1. Civil War The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861.
Most consider Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865 the end of the war.

2. Presidential Leaders
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis

3. Union Union States Union States California Connecticut Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Nevada
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont

4. Confederate States Confederate States Virginia Arkansas Tennessee
North Carolina
Delaware & Maryland
South Carolina
Mississippi
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas

5. West Virginia Kentucky Missouri Delaware Maryland Border States
Map
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland

6. Battle at Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861 Brigadier General Beauregard ordered the attack on Fort Sumter.
The battle lasted for two days without casualties.
Major Anderson surrendered on April 14th.

7. Fort Fisher Major General Alfred Terry commanded 9,000 troops
Rear Admiral David D. Porter commanded 60 ships
Only open port on east coast
Blockade Runners provided supplies from the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Great Britain by trading cotton and tobacco.
Fort was made of earth and sand.
Casualties
Union-1,338
Confederate-583

8. Bull Run Brigadier General Beauregard commanded the Confederate Army
Occoquan River (tributary of the Potomac)
Union Army under command by Brigadier General Irvin McDowell
Hope to capture Confederate’s Capital of Richmond, VA
Brigadier General Beauregard commanded the Confederate Army
Colonel Jackson held Confederate ground against Union forces allowing Beauregard’s troops to gather reinforcements.
Casualties & Losses
Union 2,896
Confederate 1,982

9. Civil War Weapons
Cannons
Rifles
Pistols
Swords
Ships

10. Transportation
Horses
Trains
Boats

12. Civil War affect America’s Future
The war changed the United States in many ways. It brought the nation together. Before the Civil War, it was acceptable to be a citizen of the state and then a citizen of the nation. We were badly divided along state and sectional lines. And it brought an end to slavery, now black Americans are politically equal. It made the national government superior to the state governments The Civil War paved the way for us to become an industrialized nation. Industries need a strong national government to protect them to open up new trading opportunities outside the nation and to provide the transportation and communication network required by business.

13. The End of the War
After Appomattox, there were still minor battles as 175,000 Confederate troops remained in the field.
The final surrender of Confederate troops occurred June 23, 1865.