Lessons 1 And 2

Front 1

Robert e. lee

Back 1

in 1862 robert e lee took command of the confederate army
that year then union tried twice more to attack richmond he defeated them. after the victories lee decided to invade the north the union army stopped him

Front 2

July 1861

Back 2

a union army marched south from washington. it's goal was to capture the capital of richmond Virginia.the armies fought at a stream called bull run.

Front 3

battle of Antietam

Back 3

it was the deadliest day of the war.the two armies suffered at least 23,000 casualties.lees losses were so high that he returned to Virginia

Front 4

emancipation proclamation

Back 4

is the freeing of enslaved people. the proclamation declared that slaves in the confederacy were free,but it did not end slavery for the border states.

Front 5

casualties of war

Back 5

the civil war was the deadliest war in American history.casualties were much higher than people had expected. battle was not the only danger of the war.diseases killed twice as many soldiers as fighting.

Front 6

southern soldiers and civilians

Back 6

most of the battles took place in the south.also life on the home front was hard especially in the south because their cities,homes,and barns were destroyed.

Front 7

civilians in the north

Back 7

matthew Brady took pictures of soldiers,camp life,and battlefields.he showed the pictures to the north and they didn't know that the war was this serious.

Front 8

American red cross

Back 8

Clara barton was the founder of the red cross.southern women also cared for wounded soldiers.

Front 9

drummers during the civil war

Back 9

boys went into battle even if they were to young.some of them served as drummers and sent signals to soldiers.