The document summarizes key figures and events from the American Civil War: - Robert E. Lee was a Christian leader of the Confederate Army who urged reconciliation after the war. - "Stonewall" Jackson was also deeply religious and believed God controlled his fate in battles for the Confederacy. - Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Army to victory through determined campaigns and cornered Lee at Appomattox Court House, where Lee surrendered. - Spies like Rose Greenhow and Sarah Edmonds, who disguised herself as a man, provided intelligence for both sides during the war.

1. Week 9
AMERICAN
HISTORY
CLASS

2. Robert E Lee was a great leader for the South.

3. Before the war, Lee
was against
secession, but he
loyally served his
state, Virginia
during the war. He
also urged
Southern loyalty to
the country after
the war was over.

4. He was a Christian man full
of character.

5. He fostered religious services among the
troops. He said “I am only a poor sinner
trusting in Christ alone for salvation”

6. He also said to his
son Custis,”I am
opposed to the
theory of doing
wrong that good
may come of it. I
hold to the belief
that you must act
right, whatever the
consequences.”

7. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was
firm, resolute, and daring in battle
for the Confederate Army. He was
Lee’s right hand man.

8. He was a strong Christian and taught
soldiers and slaves about God.

9. Jackson believed in the
sovereignty of God in all
things. “My religious
beliefs,” he
remarked, “allow me to
feel as safe in battle as in
bed.” He could not be
killed until the time God
had appointed, and when
it was time for him to
die, he would not be
afraid, for he knew he had
a reward in heaven.

10. He was
accidently
shot and
killed by
one of his
own men.

11. Ulysses S. Grant led the victorious Union army.

12. He fought with determination.

13. He was key in many battles:
Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga.

14. He attacked
the Southern
supply lines.

15. He commanded Sherman to burn the South while
he cornered Lee in Northern Virginia.

16. Lee Surrendered to him at Appomattox
Court House in Virginia.

17. A few years after the war, He
became the 18th president of the
United States.

19. Wild Rose
Greenhow
was a
charming
high society
widow.

20. She had befriended Presidents, members of
the U.S. Congress and military leaders.

21. Her spy ring supplied information to
General Beauregard.

22. She sweet-talked
ranking Union
officers, governme
nt officials and
lowly clerks
alike, encoded
their
intelligence, and
smuggled
messages South.

23. She was arrested and placed in prison in
Washington. She later became a European
diplomatic courier before dying when her
ship sank.

24. Sarah Edmonds joined a
Michigan Regiment at
the beginning of the war
disguised as a man.

25. Because of her slight build, Sarah in her
male role, served as a nurse, beginning
at Manassas.

26. She
volunteered
for a spy
operation.

27. She quickly became one of McClellan’s most
reliable agents, frequently crossing enemy lines
while donning a variety of disguises and bringing
valuable information to the North with her.