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The Civil War (1861-1865) Through Maps, Charts, Graphs & Pictures. Crittenden Compromise: A Last Ditch Appeal to Sanity. Senator John J. Crittenden (Know-Nothing-KY). Secession!: SC Dec. 20, 1860. Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861. North vs. South in 1861. Rating the North & the South.
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Crittenden Compromise:A Last Ditch Appeal to Sanity Senator John J. Crittenden(Know-Nothing-KY)
The Leaders of the Confederacy Pres. Jefferson Davis VP Alexander Stevens
The Confederate Seal MOTTO “With God As Our Vindicator”
Overviewofthe North’sCivil WarStrategy: AnacondaPlan
Lincoln’s Generals Winfield Scott Joseph Hooker Ulysses S. Grant Irwin McDowell George McClellan George Meade Ambrose Burnside George McClellan,Again!
The Confederate Generals “Stonewall” Jackson Nathan Bedford Forrest George Pickett Jeb Stuart James Longstreet Robert E. Lee
The Battle of the Ironclads,March, 1862 The Monitor vs.the Merrimac
Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the War” September 17, 1862 23,000 casualties
Emancipation Proclamation • Freed slaves in those states still in rebellion after Jan 1, 1863 • Did not free slaves in border states • Gave Union moral high ground-fighting to end slavery • Kept GB from actively joining the CSA • War to end slavery—South will now not negotiate—fight to bitter end
Extensive Legislation PassedWithout the South in Congress 1861 – Morrill Tariff Act 1862 – Homestead Act 1862 – Legal Tender Act 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act 1862 – Emancipation Proclamation (1/1/1863) 1863 – Pacific Railway Act 1863 – National Bank Act
The War in the West, 1863: Vicksburg