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IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF THE WAR

• Jefferson Davis
• Abraham Lincoln
• John C Calhoun
• James Garfield
• Andrew Johnson

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• Ulysses S. Grant
• John Brown
• Henry Clay
• Daniel Webster
• Robert E. Lee

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

• Spoken by Lincoln on November 19, 1863
• It was at the openning of the national cemetery for Union soldiers

Emancipation Proclamation

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, stating that all slaves shall be free

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE WAR

• Most worked in infantry and artillery
• They were treated badly because of racial prejudice
• The 54 Massachusets Infantry was made up of all African Americans
• Most were used as substitutes

TECHNOLOGY

• Railroads
• Telegraph
• Camera

WEAPONS IN THE WAR

• Rifles
• Muskets
• Cannons
• Swords

BULL RUN

• July 21, 1861
• Virginia
• Union leader- Irvin McDowell
• Confederate leader- Bueragard

FORT SUMTER

• April 12-14, 1861
• Charleston, SC
• Union leader- Bueragard
• Confederate leader- Robert Anderson

GETTYSBURG

• July 1-3, 1863
• It was in Pennsylvania
• Union leader- Robert Lee
• Confederate leder- George Meade

WILSON CREEK

• August 10, 1861
• Mississipi
• Union leader- Sterling Price
• Confederate leader- Nathanel Lyon

BATTLE OF CHANCELLRSVILLE

• April 30- May 6, 1863
• It was held in Virginia
• Confederates lost 22% of their men
• Union leader- Joseph hooker
• Confederate leader- Stonewall Jackson

LETTER FROM A SLAVE

• Talks about how badly they were treated

LETTER FORM A CIVILIAN

• Tells how different life is
• Tells how many people and friends have died

LETTER FROM A SOLDIER

• Tells how bad the conditions are
• How hard it is to see so many people die

KEY TERMS

• Abolitionist: Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
• Ambush: To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
• Armory: A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
• Barrel: The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
• Blockade: effort by the North to keep ships from entering Southern ports.

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• Casualty: A soldier who was wounded or in action.
• Charge: To rush towards the enemy.
• Confederate: Loyal to the Confederacy. Also Southern or Rebel.
• Defensive: protecting against attack from someone.
• Emancipation: Freedom from slavery.

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• Garrison: A group of soldiers stationed at a military post.
• Housewife: Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments.
• Ironclad: A ship protected by iron armor.
• "Peculiar Institution": Another term for slavery in the South.

CAUSES OF THE WAR

• Secession of the Southern States
• Lincoln winning the election
• Debate over slavery

EFFECTS OF THE WAR

• 600,000 casualties
• All slaves were free
• Divison of Virginia