U.S. CIVIL WAR BOOK

CAUSES

• Slavery- North wanted slavery abolished but South wanted it continued
• Tariffs and states rights- North did not believe in nullification; South did.
• Sectionalism- North - fast paced industry while South - slave labor

BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER

• This was the first battle of the civil war happened when the Confederates bombarded the south at Fort Sumter
• The North won this battle
• North Quote- "We have started strong and will win this war.
• South Quote-"We will regain this territory and win this war.

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM

• Union command failure
• Provided Lincoln with political cover to issue Emancipation Proclamation
• Inconclusive victory on either side
• North "Even on our own land, we did not succeed in battle."
• South " The bloodiest battle just took place, but there was no victory."

BATTLE AT GETTYSBURG

• This battle is considered the most important engagement of the Civil War.
• The North won this battle the South to retreat their battered army toward Virginia.
• The South faced many casualties in this battle which hendered their success in later battles
• South Quote-"We will not be torn down by this loss in battle we will build from it and win the next battle."
• North Quote-"we have won yet another battle but we have lost many men and must prepare for the next battle."

BATTLE OF VICKSBURG

• Confederate army trapped
• Gen.Ulysses S. Grant appointed general in chief
• Union victory
• Confederate "Our army has been trapped and split in half. Is there hope for us now?
• Union "We have been led to victory under General Grant's command!"

EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

• This was written by Abraham Lincoln when he realized that abolition had become a sound military strategy
• This was intended to free slaves and had this quote "all slaves in the rebellious states shall be then,thenceforward, and forever free."
• Even though his was intended to free slaves it did not free not one single slave.
• Quote-"We have finally been freed and we are finally done working for the cruel slaveowners thanks to Abraham Lincoln

SURRENDER AT APPOMATOXX COURTHOUSE

• Robert E. Lee's army surrender
• Union victory
• Lee - "I had no choice. My men were in no position for battle"
• Ulysses - "Vicksburg AND a surrender?! What luck! Our future is bright!"

PRESIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR

• The Unions President was Abraham Lincoln.
• The Confederates President was Jefferson Davis.
• Lincoln's quote-"It is easy to see that, under the sharp discipline of Civil War, the nation is beginning a new life."
• Davis's quote-"Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule."

GENERALS OF THE U.S CIVIL WAR

• Union - Robert Anderson
• Confederate - Edmund Kirby Smith
• Anderson "The confederates will surrender once and for all to the union!"
• Smith "My men and I will put an end to this awful and bloody war!"

OTHER MEN IN THE CIVIL WAR

• Other important men in the Civil War were Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Philip Bazaar, and William Carney.
• Thomas Stonewall Jackson Quote-"I was one of the most important South Generals in the war."
• Philip Bazaar Quote-"I distinguished myself in the Battle for Fort Fisher and received a high military decoration for it."
• William Carney Quote-"I was a soldier during the Civil War and was awarded the Medal Of Honor for it."

ASSASSINATION OF aBE LINCOLN

• President Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth, an American actor
• Northerner "Lincoln was a friend. A leader. He fought to preserve us and the South will pay."
• Southerner"He was so against our views and beliefs. There is hope now that he's gone."

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