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2009 F BlockFree

By Daniel

Lee

F Block

11/9/11

Civil War Project

Section 1

-Resources

-How Soldiers Were

Trained

Section 2

- Generals

The Three Wars

- Minorities

Section 3

-Life In Civil War



Effects of the Civil War &

REconstructions

Tables of Contents



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2009 ANNUAL UPDATE Free

Resource Chart for the Union.

UNION Vs. Confederacy

Resources Union

22,100,000 (71%)

21,700,00

400,000 2,100,000(63%)

21,788 miles (35,064 km)

(90%)

(97%)

(30%)

TOTAL POPULATIONS :

FREE POPULATIONS:

SLAVE POPULATIONS:

SOLDIERS:

RAILROAD LENGTH:

MANUFACTURED ITEMS:

AMMUNITIONS(guns):

U.S EXPORTS TO FOREIGNLANDS:

E

The North had about 2/3 of themanufactured goods in the United States,

including the South too. As seen in thechart above, the Unions had more numbersof people, however slaves were much lesscompared to the amount South had.

North was an industrialized countrygiving them and advantage when it comesto making fire arms, or other manufacturedgoods.

WHO



20s. Many of theiroccupation were farmers,people who assumed the warwouldn’t take that long.People who were forced toenlist were those who werecalled to serve against theirown will were often poor,since anyone who could paythe sum of $300.00 would beexempt from fighting.

-As the war progressed,even women joined the fight,dressing up as, andpretending to be men so thatthey could join the army.

Equipment

- The Unions soldier weredressed in blue, navyuniform.

-The army issued shirtswere also made of wool. This was to let water outeasily when absorbed.

-In addition to heavyclothes, Union soldierscarried a heavy knapsack,a blanket, and a smallprotective cover called"dog tent".

- They were also,equipped with goodfirearms. Most of the

Unions used “Enfield”issued by the British.

How Soldiers were Brought and Trained.

Equipments

Navy Union Uniform

British Enfield

Tents t he sol diers us ed

The Soldiers who came in were unfamiliar withusing weapons such as gun or rifles. They weretrained by generals, and worked on tactics,shooting, and working with other weaponry.Majority of the soldiers went through trainingwith General McClellan.

How SoldiersWere Trained.



Information on: George Mead

George Mead was first involved in the waras a volunteered Brigadier General. Then

later on he was promoted Captain. Few

month during the Civil War with the strong

recommendation from the Governor of

Pennsylvania, he was assigned to lead the

2nd Brigade. His career as a Captain was

quite successful. One of his known battle

was against General Robert E. Lee where he

came victorious in the Battle of Gettysburg

in 1863.

George Mead1815-1872

Interesting Facts:He was born in a

family with 11children, and he wasthe 8th.His nickname was“Old Snapping

Turtle”He was born inCadiz, Spain.He engineered andfixed lighthouse.



liam Sherman never commanded in a major Union victory

his military career had repeated ups and downs, but

liam T. Sherman is the second best known of Northern

mmanders. His father had died when he was nine years old,

Sherman. Tragic, but he was raised by Senator Thomas

wig. He had a military strategic called the “scorched earth”

ch was a harsh tactic. A policy which meant total war on the

federacy states. He then later on took command of the

an War which went for 15 long years. Even with public

ognition he did refuse to work in politics.

Information on: William T.Sherman

William T. Sherman1820-1891

Interesting Facts:

His nickname was“Cump” among hisfriends.He was a greatgeneral, yet nevercommanded in aMajor Union Victory



orge A. Custer was an American calvary commander also a United States Army Officer. He was an

erienced soldier. As the Civil War broke out they

eded all potential general, and that is where Custer

s called to serve the Union. His first major

agement was in the First Battle of Bull Run. From

re he learned a lot from other offices he worked

h. From there he had success as a highly effective

vary commander. After the Civil War Custer too,t like William was dispatched to fight in the Indian

rs. There he wasn’t too successful and had a lot of

eats.

Information on: George A.Custer

George A. Custer1839-1876

Interesting Facts:

George A. Custereven though marriednever had a child.Custer’s brotherwere the creator of his nickname.His tow brothers diedduring the civil war.



The Three Wars

Battle of Spotsylvania:

This was considered the second major battle the Lt. General Grant

was involved in. It all started when Grant and his men were

crossing the Rapidan, they were suddenly ambushed by

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. After two days of intense battle,

the casualties were about at 29,000. There was on ongoing battle

at Spotsylvania. Neither of the Union or Confederacy could gain

advantage. Lee was able to stop Grant from coming, but he could

not send him back. The battle continued on and in the end Grant

tried to lure Lee’s army into a trap near Hancock. However this

battle no one came to a win, it was inconclusive.

