Battles


 * Battles**

The war started because of the conflict between the United States government and a group of states from the South. The Southern states wanted to form the Confederate States of America. The U.S. government insisted the states were not permitted to secede. The issue the Civil War was starting because of slavery. The south’s economy relied on African American slaves. The southerners feared that the Federal government would limit or end slavery. The sides were known as the Union- the North and the Confederacy- the South. The Union soldiers were called the Yankees is a name that was from the New England colonists. The Confederate’s nickname was the Rebs was short for the Rebels.
 * I. History of the battles

II. How many people, States and Countries were in the war When the Civil War began, 22 million people lived in the North; 9 million people including 4 million slaves lived in the South. The North had 4 million men from 15 – 40 years old. The South had only 1 million white men. The North started to use black soldiers in 1863. 11 states fought for the Confederacy they were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. 23 States fought for the union. These States were California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

III. Battles of the Civil War Gettysburg is one of the most famous battles of the American Civil War. Gettysburg’s economy is based on tourism. The battle field where they fought lies between Gettysburg, is now maintained by the National Park Services as the Gettysburg National Military Park and the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Many historical monuments and museums stand right on the property of where the battle was. (A & C) ||
 * I. Where the Battles Were

There were battles in Gettysburg, Cornith, Seven Pines, South Mills, New Orleans, West Point, Fort Pillow Naval, Fort Jackson, Wincester, etc. (LF) ||
 * I. Background Knowledge of Battle fields

The South invaded the fields hoping to scare of the North and win. It didn’t work and they ended up fighting in the field in Pennsylvania, Gettysburg. The two sides fought in the middle battlefields. Gettysburg is the most important battlefield because that is where a lot of the fighting went on.

II. The invasion

On June 24, 1863, General Robert E. Lee led his Confederate Army across the Potomac River and headed towards Pennsylvania. In response to this threat President Lincoln replaced his army commander, General Joseph Hooker, with General George Mead. As Lee's troops poured into Pennsylvania, Mead led the Union Army north from Washington. Meade's effort was helped by Lee's cavalry commander, Jeb Stuart, who, instead of reporting Union movements to Lee, had gone off on a raid deep in the Union rear. This action left Lee blind to the Union's position. When a scout reported the Union approach, Lee ordered his scattered troops to converge west of the small village of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

III. The battle fields after the war

Many of the battlefields were in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Many of the battlefields were destroyed after the war. Leaving the people of the village to clean up the mess. When the towns were back to normal the people went back to their routines. The south then retreated and gave up there slaves. Maryland was one of the battle fields that got attacked. Maryland didn’t get to bad in shape. So then after the war the union was proud of themselves and all the soldiers that fought were happy. The families that lived on the battle fields mostly died. No more slaves and the south stayed in one country. (NM & KW) ||