United States Wars

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Information Covered this week
Civil War (Monday-Tuesday)
World War I (Tuesday-Wednesday)
World War II (Wednesday-Thursday)
Civil War World War I World War II

1861-1865 1914-1918 1939-1945

The Civil War
Three battles
Battle of Fort Sumter
First battle
Battle of Gettysburg
Turning point
Battle of Appomattox
Last battle
Fort Sumter
April 12-14, 1861
Charleston, South Carolina
Seceded southern states were angry about Union involvement
Confederacy bombed the fort because Union wouldnt leave

Fort Sumter

April, 1861
Fort Sumter-Details
Union Leader
Major Robert Anderson
Confederate Leader
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard
Who shot first?
Confederacy started the siege with cannon barrages
A soldier denied because he could not fire the first gun of the war
Why?
Union troops were still in a southern fort, and receiving supplies from North
Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Lee wanted to invade the North
Most of the fighting was done in the South
Bloodiest battle of the war
Turning Point
Fort Sumter Gettysburg

April, 1861 July, 1863

Gettysburg-Details
Union Leader
General George E. Meade
Confederate Leader
General Robert E. Lee
Who shot first?
Lee rallied his troops to catch the Union off guard
Why so bloody?
The three day battle that nobody wanted to lose
Turning point?
Major morale kill for the South, North gained confidence
Appomattox
April 9, 1865
Appomattox, Virginia
Lees desperate attempt to rejoin his army
Treaty was signed at the Courthouse

Fort Sumter Gettysburg Appomattox

April, 1861 July, 1863 April, 1865

Appomattox
Union Leader
General Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate Leader
General Robert E. Lee
Why fight at a courthouse?
Southern capital was sieged, Lee trying to reconnect with army, intercepted
Why surrender?
Lee realized his small remaining army was greatly outnumbered
Was the surrender justified?
While many disagreed, Lee knew the North could not be beaten
Timeline Review
Appomattox Fort Sumter Gettysburg
July, 1863 April, 1861 April, 1865

Fort Sumter Gettysburg Appomattox

April, 1861 July, 1863 April, 1865

Video
https://vimeo.com/101719825
Other Important Battles
The First Battle of Bull Run
July, 1861
The Battle of Shiloh
April, 1862
The Peninsular Campaign
July, 1862
The Battle of Antietam
September, 1862
The Battle of Chancellorsville
May, 1863
Shermans March to the Sea
December, 1864
Activity
Split into three groups
Each group will be assigned a battle
Thirty minutes to prepare
Act out the battle to the class