2. Civil War Project By: Celest Rossil

3. When did the Civil War Occur? The Civil war began on April 12, 1861 and lasted through April 9, 1865

4. Who were involved in the Civil War (states)? Union California Connecticut Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Wisconsin Confederate North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Texas Virginia Missouri Kentucky Maryland Delaware West Virginia Border States

5. What alliances were formed during the Civil War? Britain and France (with Confederacy)

6. Who were the leaders of the Union? Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant William T. Sherman John Brown

7. John Brown (Union) 1800- Born in Torrington, Connecticut 1859- He raid on Harpers Ferry; Brown was caught and executed He was an active supporter of the underground railroad Responsible for the cold-blooded massacre of the five settlers in a proslavery town He helped establish an organization to protect fugitive slaves from their captures

8. Who were the leaders of the Confederate? Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson Braxton Bragg

9. Jefferson Davis (Confederate) 1808- Born in Kentucky on June 3 1828- Begins service in U.S Army November 1845- elected to the U.S House of Representatives 1853- Begins to serve U.S secretary of the war 1865- Captured by Union cavalry on May 9

10. What were the main events/ battles of the Civil War? Fort Sumter (first battle)- April 12, 1861 1 st Battle of Bull Run- July 21, 1861 Battle of Gettysburg- July 1, 1863 2 nd Battle of Fort Fisher- January 13- 15, 1865 Battle of Appomattox (courthouse)- April 9, 1865

11. What were the main weapons used during the Civil War? Civil War weapons Artillery Edged Weapons Small Arms Minie Ball Interesting Fact: It was small, so it made loading guns faster Description: It was like a rifle bullet It had a soft lead bullet Date: 1848

12. How did the Civil War affect America’s Future? It brought the nations together It ended slavery Made us an industrial nation

13. How did the Civil War end? The Civil war ended with the capitulation of General Lee to General Grant, in Virginia at Appomattox court on April 9, 1865.

14. Civil War Book 186,000 African Americans fought in the Civil War. Source: Osborne, Linda B. Traveling the Freedom Road. New York, NY: The Library of Congress, Print. Website More than 200,000 blacks fought for the Union and 38,000 died, mostly of diseases. Source: WGBJ Educational Foundation, 1999. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/ 4mar5.html. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/ 4mar5.html

15. Sources Davidson, James W., and Michael B. Staff. America History of Our Nation. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. Stergrass, Jon. John Brown. New York, NY: Chelsea House Publisher, 2009. Aretha, David. Jefferson Davis. New York, NY: Chelsea House Publisher, 2009. Boatner, Mark M. "Civil War." The Civil War Society's Encyclopedia of the Civil War. Web. 18 Mar. 2011. "America Civil War." The History Channel. Web. 20 Mar. 2011..\ Source: Civil War Facts - 21Facts.com American History Civil War Facts and Trivia." Legends of America. 2003. Web. 3 Mar. 2011.

16. Interesting Facts! South Carolina was the first state to separate More than half of all deaths during the American Civil War were caused by diseases Abraham Lincoln didn’t believe that blacks and whites could live together peacefully There were more than 10,000 soldiers in the Union Army under the age of 18 An estimated 300 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the ranks