1. VS. Civil war April 12th, 1861-April 9th, 1865 Justin Cushman
CONFEDERACY
UNION
VS.
Civil war
April 12th, 1861-April 9th, 1865
Justin Cushman

2. Country Leaders Abraham Lincoln was the President of The United States
Jefferson Davis Was the President of the Confederate States

3. Confederate States South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Tennessee
North Carolina

4. Union States California New Hampshire Connecticut New York Delaware
New Jersey
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Oregon
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Vermont
Maine
West Virginia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan

5. Border States
Delaware and Maryland were border states that did not seceded but were slave states
West Virginia Kentucky and Missouri were border states

6. Alliances in civil war
Britain and France were allies to the Confederates in the Civil War
They helped the confederates by making them weapons and ships

7. Causes of Civil War
There was two main causes of the Civil war and they were Slavery and States Rights

8. Main events of Civil war
Battle of Fort Sumter
1st Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Chickamauga
2nd Battle of Fort Fisher
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

9. Fort Sumter Started April 12th 1861
It happened at Fort Sumter in Charlestown Harbor, South Carolina
General Beauregard was the General for the Confederates and caused the Union Major Anderson to surrender
There was no casualties and it was important because it was the beginning of the civil war

10. 1st battle of Bull Run
Brigadier General Irwin McDowell was commanding the Union to try an capture the Confederates Capital Richmond, Virginia on July 21, 1861
The Union Army came in strong but ended up retreating North because Confederate’s General Beauregard's army was to strong
There was 2,896 casualties for the Union and 1,982 for the Confederates
This battle was important because it was the first battle with major Casualties

11. Battle of Gettysburg
On July 1 the Union General George Meade decided to cut off General Robert E. Lee’s troops from invading the North
The two armies met in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and started battling
The battle lasted three days and there was 23,055 for the union and 23,231 for the Confederates
This was considered the turning point of the civil war, It also had the most casualties out of all the civil war battles.

12. 2nd battle of Fort Fisher
On January 13th the Union Invaded the Confederates last open port of Fort Fisher
They were led by Major General Alfred Terry who commanded the ground troops and Rear Admiral David D. Porter commanded 60 ships
The Union had 1,388 casualties and the Confederates had 583
The Confederates Lost

13. Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
On January 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee’s troops went into battle against General Grant’s troops near Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia
There were only 164 casualties for the union in this battle and 500 for the Confederates.
This battle was significant because it was the ending battle of the Civil war.

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End of Civil War
The Civil war ended on April 9th, It lasted almost 4 years.
It ended at Appomattox courthouse after the battle there when General Robert E. Lee agreed to surrender to General Grant
However the Civil War ended on April 9th, 1685 it took a while for the word to spread so there was still casualties
June 23, 1865 was the final surrender date

15.
Weapons of Civil War
Cannons Napoleon cannon- shot a 12 pound cannon ball Howitzer- shot a 12, 24, or 32 pound cannon ball Cannons were effective 250 yards to 1700 yards Rifles Confederates and Union Solders used them They were muzzle loaded and had 2-3 shots per minute, they were effective yards

16. Weapons (cont.)
Pistols Confederates- Colt 1851 Navy, single action six shot Union- Colt Army 1860 , single action six shot They were both accurate yards

17. Effect of the Civil War Today
The Civil war effected us today in many ways Like we now have no slavery and we are a whole country.