TheCivil+War

They are brothers. The brother on the left fought for the Confederate Army while the brother on the right fought for the Union.
 * Do Now: I see/It means 6/2/11**
 * **I See** || **It means** ||
 * Two men || Soldiers during the Civil War? ||
 * Two soldiers smoking each other's cigarette. ||  ||
 * Hat and uniform || Possible soldiers of the Confederate Army ||
 * Both men are touching their chest || A way of swearing their oath? ||
 * A picture in a frame || Important leaders of the Civil War ||

I find this very important. Although they are close brothers (twins), they're fighting against each other and are enemies.

-Splitting families apart -Picture takes place in Antietam, Maryland -Battle of Antietam - 34,000 people killed ; most horrifying day in US history -Brothers were recruited into different sides; people who didn't enlist weren't considered men
 * Your life is at risk every single day if you are in the Civil War*
 * No longer fighting for slavery; everyone is fighting for their lives**

I would take up the offer from the President... although I have many loved ones in MA, I really can't defend a state who believes in an idea that I disagree with.





Person 1: 6yrs old U Person 2: 10yrs old C Person 3: 12yrs old U Person 3: 15yrs old C

6/6/11 Civil War Themes

‍1) Morality (conscience) vs. Financial Stability
Although people did not want to fight in a war,knowing how many problems fighting would cause, to help their family survive (save them from starvation), men would go out and fight in war.

‍2) Defend a home state or a home country? Either way you're losing part of your home.
Robert E. Lee - Had to choose whether to fight for his country or his home state; chose his home state, even though he disagreed with their actions.

‍3) Morality vs. Military Strategy
During the Civil War, there were many battles and arguments. Everyone who was involved with the war knew that there were problems that needed to be fixed, but due to the constant arguing, nothing could be solved. Since this is a war, all people cared was about winning and surviving. No one cared about morals...it was a battle to survive.

‍4) Fellow Americans or Traitors ... or both?
People had their own opinions of the war. Some people disagreed with the Constitution, so in response, some states decided to suede, so that they did not have to follow the Constitution. However, President Abraham Lincoln branded the states who seceded as "traitors" and went after them. Seceding was not allowed so Lincoln made sure that the seceded states would come back.

APPARTS chart for South Carolina and Mississippi A - The constitution P - That SC was the first state to secede. P -The Civil War, US 1800s A - To the US citizens R - To let the US know what they had decided to do T - to decide whether a state declared that they were seceding S - Whether the states in the US tried suceding played a big part in the Civil War

1. For the Union, the army would try to trap the Confederates. This was a tactic used by the Union to force the Confederates to retreat. The Union Navy used the Anaconda Plan (aka blockade). From the Confederates, it seemed like more of surprise attacks, which caught the Union off guard. As before, General McClellan seemed like he was never ready for battle. The Union army's strategy was more efficient because their strategy was carefully thought out. Like at the Battle of Fort Sumnter, President Lincoln thought about their whole situation, and thought of a way to help the Union win. The confederate's strategy was to defend their homes. That is the only thing they can do. __Union__: Anaconda Plan - Blockade ===> TAKES A LONG TIME Union Army - Cotton Diplomacy __Confederates:__ Defend their homes Robert E. Lee - General ---> GW's best friend's son ===> Kicking the * out of the Union 2. Supporting technology: It would help both sides fight in the Civil War. Opposing technology: it adds to the lists of weapons, which would be used for violence in upcoming wars and fights. Also, some of the new technology (ironclaps) would be used to hurt innocent people. - Camouflage Tents - Gatling gun - 200 rounds/ min (aka machine gun) - Iron clads - New bullets -> straighter bullets (called miniballs) - Balloons - Rifled muskets The reason why so many people died was because of the gatling gun. With 200 rounds/ min, it wiped out all the soldiers of the enemy side. However, since both sides had this weapon, many people from each side died. One line after another, the line of soldiers were killed by the machine gun. 3. I found that the Confederates were winning. It seemed like before 1863, the Union army never seemed to be ready for battle, which resulted in some of their losses. Most of the Union's victories seemed to have happened in 1863, and most actions taken by the President happened in 1863. The North won because people died. The South lost because they tried to save lives. **In war, people have to be ready to die.** Confederacy had two advantages: - Defense/Survival/Home turf - Competent officers -> Most Army officers from the South

