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CIVIL WAR

April 12th 1861 ToApril 9th 1865

Presidential leaders Union-Abraham LincolnConfederate- Jefferson Davis

Union / north MinnesotaNevada New HampshireNew YorkNew JerseyOhioOregonPennsylvaniaVermontWest Virginia California Connecticut Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan

Confederates /south Alabama Arkansas FloridaGeorgiaLouisianaMississippiNorth CarolinaSouth Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia

West VirginiaKentucky MissouriRhode islandDelaware These are the states that believed in slavery but did not want to secede from the unionBorder states

Confederate alliances Britain and FranceNeeded because the south Bought weapons from France and Britain in exchange for cotton and tobacco !Battle at fort Sumter Battle at fort Sumter - April 12th 1861Located Charleston, south Carolinaunion major Anderson Confederate- general Beauregard Lasted two days without casualties union surrendered April 14th Significance - (beginning of civil war)

Battle of bull run Battle of bull run - July 21st 1861Located -Occoquan riverunion-Brigadier general Irvin McDowell confederate-Brigadier general BeauregardCausalities union- 2896 confederate-1982Significance -Both sides realized it would be a bloody battle also it would take longer than expected

Battle of GettysburgJuly 1st 3rd 1863 Located - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Union- Major general George Meade Confederate-General Robert E. leeCasualties union 3155 killed 14,531 injured , 5369 captured / missingConfederates 4708 killed 12,693 wounded , 5830 captured / missing significances turning point for the union

battle of fort fisher battle of fort fisher Dec. 1864 2nd battle of fort fisher Jan. 13-15 1865

*Union-Major general Alfred terry & Admiral David D. porter*Confederate- Major general W.H.C. whiting

*Casualties union 1338Confederates-583

Significance union took control of last remaining confederate fort

Battle of Appomattox courthouseApril 9th 1865 Located - VirginiaUnion- general GrantConfederate- general Lee Casualties union 164Confederate 500 killed 27,800 surrendered Significance general lee finally surrendered to the union (end of civil war)

Weapons of civil war *Swords1850 army officers sword & bayonet: attached to rifle, used for close range *Pistols Confederates- colt 1851 navy Union colt army 1860 Both accurate from 75 to 100 yards

Weapons continued *Cannons Napoleon(12 pound shot) and howitzer (12,24 & 32 pound shot *Rifles 2-3 shots per minute Accurate from 100 to 400 yards

Horses Wagonsships: U.S.S. monitor fully armed & C.S.S. north Carolina ironclad war ship

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End of war * April 9th 1865 general lee sent a letter agreeing to surrender at 11:50 am*located -Virginia*Union general Grant Confederate- General Lee *600,000 to 700,000 people were dead at the end of it all

Affected Americas future This helped America because it brought the two states together to make one nation. Also if union didnt win slaves would most likely still exist and Jefferson Davis would have been the president in the late 1800s which would of most likely changed the course of the presidents we had in the past!

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