1. “If life were a strawberry, we’d all be drinking a lot of smoothies.”
…8:47 a.m.
“If life were a strawberry, we’d all be drinking a lot of smoothies.”

2. Civil War (1861 – 1865)

3. First shots fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
First shots fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Confederates capture the fort.
This signals the start of the Civil War.
Civil War: the conflict between the Union states of the North and the Confederate states of the South
April 1861

4. Lincoln orders McDowell (the Union commander) into action due to Virginia’s secession from the Union.
Goal: take over an important railroad junction.
Why do you think McDowell wanted control of this specific location?
The Union is met by Confederate opposition.
Origin of “Stonewall Jackson.”
“Look! There is Jackson standing like a stone wall!”
1st Battle of Bull Run

5. Naval blockade of the South’s ports to prevent trade.
How does this impact the South?
Union military strategy, also called the ANACONDA PLAN
Lincoln’s blockade

7. War strategy of the Confederates…inflicting continuous losses on the enemy (the Union) in order to wear down its strength.
Why would the South choose this strategy?
War of attrition

8. War in the East The Merrimack The Monitor
Iron clad warship created by South.
Created to stop Lincoln’s blockade.
The North’s answer to the Merrimack.
The Monitor caused retreat of the South’s Merrimack.
What is the warfare significance of these iron naval ships?
War in the East

10. Battle of Antietam

11. Lack of Confederate soldiers
Draft
Slaves taken away from plantations for military
Issue of states’ rights raised
General Lee feared the South did not have enough soldiers to fight, and this instituted a draft.
3 years of service for white men ages 18 – 35.
The Confederate government also authorized seizing male slaves.
Draft: required military service
1862 Confederate draft

12. North also instituted a military draft to raise troops for the war.
This met with opposition and riots from the public and political protest.
Copperheads: few remaining Democrats in Congress against the draft
1863 Union draft

13. Martial law for state of Kentucky in order to secure it for the Union and overthrow the pro-Confederacy government.
Martial law: emergency military rule
Writ of habeas corpus: legal protection against unlawful imprisonment
Suspended briefly in some Union areas
13,000 imprisoned without trial
Why would Lincoln do this?
Wartime actions

14. Emancipation Proclamation
New Year’s Day, 1863 “I, Abraham Lincoln….do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of states, are and henceforward shall be free…”
Emancipation Proclamation

15. Contraband issue
African American soldiers
If slaves were property that ran away from the South, the North could take them as ‘contraband.’
Contraband: captured items of the enemy government
In total, 10% of all Union troops in the war.
Earned less pay until June 1864.
Carney: 1st African American to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor
54th Massachusetts Infantry at Fort Wagner, S.C.
Effects

16. 3-day Battle of Gettysburg
1st day
Confederates enter Gettysburg, P.A. Encountered Union soldiers and fight emerged – grew into the Battle of Gettysburg.
2nd day
Confederates attack Little Round Top, a Union position thought to be vulnerable. Union soldiers manage to fend off the attack, possibly saving themselves from defeat.
3rd day
Confederates risk everything on an infantry charge toward the center of the Union position. Union fires back, but stops in order to save ammunition.
3-day Battle of Gettysburg

17. 15,000 Confederates march and attack the Union, thinking that the Union had run out of artillery.
However, the Union began firing again and only a few hundred Confederates reached Union lines.
Pickett’s Charge

18. Pickett’s Charge Visual
What do you notice in this clip?
Pickett’s Charge Visual

19. 4 months after the Battle of Gettysburg, people gathered to honor the dead and dedicate a cemetery on November 19th, 1863.
Lincoln was invited to deliver some remarks.
What does the Gettysburg Address say to you?
What about now?
Gettysburg Address

20. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been dully convicted, shall exist within the United States…”
December 18th, 1865
13th Amendment

21. Civil War Trivia
M.C.

22. When and where did the Civil War start?
A) 1865 in Fort Sumter, S.C.
B) 1850 in Atlanta, GA
C) 1861 in Fort Sumter, S.C.
D)1863 in Gettysburg, P.A.
When and where did the Civil War start?

23. A) Instituted a draft
B) Seized slaves to help in the war effort
C) Gave up and surrendered to the North
D) Both A & B
In 1862, the South feared they would not have enough soldiers to win the war. What action did they take to solve this problem?

24. Which amendment made slavery illegal?
A)Amendment 12
B) Amendment 13
C) Amendment 14
Which amendment made slavery illegal?

25. How did Stonewall Jackson die?
A) Ulysses S. Grant killed him
B) Robert E. Lee killed him
C) Friendly fire
D) Committed suicide
How did Stonewall Jackson die?

26. Sherman’s March took over which 2 cities in GA?
A) Atlanta & Savannah
B) Atlanta & Macon
C) Atlanta & Valdosta
Sherman’s March took over which 2 cities in GA?

27. The naval blockade of the South’s ports is referred to as…?
A) Scott’s Great Snake
B) Lincoln’s blockade
C) Anaconda Plan
D) All of the above
The naval blockade of the South’s ports is referred to as…?

28. What was the Union’s goal in the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
A) Take control of an important railroad junction
B) Overthrow the Confederate government
C) Free the slaves
What was the Union’s goal in the 1st Battle of Bull Run?

29. A) Lee’s March
B) Pickett’s Charge
C) Pickett’s March
On the 3rd day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Confederates risked everything on an infantry charge toward Union lines. This was referred to as…?