2. Table of Contents The Build Up The Two Sides The Leaders Major Battles More Major Battles End to the War Bibliography
3. The Build Up Secession Crisis South Carolina first to secede Others followed suit Fort Sumter Southern troops fired on Fort Sumter April 12th 1861 Build up of armies on both sides
4. The two sides The North (Union) More urban society Industrialized Abolitionists Supported strong federal government The South (Confederate) More agrarian society Rural Pro-Slavery Promoted strong state government
5. The Leaders The North (Union) Abraham Lincoln (President) Ulyses S. Grant (General) William Tecumseh Sherman (General) Frederick Douglas (Abolitionist) The South (Confederate) Jefferson Davis (President) Robert E. Lee (General) Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (General)
6. Major Battles First Battle of Bull Run Also known as first Manassas Southern victory Proved war was going to be long and strenuous
7. More Major Battles Gettysburg Started as a small skirmish in Pennsylvania Northern victory Led to Gettysburg address
8. End to the War Appomattox Courthouse Complete surrender of Southern forces Lincoln Assassination Killed by Southerner John Wilkes Booth Seen as last casualty of the Civil War Made reconstruction a nightmare for the South
