3. For page 11, students take
quadrant notes on the
following:
•Bull Run (pg 458-459)
•Shiloh (pg 460)
•New Orleans (pg 460-461)
•Antietam (pg 462-463)
For page 10, students
illustrate the main points
from their notes on page 11.
•Bull Run (pg 458-459)
•Shiloh (pg 460)
•New Orleans (pg 460-461)
•Antietam (pg 462-463)
4. Death
Tolls
Death
Tolls
Top 5 Battles in Terms of
Casualties
Date Death Toll Battle / Total
Sept. 17
1862
12,410 U
13,724 C
Antietam
26,134
May 8-19
1864
18,399 U
9,000 C
Spotsylvania
27,399
May 1-4
1863
17,278 U
12,821 C
Chancellorsville
30,099
Sept 19-20
1863
16,170 U
18,454 C
Chickamauga
34,624
July 1-3
1863
23,049 U
28,063 C
Gettysburg
51,112
5. Did You Know?Did You Know?
Dog Tags came
from the Civil
War
Because the death toll was
so high, soldiers printed
their names and addresses
on handkerchiefs or paper,
which they pinned to their
clothing before going into
battle.
6. Civil War Firsts that you may not
have known!
These things occurred for the first
time during our Civil War
Machine gun
Steel Ships
Submarine
Snorkel breathing device
Anti-aircraft fire
Cigarette Tax
Commissioned Army Chaplains
Department of Justice (CSA)
Electronically exploded bombs
Flame Throwers
Medal of Honor
Naval Torpedoes
Black US Army Officer
(Major M.R. Delaney)
Battle PhotographyBattle Photography
Repeating RiflesRepeating Rifles
““Taps”Taps”
Income TaxIncome Tax
US Secret ServiceUS Secret Service
Anesthesia for surgeryAnesthesia for surgery
NO, YOU DIDN’T KNOW THEM
According to
The Civil War: Strange and
Fascinating Facts
by Burke Davis
8. Lincoln and his
commanders
George Meade
He was the last real
Commander of the
Army of the Potomac
And Finally in 1864And Finally in 1864
Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant
Commander of Federal TroopsCommander of Federal Troops
10. For page 13, students take
notes on information taken
from the slides following
this one.
For page 12, students are on
their own for the Student
Response page. Remember
to incorporate the key
points from page 13 and use
color!
11. Abraham Lincoln
The Great Emancipator
Early Views on Slavery
Remember that Lincoln and most RepublicansRemember that Lincoln and most Republicans
were for a gradual end to slavery.were for a gradual end to slavery.
His main concern was with the BorderHis main concern was with the Border
States who still owned slaves.States who still owned slaves.
As the war moved on, the North sawAs the war moved on, the North saw
slavery as helping the Confederate cause.slavery as helping the Confederate cause.
12. Abraham Lincoln
The Great Emancipator
The Times They are a Changin’
There was growing pressure from FreeThere was growing pressure from Free
Blacks and Abolitionists in the North.Blacks and Abolitionists in the North.
Lincoln also needs a way to keep EnglandLincoln also needs a way to keep England
and France out of this war.and France out of this war.
He also wanted the President to make aHe also wanted the President to make a
stand on slavery, not the Congress.stand on slavery, not the Congress.
13. Abraham Lincoln
The Great Emancipator
The Emancipation Proclamation
After victory at Antietam, LincolnAfter victory at Antietam, Lincoln
announced his intention to free the slavesannounced his intention to free the slaves
of the South. On January 1, 1863 he issuedof the South. On January 1, 1863 he issued
the Emancipation Proclamation, stating:the Emancipation Proclamation, stating:
“. . . all persons held as slaves within any
state . . . in rebellion against the United States,
shall be then, thenceforward, and forever
14. Emancipation Proclamation
What did it do?
DID IT FREE THE SLAVES IN THE UNION?
NO! The Border States kept their slaves
because they weren’t “in rebellion.”
DID IT FREE THE SLAVES IN THE SOUTH?
NOT REALLY Remember, the CSA isn’t
listening to Lincoln because they are “in
rebellion” DUH
15. Emancipation Proclamation
What did it do?
DID IT GIVE BLACKS AND SLAVES HOPE?
YES, any slave who made it to Union
controlled territory was set free and over
100,000 did just that.
Furthermore, there were about 200,000
African Americans who served in the
Union Armies and Navies.
16. You may have seen this
movie which is about the
54th
Massachusetts A
regiment that was All-
Black (except the
commanding officers)
Many of them were killed leading a failed
Union raid of Fort Wagner outside of
Charleston, SC in 1863.
17. Emancipation Proclamation
What did it do?
Slaves wouldn’t get freedom until much later
In the 13th
Amendment, slavery was
ended, but that was in 1865.
And yet, this may be Lincoln’s most
brilliant maneuver in the Civil War?
YOU BET! England and France couldn’t
sell support of the CSA to their own
people who were also against slavery.
18. Without freeing a single
slave, Abraham Lincoln
had officially changed
the Civil War into being
about ending slavery.