US HISTORY BLOCK G

11/9/2011

BRIAN LEE

THE AMERIC AN CIVIL WAR

CONFEDERACY DEMANDS FREEDOM OF STATES AND FREEDOM TO OWN PROPERTY

Confederacy stands up for their rights!

The civil war began in January of 1861, when South had seceded from Union and made new group called Confederacy. The major reason why South had turned their back on the North was the states right to own slavery. South also had notice their decreasing power in politics when the election of 1860 took in place, placing Abraham Lincoln in presidency with full support of North. This vote showed that even if South had all opposed Lincoln to be president, he still wouldve been because of unfair power and authority that North had over the political eld of the country. This enraged Southern states and they decided to turn backs on the Union.

CONFEDERATE FLAG

JEFFERSON DAVIS

SLAVE STATES

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I. READYING FOR WAR SECTION II. COMMANDERS AND CONFLICT SECTION III. AMERICANS DURING THE CIVIL WAR SECTION IV. AFTERMATH OF THE CIVIL WAR SECTION V. BIBLIOGRAPHY

How Is My Story Map Constructed?

Section I will be about Confederacys strengths and weaknesses regarding with their resources. Section II will be about Confederate Generals in battles and what they have done and some interesting facts about them. There will be information about three battles that had happened in civil wars. Some of the inuences that minority had been getting will also be mentioned in this section. Section III will talk about the life that Soldiers had and other Americans had during the civil war. Section IV will be about the overall inuence and damage of the civil war and how Union had worked together to reconstruct the nation. Section V is the bibliography section where there will be lists of sites that shares where I got my marvelous information from.

SECTION I: READYING FOR WAR

Resources South had less technological advancements and less soldiers than North. However, they had experienced generals who came up with great tactics. South had cotton for agricultural goods, they believed that this would enforce the relationship with European countries. Some transportation and communication system includes railroads and steamboats. They had poor man power because most of the population in South was composed of slaves. South were dependent on manufactured goods from North. Preparation Most of the soldiers were motivated to join the army unlike North. They were well trained by great generals but they didnt have enough military supplies. Strength South had some strengths in their tactics from their leaders. Their leaders were unlike former generals who would ght in Napoleon way. They started to attack sides and back. South had many volunteering men, they sought for freedom of State and many of them decided to volunteer. Also, they had their reason to ght. Some Northerners werent so familiar with the physical features of the battle eld and because most of the battles were happening in the South, South had some advantages in their eld. Weakness South threatens European countries that they will not supply them with cotton if they do not help in the war. However, this tactic of getting more support had failed because European countries preferred cottons from Egypt and India. Also, North had already blocked South routes to Europe so it made it more apparent that they couldnt get any support. There were limits for men to replace when they died or got injured. On the other hand, North had plenty of people who could replace the spots that were produced by numerous battles. Union may have more resources and more men than Confederacy but they do not have the determination! COTTON GIN S

RESOURCES

THE G ENERAL S OF WA R

WAR TACTICS

SLAVES

SECTION II: COMMANDERS AND CONFLICT Interesting Facts: Thomas Jackson

Thomas Jackson lost his arms from his own soldier whom he had ordered to shoot before they ask, so one of his soldiers shot him in his left arm. Robert E. Lee made famous quote saying, Jackson lost his left arm but I lost my right arm now. Thomas Jackson believed that by lifting his right arm he can circulate blood to his left arm. Thomas Jackson never ate food that were delicious and good because he thought that anything good and delicious is poisonous.

THOMAS S TO N E WA L L J AC K SO N
THOMAS JACKSON WAS ONE OF THE EARLY GENERALS WHO BROUGHT MANY VICTORY FOR CONFEDERATE ARMY. HE GOT HIS NICK NAME STONEWALL WHEN HE STOOD AGAINST UNION IN THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN. HE WAS WELL QUALIFIED AS LEADER FOR HIS STRICT ORDER AND HIS COLLABORATION WITH GENERAL LEE.

JOH N B E LL HO O D
JOHN BELL HOOD WAS ONE OF THE GENERALS WHO HAD BEEN IN CHARGE OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE. HE LEARNED ALL THE TACTICS FROM GENERAL LEE AND GENERAL JACKSON. HE WAS WELL QUALIFIED AS LEADER FOR HIS ABILITY TO MAKE SACRIFICES AND MOVE ON WITH THE BATTLE.

