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The American
Pageant
Chapter 20
Girding for War:
The North and the
South, 1861-1865
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African American Family Group, Virginia, 1861–1862
African American Family Group, Virginia, 1861–1862
This photograph was taken by Larkin J. Mead, an antislavery advocate from New
England, who went south to assist the slaves after the outbreak of the Civil War.
(Library of Congress)
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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter
In this vivid engraving, South Carolina
shore batteries under the command of P.
G. T. Beauregard shell Fort Sumter, the
last federal stronghold in Charleston
Harbor, on the night of April 12, 1861.
Curious and excited civilians look on
from their rooftops, never suspecting the
horrors that would be the outcome of this
rash action. (Library of Congress)
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Lincoln at Sharpsburg, October 1862
Lincoln at Sharpsburg, October 1862
Very much the commander-in-chief,
President Lincoln visited Union forces
on the battlefield on several occasions
and was deeply involved in every aspect
of the war's execution. Although his only
military experience before taking office
consisted of brief service in the Black
Hawk War, Lincoln's abilities as a
military strategist far exceeded that of
most of his generals. Here he stands
behind Union lines at Antietam with
Allan Pinkerton, the detective who
provided the Union army with
intelligence information, and General
John McClernand, who often
accompanied the president in his travels.
(Library of Congress)
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Mary Tepe, Union woman and traveling merchant
Mary Tepe, Union woman and
traveling merchant
As Mary Rice Livermore pointed out,
many women served in many different
capacities during the Civil War. Mary
Tepe combined entrepreneurship and
patriotism by serving as a traveling
merchant among the Union troops,
selling them personal items that they
otherwise could not have obtained.
During battles she carried water to the
front and gave medical aid to wounded
soldiers. One observer commented that
during the battle at Chancellorsville, "her
skirts were riddled by bullets." (Library
of Congress)
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New York Draft Riots--Battle in Second Avenue
New York Draft Riots--Battle in Second Avenue
Angered by the fact that rich men were virtually exempt form the draft, frightened by the prospect of job
competition from freed southern slaves, and frustrated by the lack of resolution on the battlefield, working
men took to the streets in New York City during the summer of 1863 to protest against the war. Well-dressed
men, African Americans, and leading war advocates were the main targets of mob violence during three
nights of uncontrolled rioting. As this illustration shows, federal troops finally put down the rioting in a series
of battles around the city. An unknown number of people were killed and injured. (Collection of Picture
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