Henry Mcneal Turner and KKK

Born February 1, 1834 died May 8, 1915. Henry was a Minister, and the first southern bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He organized new congregations of the independent black denomination after the American Civil War. The KKK which stands for the Ku Klux Klan is an organization devoted to the pure hatered and terrorism of blacks. It is estimated to have between 5,000 and 8,000 members as of 2012. The first sight of the KKK was in the early 1860s and died down in 1870. They wore white robes and white cone shaped masks to scare people and keep thier identites hidden. The KKK is still around today but in a smaller version on the past ones.

13, 14, and 15th Amendments

13th- Forbids slavery.
14th-Granted citizenship to freedmen and equal protection under the law. Also prevented former confederate officials from holding office.
15th- Granted the right to vote to all men regardless race, color, or pervious condition of servitude.

Sharecropping and Reconstruction plans

Sharecropping: a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land.
Tenant Farming:  one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord.

The Civil War was mainly fought on southern soil, so after the war ended the US needed a way to quickly get it back in shape so they could focus on things like discrimination and new laws for the newley freed slaves.

Freedmans Bureau

After the war ened and the Union won, the country needed something to help the new free slaves. Freedmans Buerau was created in March of 1865 by President Abe Lincoln. Its intent was to help aid the newley freed slaves. It was meant to only last on eyear but ened up lasting until 1872 and was disbanned by President Ulyssyes S. Grant. The Bureau encouraged blacks and whites to work together rather then master and slave, it encouraged blacks to get a job and be able to care for themselves, and it kept an eye on contracts between labor and management.

Atlanta Campaingn and Sherman's March to Sea

The Atlanta Campaing started on May 7 and ended September 2, 1864. Atlanta Campaign was a series of minor battles all occuring around Atlanta and in the end practiacly destroyed Atlanta. Next was Sherman's March to the Sea and that was lead by the Union General William Tecumseh Sherman on November 15 to December 21, 1864. The march began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured and destroyed city of Atlanta and marching on foot all the way to Savannah while detroying everything in sight. The objective was to scare the Confederates in to quitting. Along the way Sherman's troops allowed former slaves to join in the march and as they passed through town to town they constantly stole to survive.

Union blockade of GA coast

The purpose of the Blockade was to cut off the passage of trade goods, supplies, and arms to and from the Confederacy. The Confederacy would occasionaly send over Blockade runners to try to evade the Union.  Blockade runners were led by British. Abe proclaimed the blockade on April 19, 1861. His objective was to close down 3,500 miles of confederate coastline and 12 major ports. The Blockade lasted from 1861-1865.

Gettysburg and Chickamuaga

The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for about three days June 1-3, 1863.  It is known as the Battle with the most casualties in the Civil War, the strong army of the Union lead by General Gordon Meade defeated the attacks from the south lead by General Robert E. Lee there by stopping the invasion of the north. They now call it the wars turning point.

 

 

 

\he Battle of Chickumagua was the battle with the second most casuallties in the Civil War. It occured on September 19–20, 1863. It waqs also known as the Chickumagua Champain because it marked the end to the Union attack in southern tennesee and in northern Georgia. Union General was William Rosecrans and the Confederate General was Braxton Bragg.