Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in former Confederate states
Millions of Slaves freed
African Americans take on new roles in army
Menial tasks like digging graves and building forts
Fought in all-black regiments (54th Massachusetts)

8. Issues after the War Status of Southern States?
How to let them back into the country
William Brownlow: Tennessee Governor who helps TN back into Union
Equality for African Americans?
Ending slavery does not mean equality
Repairing the damage to the South
Southern property and way of life changed forever

9. Reflection
What do you believe will be the longest lasting effect of the Civil War? Why?