John Bell Hood

John Bell Hood was known as cruel and strict leader who coldly sacriced his soldiers if he had to, however, in one account of soldier, it is said that he cried by himself nding out many of his men had died from the battle.

James Ewell Brown Stuart

James Ewell Brown Stuart captured hundred forty ve prisoners, two hundred mules, and sixteen escaped slaves during the battle with McCellan with only one lost in his army.

JA M E S E WELL BROWN STUART

BEFORE CIVIL WAR, HE WAS ALREADY FAMOUS FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS IN BLEEDING KANSAS AND CEASE OF JOHN BROWNS RAID. HE WAS VERY WELL KNOWN TO BE CAVALRY. HE WAS APPOINTED AS GENERAL WITH JACKSON AND FOUGHT IN FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN. HE LATER REPLACED THE EMPTY SPOT OF JACKSON IN THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE.

S P OT S Y LVA N I A
THE BATTLE OF SPOTSYLVANIA STARTED IN MAY 7, 1864 AT SPOTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE. THE BATTLE BEGAN BECAUSE . UNION WAS LEAD BY GENERAL GRANT AND CONFEDERATE WAS LEAD BY GENERAL LEE. SPECIAL THING ABOUT THE LEADERS WERE THAT GENERAL GRANT DID NOT WANT TO START FIGHT AFTER THE BATTLE OF WILDERNESS. IN THE BATTLE, GENERAL LEE HAD WAITED FOR UNION TO MARCH INTO THE GROUNDS WHERE THEY FOUGHT AND IT RESULTED ABOUT THREE THOUSAND SOLDIERS DEATH. THIS BATTLE IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT IS THE WAR THAT GENERAL LEE HAD MANAGE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES BY USING TACTICS. THOSE DAYS THEY FOUGHT IN NAPOLEON WAYS BUT IT WAS VERY UNIQUE THAT GENERAL LEE HAD USED HIS TACTICS. THE WAR ENDED IN MAY 12, 1864. THE WAR WAS WON BY SOUTH BECAUSE IT HAD LESS CASUALTIES.

2N D B AT TL E O F B UL L RUN
THE SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN STARTED IN AUGUST 28, 1862 AT FAIRFAX COUNTY AND PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA, WHERE MCDOWELL HAD BEEN DEFEATED. THE BATTLE BEGAN BECAUSE GENERAL POPE WAS ORDERED TO GET RID OF CONFEDERATE. UNION WAS LEAD BY GENERAL POPE AND CONFEDERATE WAS LEAD BY GENERAL LEE. SPECIAL THING ABOUT THE LEADERS WERE THAT GENERAL LEE HAD USED HIS TACTICS TO WIN THIS BATTLE AS WELL. IN THE BATTLE, GENERAL JACKSON ATTACKED THE BACK SIDE OF THE UNION ARMY WHILE GENERAL LEE ATTACKED THE FRONT SIDE OF THE UNION ARMY. THIS BATTLE IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT BROUGHT MCCLELLAN BACK TO HIS POSITION AND ALSO THE TACTICS AND COLLABORATION OF TWO FINE LEADERS WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE WAR ENDED AUGUST 30, 1862. THE CONFEDERATE WON THE BATTLE.

SIEGE OF VICKSBURG
THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG STARTED IN MAY 7, 1864 AT WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. THE BATTLE BEGAN BECAUSE UNION WANTED CONFEDERATE TO LOOSE THEIR COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORTATION THROUGH MISSISSIPPI RIVER. UNION WAS LEAD BY GENERAL GRANT AND CONFEDERATE WAS LEAD BY GENERAL PEMBERTON. SPECIAL THING ABOUT THE LEADERS WERE GENERAL GRANT HAD NICE TACTICS TO WIN THE WAR. HIS STRATEGY WAS TO CUT OFF SUPPLIES OF CONFEDERATE AND LAY SIEGE ON THE PLACE. IN THE BATTLE, GRANT HAD SUCCESSFULLY CAPTURED THE MISSISSIPPI AREA. THIS BATTLE IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE LATER ON CONFEDERATE WILL LOSE THEIR SUPPLIES AND LOSE THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG WHICH IS THE TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR. THE WAR ENDED IN MAY 12, 1864 AND UNION WON THE BATTLE.

