Surrender Notes
April 9, 1865
End of the War
April 9, 1865
General Lee surrenders
40,000
How many blacks died
180,000
How many blacks enlisted
April 14, 1865
Lincoln assassinated
Results
North won; Union preserved; slaves freed; war over
Disease
Number 1 cause of death
Alcohol
Only Pain Medication was:
624,000
Soldiers Dead
364,000
Soldiers Dead from the North
260,000
Soldiers dead from the South
Appomattox Courthouse
The surrender took place here
Bite the Bullet
What a soldier did when having an amputation
Strips of sheets
What were bandages made out of
Curtains
What were uniforms sometimes made out of
After several defeats
When were blacks eventually allowed to join the army
Ford's Theater
Where Lincoln was assassinated
John Wilkes Booth
Who assassinated Lincoln
women
cared for the sick
No Sanitation
didn't sterilize equipment; rotting food and rubbish
women
oversaw slaves
women
sold jewelry for war
women
took over plantations
Blacks
who were not originally allowed to join the army