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The American Civil War
Leadership
The War
The Outcome
Jefferson Davis
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Confederate States of
America President
 West Point graduate and
Mexican War veteran
 Demanding leader who did
not tolerate disagreement,
interfered in military affairs
and appointments
 Lacks strong support from
southerners
Robert E Lee
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West Point graduate and
Mexican War veteran
 Resigns from U.S. Army to
serve in the Confederate
forces
 Commander of the
Northern Army of Virginia
 Brilliant commander who
took the fight to his enemy
Abraham Lincoln
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President during Civil War
and 16th president
Legislator from Illinois
A gifted leader and public
speaker
Sought to preserve the Union
and to contain slavery’s
growth
Assassinated during second
term in 1865
Ulysses S. Grant
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West Point graduate and
veteran of Mexican War
 His victory at Vicksburg
provides him with command
of the Union Army
 Believes in “total war”
 Elected 18th president of
United States in 1868
Clara Barton
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Witnesses the horror of the 1st
Civil War battle
 Organizes a rapid response of
supplies and donations to
provide help in field hospitals.
Pushes for sanitary practices in
hospitals
 Founded American Red Cross
chapter in 1882
April 12, 1861 Confederate troops
open fire on Fort Sumter in
Charleston, South Carolina. The
Civil War begins!
Bull Run, 1861 the 1st battle of the Civil War.
It shows that the war is going to be long and
costly.
Antietam, September 16-18 1862
considered the single bloodiest day in
the American history.
Emancipation Proclamation
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September 22, 1862, declared that all slaves
in the rebellious Confederate states would be
free. Following the proclamation, many
slaves in these states walked away from
plantations and sought protection from Union
forces. The proclamation did not apply to
slaves living in border states or to areas in the
South occupied by federal troops. It greatly
hurt the Confederate war effort and provided
additional manpower to the Union.
Vicksburg, May-July 1863. The Union
victory divides the south in half greatly
weakening it.
Gettysburg 1863 July1-3, Lee’s gamble to
destroy the Union army signals the end for
the Confederate cause.
Gettysburg Address
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Speech made at the
dedication of a national
cemetery at Gettysburg. The
speech captures the spirit of
liberty and freedom ideally
held by citizens of a
democracy from.
Appomattox Courthouse, April 1865 Lee’s
army is surrounded on three sides. The
Confederates surrender. The Union wins.
The Death of Lincoln
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Lincoln is assassinated
by John Wilkes Booth
on April 14, 1865 at
Ford’s Theater in
Washington D.C.
 After shooting
Lincoln, Booth shouts
“Sic Semper
Tyrannis”