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Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America:

- Democrat (but no parties in C.S.A.)

- Born in 1808 (Kentucky)

- Attended West Point

- Mississippi Planter

- U.S. Senator

- “Cicero of the Senate”

Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America:

- Republican (formerly Whig Party)

- Born in 1809 (Kentucky)

- One year of formal education

- Illinois lawyer

- House of Representatives (1847-49)

- “The Railsplitter”

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War (1861-1865)

The First Modern War The 620,000 who perished in the war represent the equivalent, in terms of

today’s population, of more than 6 million men. (Foner 508)

The Two Combatants: Union advantages vs. Confederate advantages

The Technology of War: railroads, telegraph, photography

Medical Care (Foner 508) and Clara Barton (531-32)

The Second American Revolution

A new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. - Abraham Lincoln, “The Gettysburg Address” (1863)

1862-1864: Morrill Act/Land Grant College Act, Homestead Act, Pacific Railroad Act, Yosemite Grant Act

Women and the War - North (Foner 531-532) and South (535-36)

The Unraveling of Slavery

Slaves themselves took actions that helped propel a reluctant white America down the road to emancipation (Foner 514).

January, 1863: the Emancipation Proclamation

July, 1863: black soldiers (Foner 519-22) and the New York City draft riots (532-33)

The End of the War The work does not end with the abolition of slavery, but only

begins (Foner 545). land reform, education, and the right to vote (Foner 539-41)

January 31, 1865: the Thirteenth Amendment

April 3, 1865: Confederate capital occupied

April 9, 1865: Appomattox Courthouse

April 14, 1865: Lincoln assassinated