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The Civil War
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Introduction
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The Civil War was between the North
and the South.
The North wanted to end slavery, but
the South didn’t.
The South depended on slavery to
work on their plantation crops to make
money.
Soldiers were very lucky if they
survived.
The Union and the Confederate Armies
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Most men on both sides fought for glory,
money, or adventure.
In the North, soldiers wore dark blue jackets, a
blue cap, light blue pants, and black shoes.
Southern soldiers wore long gray shirts, light
blue pants, and gray jackets.
Soldiers on both sides thought little blood
would be shed, they were very wrong.
The Battle of Gettysburg
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July 1, a group of Confederate soldiers
came to Gettysburg to look for shoes,
but Union soldiers were in town also.
Fighting started and Pickett’s men
attacked the middle of Meade’s
defensive line.
Pickett’s men soon died and the Union
won!
All of the fighting from now on would be
in the South.
Military Tactics and Technology
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Earlier during the Civil War,
generals tried to kill their enemies
head-on, but later they attacked
their enemies on higher ground.
Many soldiers used rifles instead of
muskets.
Union soldiers rode on railroads to
get to places faster and the
Confederates communicated over
long distances with the telegraph.
Combat Conditions
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When first fighting an enemy
usually started with a lot of
bombing, that caused lots of black
smoke, and deafening noises.
If soldiers ran out of bullets or lost
their rifles they fought their
enemies with their fists, stones, or
fence posts.
At the end of a battle many soldiers
died and many lay wounded.
Medical Care
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Many men died from diseases or
wounds from other wounded men
that were around them.
Men who got hurt on the
battlefield didn’t receive medical
attention right away, they were
lucky if they even survived.
In the South, doctors had to use
knowledge around them, but
doctors in the North got supplies
from the factories.
Food and Drink
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Food in the North and the
South was horrible!
In the North, soldiers ate hard
biscuits that were made of
flour and water, this was called
“hardtack”.
Southern soldiers boiled a root
called “chicory” to make a
coffee like drink.
Conditions on the Home Front
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Many people were angry with the draft
that one day an angry mob destroyed the
draft offices in New York.
People in the South lost their homes since
all of the fighting took place in the South.
With the war there were more jobs for
women like being schoolteachers, working
in factories, nurses, or secretaries.
From Gettysburg to Appomattox
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President Lincoln told General
Ulysses S. Grant to take over
command of the entire Union army.
Grant planned to end the war by
attacking the Confederate soldiers
in two directions.
His planned worked and on April 9,
Lee surrendered at the Appomattox
Court House in Virginia.
General Ulysses S. Grant
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Grant had a good tactic to end the
war.
His tactic was to end the war by
attacking the South from two
directions.
Grant’s idea worked and the
Confederate soon surrendered.
Without a general like Grant the
Union might have lost.
Conclusion
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As you can see, the Civil War was a
very hard war.
The Civil War made all slaves free!
The Union and the Confederate
finally joined together as one big
powerful country.
The Civil War was a very important
war in America.