6. Civil War
Advantages
Areas of comparison North South
Population 22 million 9 million (3 1/2
slaves)
Wealth 75% 25%
Industry 85 % 15%
Railroads 72% 28%
Farming 15% 85%
Support of the People Very enthusiastic Very enthusiastic
Navy Est. navy Hurried est. navy
7. Areas of Comparison North South
Army Est. army Hurried est. army
Familiarity with the land Unfamiliar with the land Homeland
Reason for fighting Preserve the Union Defend homes and families
and Self-determination
Officers A few good officers A greater number of better
ones
13. Bull Run
• http://www.history.com/videos/battle-of-
frederickson#first-battle-of-bull-run
• 1st Major Battle of Civil War
• Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson rises to fame
• South develops a “Rebel Yell”
• Inexperience: Troops and Civilians stampede
back to D.C. Confederate Victory
17. . Battle of Shiloh
Ulysses Grant marches army to Mississippi
Confederates try surprise attack 2 days -
20,000 casualties (Dead and Wounded) -
More deaths in 1 battle than any other
previous war Union Victory - continues
advance towards Mississippi
32. Lincoln’s Second Address
• With malice toward none, with charity for
all, with firmness in the right as God gives us
to see the right, let us strive on to finish the
work we are in, to bind up the nation's
wounds, to care for him who shall have borne
the battle and for his widow and his
orphan, to do all which may achieve and
cherish a just and lasting peace among
ourselves and with all nations.
33. Total War
• Ulysses S. Grant is the commander Lincoln
has been looking for.
• Wm. T. Sherman
