The American Civil War 5 th Grade American History with Mr. Flemming.
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The American Civil War
5th Grade American Historywith Mr. Flemming
Civil War
• 1861 – 1865• Abraham Lincoln was president• Slavery was the main issue• Southern states seceded from the United
States• Troops were sent to squash the rebellion• The American Civil War is born
Civil War
• Southern states formed the Confederate States of America
• Their capital: Richmond, VA• Their president: Jefferson Davis• Short name: the Confederacy• Top General: Robert E. Lee
The Confederate Flag
Robert E. Lee
Civil War
• The North was known as the Union• The Union’s top general was Ulysses S. Grant• President Lincoln was still president of the
United States even though the south didn’t see it that way
U.S. Flag in 1861
Ulysses S. Grant
Civil War
• Infamous battle at Gettysburg• An estimated 51,000 soldiers were killed,
captured, wounded, or missing• President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg
Address in Gettysburg, PA
Additional Civil War notes
• Harriet Tubman was a spy for the Union and a nurse
Reconstruction
• 1865-1877• Abraham Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes
Booth in a theater• Andrew Johnson became President• Not as concerned about former slaves• Black Codes passed• Birth of “Jim Crow” laws