1. The Civil War (1861-1865) Through Maps, Charts, Graphs & Pictures
Brother vs. Brother

2. Election of 1860 Republicans - Abraham Lincoln
Southern Democrats – John Breckinbridge
Northern Democrats – Stephen Douglas
Constitutional Union – John Bell

3. 1860 Election Results

5. South Carolina Secession
1st to secede (withdraw from the Union, split from the nation) – December 20, 1860

6. Over the next 6 weeks more states secede:

7. Lincoln’s Inauguration March 4, 1861

8. By June 1861, 11 states had seceded

9. North vs. South in 1861
North
South
Advantages ?
Disadvantages

10. Rating the North & the South

11. Resources: North & the South

12. Railroad Lines, 1860

13. Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

14. Ohio Military Service

15. Buy Your Way Out of Military Service

16. Soldiers’ Occupations: North/South Combined

17. Slave/Free States Population, 1861

18. Overview of Northern Advantages
Larger population
North 22 million
South Only 9 million
More ships
Larger, more efficient railroad system - 70% of nation’s railroads
Lincoln - Very intelligent and dedicated
More industry - 81% of nation’s factories
Better banking system to raise $ for the war
75% of nation’s wealth

19. Overview of Northern Advantages
Wealth produced:
Factory production
Textile goods produced
Iron production
Coal production
Farm acreage
Draft animals
Livestock
Wheat production
Corn production

20. Overview of Northern Disadvantages
Fought on Southern lands
Divided support for the war
Many believed the South had good chance of winning

21. Overview of Southern Advantages
Fighting a defensive war
Local support of all men
familiarity with terrain
Motivation: seeking independence, unified support
Short communication lines/ friendly population
Experienced officer corps- (Lee, Jackson, Pickett)
Cotton - necessary for textile factories of England and France
Slave Labor in the early part of the war

22. Overview of Southern Disadvantages
Smaller population
Few factories to manufacture weapons and supplies
Poor transportation system
Weak federal government = not strong enough to control Southern states
Jefferson Davis did not have complete power like Lincoln

23. The Leaders of the Confederacy
Pres. Jefferson Davis
West Point, Sectary of War, U.S. Senator
VP Alexander Stevens

24. MOTTO  “With God As Our Vindicator”
The Confederate “White House”
The Confederate Seal -
MOTTO  “With God As Our Vindicator”

25. The Confederate Generals Nathan Bedford Forrest
“Stonewall” Jackson
Nathan Bedford Forrest
George Pickett
Jeb Stuart
James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee

26. A Northern View of Jeff Davis

27. Northern Leaders V.P. Hannibal Hamlin
Pres. Abraham Lincoln (16th pres.)

28. George McClellan, Again!
Lincoln’s Generals
Winfield Scott
Joseph Hooker
Ulysses S. Grant
Irwin McDowell
George McClellan
George Meade
Ambrose Burnside
George McClellan, Again!

29. McClellan: I Can Do It All!

30. The “Anaconda” Plan * North’s Strategy
*Capture Richmond and force surrender
*Expel Confederates from border states
*Control of the Mississippi River to Stop the transport of:
-soldiers
-Weapons
-Ammunition
-Clothes
-Food
-other supplies needed
*Blockade southern ports to stop
-cotton shipments
-supplies from foreign nations

31. Southern Strategy – “Hold the Line!”
Goal: to be recognized as an independent nation in order to preserve their way of life
Defend its homeland
Make war last as long as possible – force the Union to give up
Capture Washington, D.C.
Control border states
Try to get France and England to help by refusing to send cotton (doesn’t work)
Expel Union troops from South

32. Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861
Confederate officials began seizing federal-mint branches, arsenals, and military posts.
Fort Sumter was a Federal outpost in Charleston, SC.

33. Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861
Confederate forces asked for its surrender.
Lincoln refused and sent ships with supplies.
Confederate cannons began firing on April 12, 1861. 
Fort Sumter fell 34 hours later (Confederates won).
The Civil War began.

34. Battle of Bull Run (1st Manassas) July, 1861
First major battle
Near Washington D.C.
Confederate victory
Stuns North (thought they’d win in a few weeks)

35. The Monitor vs. the Merrimac
The Battle of the Ironclads, March, 1862
The Monitor vs. the Merrimac

36. Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the War”
September 17, 1862
23,000 casualties

37. The Emancipation Proclamation
1863

38. Emancipation in 1863

39. African-American Recruiting Poster

40. The Famous 54th Massachusetts

41. African-Americans in Civil War Battles

42. Black Troops Freeing Slaves

43. Extensive Legislation Passed Without the South in Congress
1861 – Morrill Tariff Act
1862 – Homestead Act
1862 – Legal Tender Act
1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act
1862 – Emancipation Proclamation (1/1/1863)
1863 – Pacific Railway Act
1863 – National Bank Act

44. The War in the West, 1863:
Vicksburg

45. The Road to Gettysburg: 1863

46. Gettysburg Casualties

47. The North Initiates the Draft, 1863

48. NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)

49. Inflation in the South

50. The Progress of War:

51. Sherman’s “March to the Sea” through Georgia, 1864

52. 1864 Election
Pres. Lincoln (R)
George McClellan (D)

53. Presidential Election Results: 1864

54. The Final Virginia Campaign: 1864-1865

55. Surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865

56. Casualties on Both Sides

57. Civil War Casualties in Comparison to Other Wars

58. Ford’s Theater (April 14, 1865)

59. The Assassin The Assassination
John Wilkes Booth