Civil War

 At the start of the Civil War federal law allowed African Americans to serve in the Union Army

Surgeons during the Civil War routinely amputated injured arms and legs

The Confederacy controlled most of the South accept forts held by the Union which included

The North’s official position at first was to fight to save the Union & abolishing slavery.

Destroying food, equipment and anything that is of use to the enemy.

Confederate money was worth a lot during the Civil War.

Turning point in the Civil War

The weakness of the South included few factories, fewrailroads, and a smaller population

Kentucky,Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware were considered to be

Lincoln made the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation after a victory at 

Men who owned or supervised 20 or more slaves did not have to serve in the Union army

Close to 200,000 African Americans served and 40,000 had lost their lives in the Civil War

Confederate victory

On September 17th in a day long battle over 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiersdied at

The South believed they had the right to leave the Union to preserve their way of life.

In the Battle of Shiloh Union forces defeated the Confederates under the leadership of

The strengths of the North included all but

Presidentof the Confederacy

Abolitionist were people who opposed using force to keep the South in the Union

The impact of the Emancipation Proclamation included all but

Place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant

Sgt. William Carney was the first  African American to win the Medal of Honor in the Civil War 

Bull Run showed that soldiers were ill equipped and the war was going to be long and bloody.

By 1863 more than 8 million slaves were fighting for the Confederate war effort

Lincoln handled the slavery issue cautiously because  of the 4 Border States might switch sides

The Emancipation Proclamation did all but

J.  Davis was the President of the Union and A. Lincoln was the President of the Confederacy.

The Confederacy counted on European money and supplies to help fight the Civil War.

 The Union’s plan for victory was an aggressive campaign during the Civil War. 

General of the Confederate Army