BATT L ES& L EA D ER S

JUMANAH NASSIF BLOCK, D NOVEMBER 8, 2011

T H E TA B L E O F CON T E N T S

CONFEDERACY
Commanders and Conict...
leaders, Engagements and
Minority Groups

Readying For War...

Resources and Preparation pg. 3

Americans During the Civil War...

Camp Life and
Life on the Home front pg.6

The Aftermath of the Civil War...

Effects of the War and
Reconstruction

pg. 4, 5 & 6

pg.7

Confederacy
Resources:
The union had better military goods, agricultural goods, man power, transportation and communication systems, and manufactured goods. The north was more industrialized, but the south only relied on the slaves.

(South)

Preparation:
One month before the civil war broke out, confederate government rose three district armies. The south had men volunteering. unlike the Union army there were generals. their strategy was to form a line and thats how most of their battles were fought. but there lack of supply was a major disadvantage for the war effort. in the beginning of the war the confederacy only had one ironworks located in Richmond.

GEORGE PICKETT

HE WAS BORN IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. AT THE AGE OF 17 HE WENT TO THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, AND WAS IMMEDIATELY SENT TO PRACTICE. HE WAS THE FIRST TO CLIMB A PARAPET AT THE BATTLE OF CHAPULTEPEC. HE THEN RESIGNED FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND BECAME A COLONEL IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY. IN OCTOBER OF 1862, HE WAS PROMOTED TO MAJOR GENERAL. HE WAS PART OF THE FREDERICKSBURG BATTLE, BUT THE BATTLE WITH HIS MOST IMPORTANT ROLE WAS THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.

JE FF ER S ON DAV IS

HE WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY, JUNE 3, 1808. HE HAS THREE BROTHERS ALL OLDER THAN HIMSELF, FOUGHT IN THE WAR OF 1812. HE WAS IN THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY GRADUATED 1828. HIS HEALTH FORCED HIM TO RESIGN FROM THE ARMY IN 1835. US SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI FROM 1835 TO 1845. US CONGRESSMAN FROM 1945 TO 1846. US CONGRESSMAN FROM 1857 TO 1861. WITHDREW FROM THE SENATE IN 1861. ON FEBRUARY 18, 1861, THE PROVISIONAL CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES MADE HIM PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT. ON MAY 10, 1865, FEDERAL TROOPS CAPTURED HIM AT IRWINVILLE, GEORGIA. FROM 1865 TO 1867 HE WAS IMPRISONED AT FORTRESS MONROE, VIRGINIA. HE WAS INDICTED FOR TREASON IN 1866, BUT HE WAS RELEASED THE YEAR AFTER. IN 1868 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DROPPED THE CASE AGAINST HIM. HE DIED ON DECEMBER 6, 1889.

His gure was very soldier like.

R O BE RT E . L E E

HE WAS BORN ON JUNE 30, 1831, AT STRATFORD IN WESTMORELAND COUNTRY, VIRGINIA. ALL THREE OF HIS SONS SERVED IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY. IN 1852, HE BECAME SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MILITARY ACADEMY. IN 1855, SECRETARY OF WAR. HE WAS FIRST IN THE UNION AND WAS STRONGLY ATTACHED TO IT. HE HAD NO SYMPATHY FOR SLAVERY, BUT WHEN VIRGINIA WITHDREW FROM THE UNION HE RESIGNED HIS COMMISSION. IN MAY OF 1863, GENERAL LEE DEFEATED GENERAL HOOKER AT CHANCELLORIVILLE. ON APRIL 9, 1865, HE SURRENDERED TO ULYSSES S. GRANT AT THE VILLAGE OF APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE.

BATT L E O F T H E W I L D E R N E S S :

THE BATTLE TOOK ABOUT ELEVEN MONTHS AND ENDED AT WILDERNESS, VIRGINIA. IT WAS LEES PURPOSE TO PROTECT THE TOWN AND TO SAVE THE CONFEDERACY. BUT GRANTS PURPOSE WAS TO WOUND AND KILL AS MANY OF LEES MEN AS POSSIBLE, AND TO REACH AND OCCUPY RICHMOND. THE FIGHTING BEGAN IN THE WILDERNESS ON MAY FIFTH. DUE TO THE FIRE MANY OF THE WOUNDED SUFFOCATED OR DIED. GENERAL JAMES LONGSTREET, WAS SHOT IN THE SHOULDER BY HIS OWN TROOPS. BY NIGHTFALL BATTLE WAS OVER. NEITHER SIDE MADE ANY ADVANCE.

SIEGE OF ATLANTA:

THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA TOOK PLACE ON JULY 22, 1864 IN EAST ATLANTA. ONE OF THE BLOODIEST BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR. THE CONFEDERATE ARMY LOST GENERAL W. H. T. WALKER, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE BATTLE STARED WAS BECAUSE ATLANTA WAS IN FAVOR OF LINCOLNS REELECTION. ALSO THAT THE CITY WAS CONSIDERED THE WORKSHOP AND WAREHOUSE OF THE CONFEDERACY. ATLANTA CAMPAIGN WAS TO DAMAGE THE COMPLEX SYSTEM OF RAILROADS WHICH SUPPLIED THE CONFEDERACY.

AP PO MATTOX CO URT H O US E:

IT TOOK PLACE IN THE APPOMATTOX COUNTY, ON APRIL 9, 1865. LEADERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT WERE ULYSSES S. GRANT AND ROBERT E. LEE. ON APRIL THE 18TH, 1865 GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE AND HIS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARRIVED IN APPOMATTOX COUNTY, HIS HOPE WAS TO REACH THE SOUTH SIDE RAILROAD WHERE SUPPLY TRAINS AWAITED. IT WAS THE FINAL MAJOR ENGAGEMENT OF THE CIVIL WAR. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE SURRENDERED TO ULYSSES S. GRANT AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR CAME TO AN END.

Minority Groups
African americans...
The African Americans were also part of the civil war, they fought hoping for freedom. but most of them served in the army unofcially. Also due to the war and the struggles they were still treated harshly. freed slaves were not allowed to carry a rie and ght. they would often cook and were given other similar jobs. The woman served as nurses. The women formed groups like the sick soldiers relief society and the soldiers aid society. They also made bandages for the wounded and knit socks to keep the soldiers feet warm and dry. They worked to manufacture supplies for the soldiers.

Women...

Americans during the civil war... Camp Life:

the cabins at confederate winter camp in virginia were log cabins, to provide insulation. during the winter soldiers faced hard times. the most common disease was scurvy, most soldiers who got it died. Soldiers had little free time but it was really boring, some would organize games, and some would play boxing matches. soldiers enjoyed receiving letters because it was from home.

life on the home front...

women were over worked, many of which lost their husbands or their loved ones.

T HE AF T ERMAT H O F T HE C IVIL WAR

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