2nd Battle of Bull Run:

This battle was also called the Second Manassas, which was fought

during August 28~30. This battle involved two famous generals

John Pope and Robert E. Lee from the Confederacy. The scale of

the battle was much larger than the previous battle which was the

First Battle of Bull Run. “Stonewall” Jackson First toke lead by

capturing the Union’s food supply depot. This threatened Pope’s

line of communication making a hole to the Union force. Pope

retaliates and use a trap, and he is convinced that Pope had

trapped Jackson. The Confederacy came in with a large number of Soldiers at the battlefield. Pope was unaware of this and it caused

the Union left flank crushed by the enemy force. Pope was driven

back to Centerville. The Aftermath of this battle was about 10,000

Unions soldiers were killed and the Confederacy came victorious.

Siege if Vicksburg:

The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military battle in the

Vicksburg Campaign. The two major commanders here was

Ulysses S. Grant from the Unions side and John C. Pemberton from

the Confederacy. With the Unions keep pushing westward they had

to get through Vicksburg. With two huge assaults against the

Confederacy forts, Grant decided that it was better to surround the

Fort. He was planning to wear out the Confederates. This caused

the soldiers who were inside the fort to have no foods supplies and

no reinforcement. They were able to hold the Union soldiers for

forty days, however having no choice they surrendered to the

Union in July 4th.



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The Minority

Slaves

Many of the slaves already movedto the North and fought for theirfreedom, however there was alsoslaves in the South who wereforced to fight for the South. Thosewho enlisted to fight were not

treated well as the other soldiers.Also due to their lack of educationand less experience with handlingweapons it was difficult them. Theywere restricted highly restricted touse guns.

Women

Women just like slaves were notreally encouraged to fight.However they were some womenwho felt the passion to fight inthe Civil war and sometimes

they were women who woulddress up as a men to fight in thewar. They were also crafty andwere good workers, some alsoaided the injured soldiers.

Immigrants

Many immigrants were involved inthe Fight. Even some immigrantsserved as a General for somebattles. European immigrants

joined the Union in large numberssince many of them viewed slavery

very injustice. They were a big helpto the North. Majority of theimmigrants there came to Americasince the North needed workers.Now they served America andfought the Confederate.

Spies

Spies were a big role in this CivilWar. Information of the Opponentplan became very vital to botharmies in the field during the CivilWar. Units of spies and scoutsreported directly to thecommanders of armies in the field.

Their job was to find the strong and

weak point of the opposing force.However spies had to risk their lifein order to find these valuableinformations. If a suspect wasseized while in disguise and not inhis army's uniform, the sentencewas often to be hung. Sometimeswomen were very effective spies.



he Camp Life

amp life was not easy condition for soldiers to

ve in. Their house was tents and during the

inter it would get very cold. Meals were

ooked outside on the fire, and you could

escribe it a primitive way of living. 6 or 5 men

ould have to live in one tent, and space were

ot the big. Because food sometimes were

ooked outside it sometimes resulted food

oisoning and easy spread of bacteria. Overall

was not easy for soldiers to live in.

Camp Life and Life on the Home Front.

Annabelle (9Years)

Thoma s (6Years)

Life on the Home Fronts.All residents, regardless of whether they became a part of

the Union effort, felt the repercussions of war. After

secession of the Southern states, many of the states went

through an economy shock. The North were doing fine

since they were more industrialize, however the South

were suffering after Egypt became another source of cottonto Europe. With the departure of men in uniform, farmers

faced labor shortages that increased wages for hired

hands. Consequently, the increased demand for agricultural

products led to a boom in the mechanization of farming.

However soldiers still felt that each on of their home might

need their help and some deserted.



Effects of the War

There are many things that havehappened after the War. The first main

event would be the assignation of

President Lincoln. There were many

conspiracy going on before, and during a

theater act, William Booth one of the

actors assassinated President Lincoln. This

showed that people were still not satisfied

with the two state uniting together.

The second was many families were

separated due to the war. This caused

massive chaos and confusion. This led

people to migrate around other states.

They were also a huge number of Norther

state people who moved towards South for

a new start, since South had good lands. ‘

Third the obvious South and North

were united together and slaves were

freed man. This was probably the biggest

solution to the Civil War problem. However

South uniting with the North will cause the

economy to go down since the North will

have to support the pretty-beat-down

Southern states after the war.

Reconstruction

After the war, Lincoln had a big

problem and it was to reconstruct both

North and South. Both Presidents Lincoln

and Johnson favored a lenient approach to

reconstruction. It was their belief that the

nation would be better off by leaving the

past memory of the Civil War behind

quickly.

Radical Republicans, led by

Thadeaus Stevens, argued that the South

should be punished for starting the Civil

War. Eventually, the arguments between

both side would lead to an attempt to

impeach and remove President Johnson.

Although the official reason for the

impeachment of Johnson was his violation

in an act.

Leaving this behind the main reasonfor Reconstruction was to prevent invasionfrom a foreign country. Lincoln did fear thaif they showed too much weakness afterthe Civl War. Action had to be taken andthey needed to rebuild their nation back toone piece. However, the argumentsbetween the Radical Republicans caused adelay to the reconstruction. They had to

rebuild their country.



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