Technology in War: 1. To use in battle 2. These weapons changed the way each side fought in battle 3. These weapons killed many innocent people in the war, which made this war one of the worst wars in US history

No because without soldiers, there would be no army, therefore no need to fight. Weapons are not meant to replace humans, or else human kind will cease to exist.
 * North Strategies || South Strategies ||
 * Offensive || Defensive ||
 * Waiting on the President to make final orders || Tried saving lives instead of fighting ||
 * Anaconda Plan || Survival ||
 * People preparing to die ||  ||

6/8/11 Do Now: The Confederacy's strategy for fighting changed when they decided to change from defensive to offensive. The Confederacy decided to change their strategy because they have decided that it was about time for them to end the war; staying on defensive would not help them. General Robert E. Lee had to invade the North to get shoes for his army --> no shoes were made in the South

Battle of Gettysburg (Gettysburg, PA) - Biggest, bloodiest battle in US history Turning point in the war

Reading 1 1. Which army had the advantage after the first day of fighting? What were some reasons for their success? Could they have been even more successful? The Confederates had the advantage on the first day; they succeeded by outnumbering the Union, therefore forcing them to retreat. They could not have been even more successful, due to the fact that they were in town. Capturing Union soldiers was already a big accomplishment. 2. What was the situation by the evening of July 2? There was no real winners at this time. This battle was indecisive, due to the fact that their strategy was not as efficient as planned. 3. What evidence from the previous day's fighting brought General Lee to decide on the strategy for Pickett's Charge on July 3? What was the result of that assault? The Confederates decided to assail the Union, because the previous battle was not considered a win. As a result, the Confederates had to withdraw, due to the outrageous numbers of casualties on their side. 4. Why did General Lee decide to withdraw from Gettysburg? There were too many casualties on the Confederate's side, which made General Lee decide to withdrw; too many losses that prevented the Confederates from fighing any longer.

