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Leaders of the Civil War
Grade 9
Introduction
The U.S. Civil War was a watershed event in the
shaping of the United States. Contributions from
influential men and women are still being analyzed
today. In this interactive Power Point, students will
have the opportunity to read about some of the
more influential.
Standards
8.3.9A
8.3.9B
8.3.9C
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 Lesson One --- Political Leaders
 Lesson Two --- Northern and
Southern Military Leaders
 Lesson Three --- Influential Women
 Review: Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3
 Quiz
Lesson One
Abraham Lincoln
 Leader of the North.
 1st Republican
President (1861 to
1865).
 Self-educated lawyer.
 Arose to fame for
participation in the
Douglas/Lincoln debates
of 1858.
Lesson One
Abraham Lincoln
 Nickname “Honest
Abe”
 Savior of the Union
 Delivered the
Gettysburg Address and
the Emancipation
Proclamation
 16th President of the
U.S.
Lesson One
Hannibal Hamlin
 Lincoln’s 1st VP.
 Compromise
candidate from
Maine.
 Dropped in 1864
because of his ties to
the Radical
Republicans.
Lesson One
Andrew Johnson
 Lincoln’s 2nd Vice
President.
 Compromise
candidate from
Tennessee.
 Became 17th
President after Lincoln
was Assassinated in
1865.
Lesson One
Jefferson Davis
 President of the
Confederacy.
 West Point graduate.
 Served in the House,
Senate and as Sec. of
War before the war
under Pierce.
Lesson One
Alexander Stephens
 Vice President of
the Confederacy.
 Descended from
Georgia.
 Was a Democrat
serving in the House
from 1843-1859.
Congratulations
You have completed Lesson 1.
Go to the main menu and either
review or go on to Lesson 2.
Lesson Two
General Ulysses S. Grant
 Rose to prominence in
the Western theater.
 Lincoln appointed him
to head all Union armies
in 1864.
 Master tactician.
 Lee surrendered to
Grant at Appomattox
Court House on April 9,
1865.
Lesson Two
General U.S. Grant
 Appointed 1st “ General
of the Army” by President
Johnson.
 Equal to a four star
General today.
 Became 18th President
of the United States in
1869.
 Served 2 terms.
Lesson Two
General George B. McClellan
 Union General.
 July 26, 1861 made
commander of the Army of
the Potomac.
 Nov. 1, 1861 made
commander of the Union
armies.
 Nov. 5,1862 removed from
command for ineffectiveness.
Lesson Two
General William T. Sherman
 Union General.
 One of Grant's most
trusted generals.
 Famous for
“Sherman’s March to
the Sea.”
 Conquered Atlanta.
Lesson Two
General Joshua L. Chamberlain
 Union General.
 Medal of Honor
winner.
 College professor at
Bowdoin College in
Maine.
 Chosen to accept
Lee’s battle flags at
Appomattox.
Lesson Two
General George Meade
 Union General.
 Became commander of
the Army of the Potomac
after Hooker resigned.
 Defeated Lee at
Gettysburg.
 Valued member of
Grant’s staff after Grant
was assigned to the
Eastern Theater.
Lesson Two
General Robert E. Lee
 Resigned his commission
from the Union Army on
April 20, 1861.
 “ I cannot raise my hand
against my birthplace, my
home, my home.”
 Then offered services to
the Confederacy.
Lesson Two
General Robert E. Lee
 Military adviser to Jeff
Davis before becoming
Commander of the Army of
Northern Virginia on June
1, 1862.
 Famous for winning
battles despite being
outnumbered.
 Still revered in the South
today almost as a mythical
figure.
Lesson Two
General Thomas J. Jackson
 Nicknamed
“Stonewall.”
 One of Lee’s most
trusted generals.
 Killed by friendly fire
in May 1863.
 One of the greatest
tactical commanders in
U.S. history.
Lesson Two
General James E. B. Stuart
 Nicknamed “Jeb.”
 Cavalry commander
 Known for daring raids.
 Killed by a Union
sharpshooter in the spring
of 1864.
 Only 31 years old at the
time of death.
Lesson Two
General James Longstreet
 Confederate General.
 Known for using
defensive tactics.
 After Jackson and
Stuart died, became
Lee’s most trusted
advisor.
 Surrendered with Lee.
Congratulations
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either review lesson 2 or begin
lesson 3.
Lesson Three
Julia Ward Howe
 Wrote “The Battle
Hymn of the Republic.”
 One of the most
popular songs for the
Union.
 Activist for women’s
suffrage and Pacifism.
Lesson Three
Harriett Beecher Stowe
 Wrote “Uncle Tom’s
Cabin.”
 It became an anthem to
abolish slavery.
 Spoke in the U.S. and
England against slavery.
 In 1862, Lincoln said to
her, “ So you are the little
woman who wrote the
book that started this great
war!”
Lesson Three
Harriet Tubman
 Known as “ Moses of her
people.”
 Runaway slave.
 Helped hundreds of slaves
flee on the Underground
Railroad.
 Served as a nurse and a
spy for the Union.
Lesson Three
Clara Barton
 1st woman to work in the
Patent Office.
 April 1861, established agency
to distribute aid to wounded
soldiers.
 Received permission to visit
battlefields to care for the
wounded in 1862.
 Established the American Red
Cross in 1881.
 Started as an educator.
Congratulations
You have completed Lesson 1,2, and 3.
Before you take the quiz, you can review
lesson 1, lesson 2, or lesson 3.
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comfortable taking the quiz, begin now.
Question 1
Who was the president of the
Confederacy?
A. Alexander Stephens
B. Andrew Johnson
C. Jefferson Davis
Sorry!
Alexander Stephens served as Vice
Presidents of the Confederacy for the
duration of the U.S. Civil War.
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Sorry!
Andrew Johnson became president of the
United States after the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln.
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Correct!
Good job!
Jefferson Davis was the president of the
Confederacy for the duration of the U.S. Civil
War.
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Question 2
What general won the battle of
Gettysburg in 1863?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. George Meade
C. Robert E. Lee
Sorry!
Ulysses S. Grant was still in the West. Grant
was completing the Union victory at
Vicksburg during the same period of time.
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Correct!
George Meade was the Union General in
charge at Gettysburg. When Grant was
transferred from the West, Meade became a
very valuable general under Grant.
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Incorrect!
Robert E. Lee was the losing Confederate
General at Gettysburg.
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Question 3
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
A. Harriet Beecher Stowe
B. Harriet Tubman
C. Clara Barton
Correct!
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote uncle
Tom’s Cabin in 1852. The book had a
big effect upon how the North viewed
slavery.
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Incorrect!
Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave
who helped free hundreds of slaves
thru the Underground Railroad.
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Incorrect!
Clara Barton founded the American Red
Cross and tended to the wounded during
the Civil War. Barton didn’t publish any
fictional works.
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