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By - Malicka Al-Sabti

American Civil War - Page 1

Confederacy

NOVEMBER9TH2011BLOCK -G

Go South!


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Table o ContentsSection 1 - Readying for War

Resources............................................................Page3Preparation.........................................................Page4

Section 2 - Commanders and Conflict

Leaders................................................................Page5

Engagements.......................................................Page6

Minority Groups.................................................Page7

Section 3 - Americans During the Civil War

Camp Life...........................................................Page8

Life on the Home Front......................................Page9Section 4 - The Aftermath of the Civil War

Effects of the War..............................................Page10

Reconstruction...................................................Page11

Section 5 - Sources

Bibliography.......................................................Page12


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Agriculture

Inventions

Slaves

Uniforms

Transportation

Farms and plantations produced agricultural

products such as grain and tobacco, it was

shipped to Great Britain.

Cotton was a main product in the south, as it w

easy to grow. It led to the expansion of slaves

The cotton gin has helped set the

South on a different course of

development from the North. As

growing short-staple cotton was

for a profit. , they forced slaves to

cul t i va te the c rops . Thi s

plantation system resulted in

Mississippi and Alabama into a

Cotton Kingdom.

People in the south believed

they brought up the slaves.

South needed slaves more

extensively that the north did,

as they farmed for a living.

150,000 to 200,000 were used

in industrial work.

Railroads was the main

transportation in the South.

Railroads were fast, able to

cross any terrain, and operate

if bad weather. Then in

reached a point where they

used roads and canals which

resulted to the National Road

and Erie Canal.


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Maecenas pulvinar sagittis enim. Rhoncus tempor placerat.

PREPARATION

How was the Confederacy prepared for the war?The South has a much lower population than the North. The south setup weapon factories, but they didnt produce a large humber of weapons.

South had a longer coastline than the north, but they barely had any

ships. South had railroads in different areas using gauge.

Most capital was invested in slaves land.

South lacked the necessary industrial, and transportation to prepare for a

war.

South didnt tax heavily, there were only a few southern banks, which

resulted in difficulty in issuing bonds.

The low average of money led to the South printing money, which also

led to hyperinflation, the more money the South printed, the wealth of

the money became less and less.

Confederacy was not ready for the war whatsoever, as it lacked industry

had a unstable currency, and a low amount of manpower.


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LEADERS

Maecenas pulvinar sagittis enim.

Joseph E. Johnston

Born in Long-wood, Va.

Major-general in the Army of Virginia.He was a member of the U.S House of

representatives, also a railroad commissioner.

He was in Command at the battle of Bull Run.

Fought on the Virginia peninsula, until wounded

at the battle of Fair Oaks.

Johnston led confederates to victory at the First

Battle Of Manassas.

Jefferson appointed 5 men as full general, he was

fourth, and this angered him

Interesting fact - Highest ranking U.S. Army

officer to region his commission at the start of the

Civil War.

James Longstreet Born in Edge field District, South Carolina.Son of a farmer

Fought at Blackburns Ford, and 1st Bull

Run.

He was the best corps commander on both

sides, North and south.

Led an independent expedition, he was a

tad weak, and joined Robert E. Lee, and

succeeded with the first battle. Later on he

got injured at the Wilderness by

confederate troops.

Later on he became a Republican, and was

Grants minister to Turkey

Interesting fact - Later years he married

Helen Dortch in 1887. Helen out lived

James by 58 years and did not die until

Richard EwellBorn in Georgetown, Washington S.C.

When Ewell joined the Confederacy, he served a

a Lieutenant Colonel in the Virginia forces.

Earned the rank of Major General.

Lost his leg at Grove-ton in August of 1862, and

was given a wooden leg, and went back on duty.

Ewell served in the campaigns from Gettysburg t

Spotsylvania Court House.

Interesting fact - After graduating from Wes

Point, he spent most of his antebellum career in

the southwest.


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BATTLES

Chancellorsville - April 30th - May

6th 1863Robert E. Lee - 60,892 army men.

Battle took place in Spotsylvania County.

South defeated the North at Chancellorsville,

Virginia.

Lee forced the Union army to retreat.

Confederate guards mistook Stonewall

jackson for a Yankee and shot him in the left

arm.

Later on, Lee decided to press his military

advantage and invade the North. Lee crossedthe Potomac into Maryland and then pushed

on into Pennsylvania.

1st Battle of Fort Sumter April12-13, 1861

Secession of seven Southern states

Robert Anderson moved his small command

from fort Moultrie, to Fort Sumter. Hames

Buchanan reinforced and resupplied

Anderson, using the merchant shop Start of

the West. South Carolina seized all Federal

property, except for Fort Sumter.

