Story Mapping- Confederates

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Table of Contents
Title Reading for War- Resources Reading for War- Preparation Commanders and Conflict- Leaders Engagements- Battles Commanders & Conflict- Minority Americans during Civil War The Aftermath of the Civil War Bibliography

Title Confederates- Resources

Confederates- Resources

Confederates- Resources Preparation

Reading for War- Resources

Military goods: clothing, food, weapons. Shoes, cotton trousers, wool shirt, headgear- hats, socks. Confederates were also made to wear an overcoat made of brown wool, a belt with gun holster, gloves, cap, wooden metal canteen for water and items such as cards, toothbrush, comb and mirror. They had grey uniforms. Food such as corn bread, corn cake were made for soldiers to eat. Equipment tools such as tin plates, wrought iron, frying pans, iron skillets, tin cup with handle, corn meal sifter and sacks of flour. Agricultural goods: corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice. The threatening of governments ability to support itself and the war, compelled to tax agricultural products and inflation was going on. Communication system: Military communication. Man power: 95 percent of the army was made up of native-born Americans. Of the 5 percent immigrants who served in the South's army, 10,000 were formed into three European brigades. Manufactured goods: 150,000200,000 slaves were used in industrial work. Transportation: the use of railroadsstarved for iron and struggled for destruction to wake Shermans army.

Reading for WarPreparation

After Civil War, Northern politicians and public started to demand Union army to invade Virginia and move to Richmond, Confederacy. Confederates got men to join up from being powerless to liberating army and helping to free slaves from bondage. Confederate men were made commander of army. They were trained for twenty years. Confederates were equipped by 313 officers, leaving United States army to join the Army. The congress authorized recruitment of 400 000 men.

Commanders and ConictThomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson looked really old and exhausted at times. Thomas Jefferson made most of statements without any qualifications. He was antiBritish to use total break with Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson took part in The Valley Campaign and Seven Days Battles. The interesting facts about Thomas Jefferson is that he sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on expedition. He was the third president of U.S. and was the writer of Declaration of Independence.

 Richard Ewell
Richard Ewell looked like an old and bold man. Richard Ewell was the commander of Lee and often blamed for the loss and for not taking high ground that he was ordered to take. Richard Ewell was asked by General Lee to induce Union army, in order to disperse to the front with Mason line and draw to a point from where it could be attacked. Richard Ewell served the New Mexico Territory and explored the Gadsden Purchase with Benjamin Bonneville.

PGT Beauregard
PGT Beauregard was a civil engineer at United States Military Academy and served as an engineer with Mexican American War. He saved an important industrial city of Petersburg, Virginia. PGT Beauregard was a Louisianan author, civil servant, politician, prominent general and inventor. He had a command in Charleston, South Carolina in the beginning of Civil War at Fort Sumter.

Engagements- Battle of Antietam

The Antietam Battle took place nearby Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battle started because Robert Lee wanted to go to North after winning at Bull Run and wanted countries in Europe, such as England and France, to help South and Confederates with causes. General George McClellan was leading the battle. Lee united his army along the town of Sharpsburg. The Battle of Antietam was memorable because North was able to stop Lees first invasion. The outcome of the battle of Antietam was that the Union army won the battle. This ending of battle changed the war. The Battle of Antietam influenced by revealing limitations of Union and Confederate.

Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg took place in the town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The battle started because opposing armies ran into each other without any perfect knowledge and preparations. The division of Confederate infantry was going towards southeast from Cashtown. Charles Marshall was leading up the battle. During the battle, the South infiltrated unions capital and met some union soldiers. The battle was the turning point of war at that time. It stopped Confederacy from moving towards Philadelphia.

Battle of Siege of Vicksburg

The Battle of Siege of Vicksburg took place in Mississippi during Civil War in United States. The battle began because General Ulysses Grant had many attempts to take over Vicksburg. He prepared to cross his troops from west bank of Mississippi River to the South of Vicksburg and go against South city from the East. General William Sherman was leading this battle. The leader of this battle was appointed as a cadet in United States Military Academy, during his age of 16. During this battle, the Confederacy was split in half and Vicksburg surrendered after siege operations. The Battle of Siege of Vicksburg was memorable because the Mississippi River was strong for the Southern part. Confederates built up heavy artillery on top of high bluffs made of clay. The outcome of this battle was Unions had a victory and casualties had many of Union soldiers. The Battle of Siege of Vicksburg influenced by people thinking all battles fought during Civil War of United States, as important battles fought and turning point of the war. Unions gained victory over Confederates in this war.

Commanders and Conict- Minority Groups

Population over 65, 000 were Southern blacks in Confederates position. Over 13, 000 were in the enemies category. These Confederates had slaves as free.

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Americans during Civil War- Camp Life

The soldiers serving in Confederate army enjoyed a lot but there was lack of food and supplies. The interactions between civilians and soldiers described the religious revivals at the camp. The Confederate soldiers had lots of food along with many musicians with different sorts of instruments. They drank, had tobacco and smoked a lot. They also gambled and played cards. Confederate soldiers met all their needs which were military. The survival rate for Confederate soldiers was up to 90 %. The Confederates served for several years as servants, laborers and musicians.

Americans during Civil War- Life on Home Front

Women had to be more careful while coming back home because they were wives of their husbands and husbands wont like their wives coming home late. The families used to hate each other when the war used to take place. So the war used to become the enemy of families. The scarcity and inflation influenced people by making them starve a lot for food and other valuable things. They had a hard time with shortage of growing more crops, having more clothes and lack of many other things. They hardly used to buy anything priceless materials, since they didnt have enough money to spend. People who lived near battlefield, had a miserable life since battles used to take place almost every minute. They used to get shot, killed, wounded and lose their families.

The Aftermath of the Civil War- Effects of the War

The lack of bill blamed that Confederate defeat from the year 1980 and it was rooted in social history. Authors used statistics to support social argument. There was a rapid change in the beginning of the year 1750. The handmade products gave a slight change to urban factories and productions for the followings; shipbuilding, industries, increasing of population and textiles. There was a growth of antislavery society which worried the slave owners to the South. There was a difficulty in running the plantation system. Between Northern and Southern states, the conflicts grew over slavery issues. The lasting sentiments were that women were forced to participate with fear. They left their families and were forced to work under desperation.

The Aftermath of the Civil War- Reconstruction

The Union force successfully blockaded on Confederate States through land and sea. Federal troops on other hand, either gathered or destroyed major industrial areas, which caused starvation and riots against Confederates. We need materials such as agricultural, manufacture goods. Build railroads. Government should give Southerners and Northerners some economic support. The decision is made by Northerners in the end. Work animals and livestocks to support armies were gone. Buildings and machineries were destroyed.

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