Events of the Civil War

Events of the Civil War

Proclamation

^{BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:}

^{A PROCLAMATION.}

^{Whereas the laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed and the execution thereof obstructed in the southern states by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals by law:}

_{Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution and the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Union, to the aggregate number of 75,000, in order to suppress said combinations and to cause the laws to be duly executed..}

Multiple Choice

Lincoln's Proclamation is an example of:

• Executive War Time Powers

• Judicial Supreme Court Determining War

Gathering in Detroit to Pledge Allegiance to Union Cause 1861

Answering Lincoln's Call

To say that Michigan performed her whole duty in her efforts to aid in suppressing the rebellion would not be saying enough; for, considering the low ebb of her finances at the time, it was an undertaking under great disadvantage, and especially so as Michigan, like most of the other States, had in the past made but a very feeble preparation in a military point of view, to meet an emergency of that magnitude.

Orlando Wilcox First Michigan General to Led in Civil War

Multiple Choice

Name of first Michigan General to led in Civil War:

• Orlando Wilcox

• James Johnson

Multiple Choice

Name of College that not only started first school to educate "non-whites" but also was used to house and train troops before they left for the Civil War:

• Adrian College

• Ann Arbor University

• Almhurst College

Battle of Bull Run

• Detroit Free Press: "We are beaten; it is a defeat and a rout."

• Union lost the first battle of the Civil War.

• Adversity hit right away. How was Lincoln going to motivate more states to provide aid?

Multiple Choice

True or False: Union was successful at the beginning of the Civil War.

• True

• False

Company K Michigan's Native American Sharpshooters

Multiple Select

Check of every group that participated on behalf of Michigan in the Civil War:

• Whites

• Free Blacks

• Native Americans

Multiple Choice

George Custer was a Michigan General that became famous after what war?

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Lake Erie

• Battle of Gettysburg

James Kidd on General Custer:

He was not a reckless commander ... No man could have been more careful of the comfort and lives of his men. He was cautious and wary, accustomed to reconnoiter carefully ... More than once the Michigan Brigade was saved from disaster by Custer's caution.

General Philip Sheridan to Custer's Wife

My Dear Madam,

I respectfully present to you a small writing table on which the conditions of surrender of the Confederate Army .. Were written by General Grant - and permit me to say .. that there is scarcely an individual in our service who has contributed more to bring about this desirable result than your very gallant husband.

Key Concepts

• Soldiers from Michigan fought in many important battles, including Bull Runa nd Gettysburg.

• George A. Custer became famous from the Civil War.

• Detroit had two serious riots during the Civil War.

• Confederacy had a plot to take over the ship U.S.S. Michigan to free Confederate prisoners housed on Lake Erie.

• Michigan supplied large amounts of materials during the war. 70% of copper came from Michigan