1. The Civil War
Part 1
Mr. Fuller

2. Basic Information 1861-1865 Fort Sumpter, SC
Union (N, Blue) v. Confederacy (S, Gray)
Causes (3)
680, ,000 casualties

3. Confederates Population: 9 million (3.5 million of which were slaves)
very little manufacturing
900,000 soldiers
10,000 miles of Rail Road
better military leaders
fighting a defensive war (easier)

4. In Addition… the Confederacy… had the first draft
started its own government (with over 70,000 people, more than in Washington)
made its own money
had its own army

5. The Union Population: 22 million 90% of nation’s manufacturing
20,000 miles of Rail Road
2 million soldiers
fighting an offensive war (harder)

6. Turning Points July 1863 Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Ulysses S. Grant won this battle and gained control of the Mississippi River
Battle of Gettysburg
this was the farthest North that the Confederacy attacked
if the South would have won this battle, it may have caused panic in the North and the rest of the war might have changed

7. Turning Points August 1864 Sherman takes Atlanta
This victory helps Abraham Lincoln win re-election
after Lincoln was re-elected, the end of the war was just a matter of time
it is interesting to note that if Sherman would have lost the battle in Atlanta, Lincoln may never have been reelected, and the South might have been granted their independence.