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Underlying causes of the
war
•Sectionalism
(Allegiance to
home state or region)
•Economic concerns
(Exports, industry)
•States’ Rights
•Slavery
(Over slavery)
(Expansion or not)
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Lincoln would not assume the presidency until March
of 1861. By then seven southern states had seceded
and a lame duck President Buchanan and Congress
could do little to stop the dissolution of the Union.
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The election of Abraham Lincoln was the trigger
that set off the first wave of secession in the
southern slave states.
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South Carolina seceded, December 1860
South Carolina was the first state to
leave the Union. Immediately
following Lincoln's election, the fireeaters called a convention, and six
weeks later the convention
unanimously passed an ordinance of
secession.
An ordinance to dissolve the union
between the State of South Carolina
and other States united with her
under the compact entitled "The
Constitution of the United States of
America."
We, the people of the State of South
Carolina, in convention assembled, do
declare and ordain… that the union
now subsisting between South
Carolina and other States, under the
name of the "United States of
America," is hereby dissolved.
Done at Charleston the twentieth day
of December, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
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Formation of the
Confederate States of America
• Southern state
delegates met in
Montgomery,
Alabama
• Wrote
constitution that
protected rights
of slave owners
• Elected Jefferson
Davis first CSA
president
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Strengths of the North and South
Union
Confederacy
• Twice as many people
• More manpower for
fighting
• More industry and
railroads
• Better economy and
food production
• Recognition as an
independent nation
• Better political
leaders
• Better military
leaders and military
tradition
• “The Cause”
• Importance of cotton
to the world economy
• Fighting on home
territory
• Fighting a defensive
rather than offensive
war
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Fort Sumter was running out of supplies when Lincoln assumed the
presidency. He informed the Southern commanders at Charleston that he
was sending cargo ships to re-supply the fort. Lincoln’s message to the
South was if they wanted to start a war here was their chance. On April 10,
1861, fortress commander Anderson refused Confederate General
Beauregard’s demand to surrender. On April 12th, Confederate batteries
opened fire on the fort. The next day, April 13th, Major Anderson
surrendered Fort Sumter and evacuated. The bombardment of Fort Sumter
was the opening engagement of the Civil War.
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Martial law declared in Maryland
Lincoln was faced with proSouthern feelings in Maryland.
A few weeks after Fort Sumter,
riots erupted in Baltimore, MD
when civilians attacked
soldiers from the 6th
Massachusetts Regiment. A
mob threw bricks and stones at
the soldiers who opened fire
into the crowd. At the end, four
soldiers and twelve civilians
were killed. Martial law was
declared in the city and federal
troops arrested both
government officials and
private citizens who were held
in jail. Federal troops occupied
the city for the rest of the war.
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Statistics from the Battle at Antietam
Nine times more
Americans died at
Antietam than in the D-Day
invasion, the bloodiest
single day of World War II.
This single day’s battle
included more casualties
than the entire
Revolutionary War, War of
1812, and SpanishAmerican War combined.
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Wounded
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Antietam gave Lincoln
the victory he needed to
announce the
Emancipation
Proclamation. On
September 22, 1862 he
made the
announcement that it
would take effect
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January 1, 1863.
The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued the Proclamation 5 days after Antietam.
“On the first day of January, in the year of our Lord 1863, all persons held as
slaves within any State, or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall
be then in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforth, and
forever free.”
However, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free many slaves. For
example, the border slave states still loyal to the Union were not affected
because Lincoln was concerned that these states might secede if he freed their
slaves. Also, the Proclamation obviously did not have any effect in the
Confederacy.
However, Lincoln’s proclamation immediately made some runaway slaves that
were being held under military control in the “Sea Islands” off the Georgia
coast free men.
It was not until the Thirteenth Amendment, passed shortly before the end of
the Civil War, that all slaves were given their freedom.
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3 major immediate effects of the
Emancipation Proclamation
1. “Union in the North” Many northerners lost morale after
the large number of casualties in battle and string of
defeats suffered by the Union army. The Proclamation
gave the North another “cause” to fight for, something
more than Lincoln’s original goal of preserving the Union.
2. “Disunion in the South” The Confederacy relied on slave
labor to maintain its farms as white males went to fight
in the war. As slaves heard about Lincoln’s action, many
deserted their plantations when the Union army drew
nearer, which hurt the Southern economy and forced
some men to remain at home rather than fight.
3. “Kept Britain out of the war” The British made several
gestures to the Confederacy, to get Southern cotton
growers to sell them the fiber for their textile mills.
However, since Britain had recently abolished slavery in
the whole of the British Empire it was impossible to
support a people whose constitution protected slavery.12
Women and the Civil War
All wars have similar effects on
women. Women are often left
in charge of the household,
dealing with money, business,
and running a farm.
For the war effort women were
nurses, spies, and active in
charity organizations at home.
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Dorothea Dix
•Before the war was known
for working for better
treatment for mentally ill
•Advocated for women to be
sent to the front lines as
nurses, as was done in Europe
•Secretary of War Simon
Cameron agreed and named
Dix “Superintendent of
Nurses”
•Nicknamed “Dragon Dix”
because she was so strict
about which women she would
allow as battlefield nurses
(only older, drab women)
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Clara Barton
•Became a nurse during the
Civil War even though she had
no prior experience other than
caring for her ill brother
•Lobbied Congress to bring her
own medical supplies to battles
•Became well-known because
of work at Antietam,
Fredericksburg, and Second
Manassas
•Became known as “Angel of
the Battlefield” for her work
•Later founded American Red
Cross
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Mary Ann Bickerdyke
•Traveled throughout the war
years with Union troops
•Assisted with medical
procedures, feed troops and
established field hospitals
•Worked with the U.S. Sanitary
Commission to establish 300 field
hospitals
•Pushed for high standards from
medical staff, even discharging
some doctors
•Assisted soldiers in at least 19
different battles throughout the
war
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Elizabeth Blackwell
•Her parents were close with
the abolitionist Garrison and
she was active in Cincinnati
•Became the first woman to
graduate from medical
school.
•Organized Women’s Central
Organization of Relief at
start of Civil War, which led
to the formation of US
Sanitary Commission, which
she was also involved with.
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Mary Edwards Walker
•One of the first women to
graduate from Syracuse Medical
College
•Proponent of women’s rights
and “dress reform” (she
frequently wore men’s trousers)
•Not accepted as a physician
early in the Civil War, she
worked as a nurse and spy for
the Union.
•Later worked as a surgeon in
Army of the Cumberland. Taken
prisoner by Confederacy,
released in prisoner exchange.
•Was awarded Medal of Honor
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Women as soldiers
Some women were not satisfied with traditional “female” roles,
such as being nurses or spies. Instead, they disguised themselves
and fought on the front lines as regular army troops. The two
pictures at the left are of Frances Clalin, who served in the
Missouri militia and cavalry units. At right, the two pictures show
Sarah Edmonds Seelye who served two years in the Second
Michigan Infantry, and was awarded a pension in 1886.
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