Fredrick Douglas Harriet Tubman Benjamin Prentiss* Henry
Fleming Henry Clay* John Wilkes Booth** Abraham Lincoln Robert E.
Lee Thomas Jackson* U.S Grant Richard Gatling
Slide 4
You are now Formally invited to our Civil War Dinner party!
Date: April 14 th, 1865 Time: 8:00 Pm Place: Fords Theatre We will
be entertained to the play Our American Cousin
Slide 5
Our Party theme will be Peace to celebrate the unity of the
United States. There will be some of the most important people in
the war. Both Union and Confederate, but both are American.
President Lincoln will be joining us as well. This is one night you
dont want to miss.
Slide 6
For an appetizer we will eat venison. The main course will be
stew with gravy, onions, potatoes, and lamb with slices of bread.
For dessert we will have chocolate covered strawberries. For drinks
we have water and Coca-Cola. All this shall be prepared by some of
the best chefs in the world including; Samuel Macchiato Mixon and
Rigden Bob Wienken.
Slide 7
Fredrick Douglass was one of the major figures in the
abolitionist movement. He was a great speaker, an advisor to
Lincoln during the civil war, and a newspaper writer. He was one of
the first great black speakers and fought for equality to all
men.
Slide 8
Ulysses S Grant, started his military career by leading a small
volunteer military unit. He quickly rose to the rank of
General-in-Charge and on April 9, 1865 he defeated the confederate
forces at Appomattox courthouse. Then in 1868 he was elected
president of the united states.
Slide 9
Richard Gatling was a well know inventor, with inventions
including the Screw Propeller, the Rice-Sowing machine and many
others. But his most famous invention was the Gatling Gun. The
United States purchased these guns for the Civil War in 1865, but
few were used. They were continued to be used by the U.S. until
1911. Richard Gatling died in 1903 at the age of 85.
Slide 10
Abraham Lincoln grew up a boy in Illinois. He grew up in a poor
family and became self-educated. He became a lawyer and an Illinois
State Legislator. He also became a one-term member of the House of
Representatives. He was president during the Civil War and was
famous for freeing the slaves.
Slide 11
Thomas Jackson was one of the best Confederate Generals during
the Civil War. In fact he was second to General Lee. During the
Battle of Chancellorsville he was accidently shot by Confederate
pickets. He survived but lost an arm in the process. He died 8 days
later from pneumonia.
Slide 12
Im sure the general wouldve thanked your first of all for the
invitation. However you must know that he will most definitely know
who sent out these letters but General Jacksons been dead for
nearly 2 years now. But dont feel sad he lived to be 39,a fair age
to live. From Debby, the Post Office Secretary
Slide 13
Harriet Tubman was an African American abolitionist, and a
Union spy during the civil war. She freed dozens of slaves through
the Underground Railroad. She also served for womens suffrage. She
suffered throughout her life with brain trauma. Not one that
crippled her, but gave her seizures, headaches, and powerful dream
activity.
Slide 14
Union Major General Benjamin Prentiss organized a volunteer
company from his home town and was appointed Colonel of the 7 th
Illinois regiment. He later got promoted to Brigadier General and
was relocated to southern Missouri. He was taken prisoner on the
first day of the Battle of Shilo, along with the rest of his
company. He was later released in October 1862, and continued his
military career until he resigned in October 1863.
Slide 15
Thank you for this invitation to your party. It warms my heart
that you would invite a veteran like me to you dinner. I regret to
inform you I am unable to attend. I have to continue to look after
my family and my wife would kill me if I left them.. From Benjamin
Prentiss
Slide 16
Henry Clay was a statesman who represented Kentucky. He served
as Speaker of the House and Secretary of State. He was against
having slavery intertwined with politics. He was for improving the
infrastructure of the US.
Slide 17
Um, hello. Thank you for sending this invitation but you should
really check who sent these letters out. Mr. Clay has been dead for
over a decade. Im sure he would have loved to come the dinner but
he obviously cant. From Debby, the Post Office Secretary
Slide 18
Henry Fleming is the protagonist from Stephen Cranes The Red
Badge of Courage. He is a young boy who signed up for the army. He
imagined the glories of coming home a war hero and he wanted that.
He realizes though that war is not what he thought it was. In the
end though he has changed immensely.
Slide 19
Robert E. Lee was the main general for the Confederate Army. He
is a graduate form West Point and a skilled officer. He was invited
to lead the Union forces but refused saying he could not fight
against his home state.
Slide 20
John Booth was an American stage actor. He is infamous for
assassinating President Lincoln in Fords Theater. He was against
abolitionist movements which led him to be angry at giving slaves
their basic rights. Of the conspiracy involving Lincoln, he was the
only one who fully carried out the plan. One of his famous lines
was Sic temper tyrannis.
Slide 21
Harriet Tubman/ Henry Fleming/ Robert E. Lee Abraham Lincoln
Richard Gatling/ Fredrick Douglas/Ulysses S. Grant John Wilkes
Booth