75,000 volunteers put an end to the rebellion

that resulted in four states joining theconfederacy.

Second Battle of Fort Wagner -July 18th September 7th, 1863

Fort Wagner/Morris Island, South Carolina

Confederate - General P.G.T Beauregard

Confederate victory, 1689 casualties.

July 18th - Gillmore set an attack by the 54th

Massachusetts Industry, a black regiment. After a fight with heavy causalities, the

federals wanted to siege conditions to reduce

the fort.


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AfricanAmericans-

Whentheunions+ledsouth,many

AfricanAmericansescaped.South

wantedmanyslavesforwar,theywere

expectedtoputaneffortintotheir

labour.

Mostwidelyknownbattlethatwas

foughtbyAfricanAmericanswasthe

BattleofFortWagner,itledtothe

assaultonconfederatepositions.

Soldiersonlyreceived10dollarsa

month,withaclothingallowanceof

3.50dollars,butBlacksoldiers

receivedlessamount,andnoclothing

allowance,untilCongressgranted

equalpayforall

1/3rdofallAfricanAmericanslost

theirlivesduringcivilwar.

Woman

AnnieEtheridgewasacourageous

nurseasshehelpedgivemedicalcare

tothewoundedaftertheCivilwar.Whitewomeninthesouthjoinedtobe

asoldier,theydidmostoftheirwork

ontheirown.astheycookedand

sewedforthemen.Theymade

uniforms,jumpers,sandbags,

etc.wroteletterstosoldiers,

caredforwoundedsoldiers

Manysouthernwomenreliedon

slaves,andneverdidanywork.

Theyhaddutiesandresponsibilities.

Immigrants-

Europeanimmigrantsopposedslavery.

LeaderssuchasCarlSchurzwas

involved,ashewantedtheabolitionof

slavery.Confederatearmyhadsupport

fromirishimmigrants,theyopposed

slavery,becausetheyhadafeelingthey

wouldmovenorth,andjobswould

decrease.

Spies-

Nationsusedspiestoobtain

informationoncountryspreparations

andtheirplansforwar.

RoseONealGreen-how-shegained

informationtopasstotheconfederacy,

asshegotcaughtandwroteher

memoirsinEngland.

NancyHart-gatheredinformationon

federalmovementsthatledrebelsto

theirpositions.


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CAMP LIFE-Produced 1 million 30,000 casualties, and many people died.

-More than 9 million people in the South died in the Civil War.

-18 percent of men died in the war due to tactics.

-Many people suffered of mental disorders, as they called this time

the Irritable hearts.

-Federal government and the Southern state government provided

penitence and help the widows.

-They rewarded survivals.

-Southern soldiers were also bored from time to time, doing chores,

writing letters, singing to jazz music, playing cards, etc.

-At night - they only slept with loose piece of clothing even thought

it was cold or hot. Sometimes when it was too cold they would die of

hypothermia.

-Soldiers had to make their own shelter from leaves, and logs. While

other soldiers had tents.


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Life on the Home Front - Page 9 What was life like for

the people left behind?

How did women

have to step up

during men's

absence?

How did this war

turn families against

each other?

How did scarcityand inflation

influence the people

of your nation?

What was life like

for people who lived

near the battle field?

Woman stayed home and

raised their children while

their husbands were away,

but other woman decided to

become nurses for the

injured, or dress like men to

experience their reality.This war turned families against

each other, as the nation divided

different families against each other

they were certain brothers and

sister on different sides of the war,

confederacy and union, as many

people fought war on two different

sides.

Scarcity and inflation influenced

the confederacy as they didnt

have much materials whatsoever

at the beginning of the war, and

the scarcity of food in the

armies was basically because ofthe shortage of slaves. inflation

led in a decrease of value in the

market. This resulted in many

people making their own clothing

Life for people living near the battle

field was a disaster, as people losttheir homes, their saving and

everything. Some people also lost

their lives. But certain people went to

go have picnics along the outer layer

of the battle.


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RECONSTRUCTIONSouthern opposition to radical

reconstruction ended reconstruction.The battles influenced the landscape as major

damage was caused, it resulted in a

disappearance of buildings, schools,

hospitals and basically everything. Millions

of people died, and many crops were

destroyed as well.

They gained factories, organizations,colleges, and the also free people as slaves

were free at last.

FAILURE? SUCCESS?

Failed to secure the rights to slaves. African Americans participated in all levels of

government.

Republican parties couldnt maintain black-whiteviolations Funded public schools to all citizens.

Radical governments were unable to satisfy the

slaves by giving them land

African Americans went to schools, churches, and

they had families.

Bias was national Redistribution of Land.

Slaves saw themselves as outsiders Full civil rights due to the 14th and 15th

Amendment.


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