Post on 01-Jan-2016
The Civil War 19.1
By Yvonne Cermak
June 20, 2006
Lincoln Faces Crisis
• Republican party sharply divided
• Greater challenge was the breakup of the union
• Lincoln realized the importance of preserving the union
Choosing Sides
• Northerners rallied behind the Union
• Upper South stayed w/ the south (the Confederate States) “Blood is thicker than water”
• Border states – members of the same family often joined opposing sides
• Disagreements over succession deeply divided many friends & families
The Volunteer Spirit
• Union & confederate armies relied on volunteers to help them fight the war
• They raised $
• Provided aide for soldiers & their families
• Ran emergency hospitals
• In the field volunteers worked to prevent disease & improve the health of troops
Northern Resources
• Larger population enabled them to recruit more soldiers
• Most factories located there (get supplies)• Better railways allowed for efficient
transportation• More shipyards to produce naval vessels• Able to raise more $ to spend on the war effort• Had to conquer & occupy large amounts of
enemy territory
Southern Resources
• Military traditions ran in families
• Many talented officers
• Only needed to defend itself until the people & government of the North grew tired of war
War Strategies of the Union
• North used a naval blockade to cut off southern seaports & thereby strangle the south’s economy
• North wanted to gain control of the Mississippi River, dividing the confederacy & cutting its communications
• Less bloodshed• Leaders called for a direct strike on the
southern capital of Richmond
War Strategies of the Confederacy
• Defend itself against northern attacks
• Wear down Union’s will to fight
• Planned to seize Washington
• Tried to win foreign support (particularly from Britain) through cotton diplomacy
Fun Fact
• Women on both sides contributed to the war effort (i.e. made gun cartridges)
• Abraham Lincoln was an inventor, loved gadgets, & new technology
• Lincoln collected models of proposed weapons & personally tested them on the White House lawn
• He hoped the development & use of new weapons & technology would help speed the end of the war
Comprehension Questions
• Why did Lincoln want to preserve the Union?
• How did volunteers assist both the union & confederates?
• List 2 Union & Confederate war strategies.
• List 3 northern resources & 2 southern resources.
Works Cited
• Call to Freedom• Holt, Rinehart, & Winston• Copyright 2000
– www.lib.utexas.edu– www.cr.nps.gov– www.uscg.mil– www.chichester.gov.uk– www.memory.loc.gov– www.dydemos.com– www.civilwaruniforms.ne– www.civilwar.nett