MI NO R I T I E S
THE MINORITIES FROM DIFFERENT PLACES HELPS TO WIN THE WAR
When the war started many people around the world came to help. Confederate who wanted to get support from global market had succeeded in doing so. Some of the groups that they got help from were Jewish, Hispanic, American Indian, and Blacks. The Confederate seized Blacks to make them ght in war and because they knew that slaves will be more likely to join the Unions who would free them, the Confederate were very sensitive about them. Therefore, amongst the other ethnical Confederates, the Black Confederates had the most people to join the force. Even though at these times African Americans were still considered as lower beings, the Confederates had to pay them in order to make them stay in the force. It is interesting to know that many ethnical groups were involved in the civil war even though the Union had tried to cut off any support that the Confederates could possibly get.

Women also participated in the civil war. Even though most of them had been nurses, they were considered as important because they needed proper care and men were required in battle eld than in medical elds. Therefore, many women participated in the war helping doctors curing the injured ones. However, there were some instances where women also fought in the war.

There were lots of Black Confederates and some of them even were in high positions in the military. They were mostly paid with money and also in the army they could nearly get equal rights as whites, therefore, many of them had joined to ght against the Unions who wanted to free them from the slavery.

Confederates Jewish Confederates Hispanic Confederates American Indian Confederates Black Confederates

Number of Soldiers 3,000 13,000 15,000 60,000~90,000

SECTION III: AMERICANS DURING CIVIL WAR

Confederate Soldiers

Camp Life of Confederate Soldiers

Confederate Soldiers were not fully supplied with food so there were many occasions where they had to starve. They did not have needs to be part of the army due to Confederates need of men. They would gamble with card games and they gambled with anything they had, and also they drank a lot. The survival rate of the Confederate soldiers was fteen percent. Most of the soldiers didnt bothered to write to their families and also they were mostly about nostalgic story when they wrote. Most of them served for four years until the civil war had ended. However, there were some people who ran away and if they were caught, they were shot to death.

Confederate soldiers had harsh time in camp, they had great leaders and they followed their orders with respect and also they were very passionate and wanted to win the battles that they encountered. Most of them had volunteered to join the army.

LIFE ON THE HOME FRONT

Women started to work in farm as the men volunteered to join the army. Some of them had went to factories to earn money to feed their families. However, as the Unions started to win women started to be part of the army by becoming the nurse. Most of them had managed to feed their family. For the people who lived near the battle were scared but most of them couldnt leave their land because they had to work to feed themselves. Some people left the farm as the army approached them however, there were still people who stayed and died. Later on as the Civil War comes to the end, the Union used tactic called, Total War Women started to do mens job which will be burning the whole village and forests in the South to make that required more strength. the Confederacy surrender. During the last part of the war, many people in the town that the Union had passed by had been perished and many casualties happened and many died in their houses helpless, cold, and hungry.

SECTION IV: AFTERMATH OF CIVIL WAR

A FT E RM AT H

KU KLUX KLAN Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 14, 1865. Even though he knew there was going to be conspiracy he went to the play. The war had made serious impact on the Confederate. The total war tactic of the Union had burnt down all the trees in the Confederate and many houses were destroyed. Because of the constant bombings and res, the some land soils no longer were suitable for harvesting. However, now that the Union and the Confederate had been united again, the people from the Union did not look down on the Confederates but they tried very hard to help them. The Confederates had lost everything from this war. The Union proclaimed 13th,14th, and 15th amendment to protect slavery and rights of the people making the Confederate no longer be able to use slavery. The currency of the Confederate was gone making the rich people in the Confederate poor and be dependent on the Union for money. One thing the Confederate gained was the reunion with the separated parts of the country. The reconstruction had happened and Lincoln had plans but he had been assassinated before he could move on with his plans. Some of the mistakes of the reconstruction was the setting railroads which will eventually rip off money from the country. South started to be diverse in the job choices because European countries no longer depended on their production of cotton and some Southerners tried to ll the damage by planting and producing more cottons which caused severe decrease in the price of the cotton. The South began to work on textile factories producing textile for the country and for economic development.

COTTON

DESTRUCTION

C ONFEDERATE C UR REN CY

SECTION V: Bibliography
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