Reading 2: ~**Part A~** //**1. What part did Elisha Hunt Rhodes play at Gettysburg? **// Elisha began as a private, but later became the commander of his regiment, the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry in the US. He led his army to the Battle of Gettysburg on the second day of the battle. //**2. How was he able to justify the suffering endured by the Union troops? **// He was able to put his feelings in his diary. He went into detail about how bloody the battle was, how everyone was restless, hungry, and tired, and how they had to travel 34 miles to Gettysburg nonstop. //**3. How did he respond to the Union victory? **// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He was very happy! He was overjoyed that the Union won this battle, and believes that the South will never attempt to invade the North ever again, which brought him relief <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think that Alexander's feelings about Georgia's seession seems to be no for the secession: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"As soon as the right to secede was denied by the North I strongly approved of its assertion & maintenance by force if necessary." //**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. What option did the U.S. Army provide Alexander to avoid becoming involved in the conflict? **// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They told him that to avoid being involved in the conflict, all he has to do is not get out in the field because he is not required to fight the people in his home state. This means that he doesn't need to be part of this war; he doesn't have to battle. They allowed him to take fortification duty. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alexander justified his answer by saying that he wants to be part of the battle on the side of his people. They are fighting fo their liberty and if he isn't part of it, the may be seen as a coward. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">~**Part C~ (Maha Kourikchi)** Captain Magruder was an extremely brave and courageous man. He encouraged people to go out there and fight for their families, friends, and for themselves. He encouraged people to fight for their liberty, and unfortunately as he was going to head out onto the battlefield, he was shot. I think he fought for both sides because he graduated from West Point as U.S. army official, and he probably changed sides because his home state had seceded and he realized that he needed to go help his people fight for their liberty and their independence. //** 2. Why did Captain John Moore not give the order to charge? How might you have felt in his place? **// Captain John Moore didn’t give the order to charge because he was overwhelmed by what was going on, and because the other side was firing so if they had charged, they would have all just gotten shot and would have all just died. ====**// 1. //****// How does reading these personal accounts compare with reading summaries of Civil War battles in textbooks? Do they make you more aware of the personal suffering of the participants? //** Reading these personal accounts have made me see how dangerous and how terrible this war really was. So many people died and so many people were injured and suffered. I think that reading personal accounts is better than reading summaries of the battles in textbooks because personal accounts are more descriptive and in some cases, more accurate. They really do make me more aware of the personal suffering of the participants in the war because they’re so descriptive and really effective. **// 2. //****// What are some disadvantages of relying on personal accounts of historical events? //** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Some disadvantages of relying on personal accounts of historical events is that they’re not always accurate. Also, they could be bias depending on who the author is. Personal accounts aren’t always trustworthy because the author could just lie about the whole thing, yet you wouldn’t know if they were because you weren’t there to experience what they did. ====
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">~Part B~ (Vicky Chen) **
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 . How did Edward Porter Alexander feel about Georgia's secession? //**
 * //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. How did he justify his choice? //**
 * // 1. //// Consider Andrew Baker's vivid descriptions of the valiant behavior exhibited in the chaos of battle. Describe the actions of Captain W. T. Magruder. Speculate on his motivations for fighting in both armies before his death at Gettysburg. //**
 * ~All Parts~**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading 3: Lincoln gave his address about four to five months after the battle of Gettysburg. He said that the men buried in the cemetery were brave and noble men who struggled in order to commit a noble deed for the Union. Also, he said that the men here need to be honored for all of their sacrifices and work. He gave meaning to their sacrifice by saying that they had not died in vain and that their work was unfinished and in order to honor their deaths, everyone needed to finish up the work that they had started by helping the Union win the Civil War. Lincoln wanted the people of the United States to finish the work that the dead soldiers started. He said that the soldiers had not died in vain, and in order to make sure that they hadn’t, people needed to do everything in their power to help the United States win the Civil War.
 * 1. ** **// How long after the battle did Lincoln give his address? //**
 * 2. ** **// What did he say about the men who were buried in the cemetery? //**
 * 3. ** **// How did he give meaning to their sacrifice? //**
 * 4. ** **// What was it that Lincoln wanted the people of the United States to do for the dead soldiers? //**

HW: Create a front cover for an historical novel on the Battle of Gettysburg - use color and creativity to convey the mood of the battle. This can be done either online or on paper, but it should be done on plain (unlined) paper and should incorporate either artistic black and white or colors. In addition there should be some images which depict some aspect of what you have learned about the Battle of Gettysburg and its importance to the Civil War.

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Do Now 6/9/11 //**Eplain how the Emancipation Proclamation was a STRATEGIC move on the part of Abraham Lincoln and not necessarily a moral move because he felt compassion for the slaves? Be SUPER SPECIFIC!!!**// The Emancipation Proclamation was a degree that stated that all slaves that were not in the Union would be granted freedom. Abraham Lincoln issued this decree in hopes of getting the seceded states to come back to the Union. It is only when the Confederate states refuse to come back to the Union that the slaves outside the Union could be set free. President Lincoln did not issue this on behalf of the slaves; he used the slaves to help bring the seceded states back to the Union. Britain opposed slavery, so they would not help the South fight against the Union. Slaves were freed in rebelling states ---> Border states didn't rebel but had slaves (DE, KT, MD, MO) South was fighting for their //**state's rights**// //**Emancipation Proclamation**// ---> Made the war about slavery North was fighting for no slavery, South was fighting for slavery Abraham Lincoln was proslavery, however the Emancipation Proclamation stated that slaves in rebelling states would be freed, contradicting with what he believes in. They were trying to stop slavery in the South, however, they were allowing slaves in the North, because the border states are non-rebelling. 1) Martial Law 2) Got rid of the martial law if the south got rid of slaves. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 2292px; width: 1px;">Captain Magruder was an extremely brave and courageous man. He encouraged people to go out there and fight for their families, friends, and for themselves. He encouraged people to fight for their liberty, and unfortunately as he was going to head out onto the battlefield, he was shot. I think he fought for both sides because he graduated from West Point as U.S. army official, and he probably changed sides because his home state had seceded and he realized that he needed to go help his people fight for their liberty and their independence.