The American Civil War. Why was the American Civil War fought?
Civil War Basics
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Civil WarBasics
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Dates: April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865
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North Union Blue Yanks
South Confederacy Gray Rebels
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Names for the Civil War The War for Constitutional Liberty The War for Southern Independence The Second American Revolution The War for States' Rights Mr. Lincoln's War The Southern Rebellion The War for Southern Rights The War of the Southern Planters The War of the Rebellion The Second War for Independence The War to Suppress Yankee Arrogance The Brothers' War The War of Secession The Great Rebellion The War for Nationality The War for Southern Nationality The War Against Slavery The Civil War Between the States The War of the Sixties
The War Against Northern Aggression The Yankee Invasion The War for Separation The War for Abolition The War for the Union The Confederate War The War of the Southrons The War for Southern Freedom The War of the North and South The Lost Cause The War Between the States The Late Unpleasantness The Late Friction The Late Ruction The Schism The Uncivil War
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“…You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful, ingeniously mechanical and determined people on earth – right at your doors… Only in spirit and determination are you prepared for war”
William Tecumseh Sherman
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The Numbers – Population - Manpower
The South States - 11 Population - 9 million –
4.2 million slaves
Army enlistments – 1.2 -1.4 million
The North States - 24 Population – 22. 5
million Army enlistments 2.7 –
2.9 million
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The Numbers – Railroads
The South 20 % of RR Miles
Gages not uniform
The North 80% of the RR miles
Mostly Uniform Gage
Of 470 locomotives all but 19 produced in the North
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The Numbers – Economic Strength
The South Banking capital - $47
million Property values – $5.5
billion
The North First in Finance 4 times the bank
deposits as the South Banking capital - $330
million Property values - $11
billion –
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The Numbers – Economic Strength - Manufacturing
The North 80% of Industrial
Capacity One county – New
Haven Connecticut -- produced firearms valued at 10 times the capacity of the all the Confederacy combined.
110,000 manufacturing facilities
1.2 million industrial workers
The South 100,000 industrial workers in
all of the South
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Advantages - North Superior Leadership –
Lincoln Larger Population Military power-5 to 2
advantage in men available to fight
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Advantages - North
Industrial wealth – more manufactured goods 97% of firearms
More trained mechanics
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Advantages - NorthGreater wealthDeveloped
banking and finance system
Double the railroad miles
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Advantages - North
Two-thirds more farm acreageHeld more territoryFought on Southern SoilControlled Shipping
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Disadvantages - North
Weak motivationUn-aggressive officersFar from home base
Communications and suppliesVast land to conquer and hold
2,000 miles of coast to blockade
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Advantages - South
Outstanding Military LeadershipStrong Military traditionStrong motivation
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Advantages - South
Home court advantage Skilled with guns and horsesCotton – yes and no
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Disadvantages – South Inflation – printed money without
anything to back it. Inferior numbersAutocratic leadership
Jefferson DavisNo “real” navy
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Brother Against Brother
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The End
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"...we are not only fighting hostile armies, but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war, as well as their organized armies.
William Tecumseh Sherman