Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
President Lincoln believed it was illegal for the Southern states to do this, which means leave the union.
Secede
This state was the first to leave the Union
South Carolina
The first battle of the Civil War
What was the First Battle of Bull Run?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter? or Charleston, SC?
Which side called themselves the Confederacy
What is the South?
This man will eventually lead the entire Union Army and earns the nickname "The Butcher"
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Group of people opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter?
This 3 day battle is considered the turning point of the war.
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
The capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
Northern advantages in the war.
What are population, technology, industrialization, railroads?
Assassin of President Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth
Constant pressure and attacks with usually heavy loss of life. It's how Grant led the army during the war.
Attrition
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863 to memorialize fallen troops at a Battlefield.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
The bloodiest single day battle
What was Antietam
The name of the waterway that was important to both the North and the South. Lincoln believe a Union victory depended on getting control of it.
Mississippi
A plan developed by the Union Army to surround and defeat the South.
Anaconda Plan
The Confederate Army leader, also credited as one of the best military leaders in American History
Who is General Robert E. Lee
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Frederick Douglass advocated for passing this Amendment which ended slavery forever.
13th Amendment
Bloodiest SINGLE DAY battle in the war
What is the Battle of Antietam
Sherman's March to the Sea ended in this city
What is Savannah, GA?
The capital city of the Confederate States
What was Richmond, Virginia?
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
Who is William Sherman?
Mandatory military service; this was put into place in the North and the South
What is a draft?
This event occurred in July 1863; Irish immigrants in a major city burned down government buildings and attacked free Black Americans
What were the 1863 Draft Riots?
This battle secured Union control of the Mississippi River
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware
What are slave states that remained in the union, or Border States?
The most common cause of death during the war
What is disease/infection?
He commanded the Union army twice and will run against Lincoln in the 1864 Presidential elections.
Who is General McClellan?
Term that refers to "all out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army, resources, and its people's will to fight.
Total War
“For score and 7 years ago…: begins this speech.
Gettysburg Address
The battle of the Monitor vs. Merrimac is famous for being the first confrontation of these.
Ironclads
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
The all black union regiment that served as the only all-black regiment that saw extensive combat.