Civil War

People - Civilians

100

Famous abolitionist who escaped slavery, whose sons served in the MA 54th

Frederick Douglass

200

Nicknamed "The Angel of the Battlefield" who organized medical care as a nurse during the Civil War, she later established the American Red Cross

Clara barton

300

President of the Confederate States of America

Jefferson Davis

400

He assassinated President Lincoln 5 days after the Confederate surrender on April 9th, 1865.

John Wilkes Booth

500

Early photographer famous for his battlefield photographs documenting the Civil War

Matthew Brady

People - Military

100

Nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender ____" he became the Final Commanding General of Union Army after victories in the west

Ulysses S. Grant

200

Considered the greatest general of his time, he was offered the command of both the Union and Confederate armies, but chose to serve his confederate state of Virginia

Robert E. Lee

300

Union General whose march on Atlanta and "March to the Sea" is often seen as an early example of Total War, where civilian industry, infrastructure, and property are destroyed

William Tecumseh Sherman

400

Confederate general who died one month before Gettysburg, whose nickname was based on his determined Bull Run behavior

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

500

Confederate General and cavalry officer who helped found the KKK.

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Battles

100

Bloodiest single day in American military history, this battle was fought in VA in 1862

Antietam

200

Site of the Confederate surrender by Robert E. Lee on April 9th, 1865

Appomattox

300

This battle - nicknamed "The Battle of the Ironclads" was between what two ships?

The Monitor (Union) and the Merrimac (Confederate)

400

The Union took control of the Mississippi when they won this battle, splitting the South in two.

Vicksburg (MS)

500

This three day battle and Union victory is seen as a major turning point in the war

Gettysburg (PA)

Harper's Weekly

100

Harper's Weekly published articles about the Civil War, which lasted from the years 18___ to 18___

1861 - 1865

200

Harper's Weekly was written from the perspective of which side of the Civil War conflict?

The Union (The North, New York)

300

Describe one major difference between the CONTENT or APPEARANCE of HW compared to modern print media.

Sample: CONTENT - HW articles are longer, more detailed; APPEARANCE - print oriented in chunks not broken up into smaller items; pictures are mostly sketches, full or half page;

400

Describe one major difference between the WRITING STYLE of Harper's Weekly articles compared to modern print media.

Sample: HW is more dramatic and descriptive - even poetic; HW news articles contain lots of "opinion style" reporting rather than pure factual and objective info; language usage is more sophisticated, with a more varied and vivid word choice

500

Give one detail you learned about the Battle of Fort Wagner - NOT from the movie Glory - but from the Harper's Weekly article.

Sample: The Union had tried to take the fort the week earlier and failed; The 54th stormed the fort TWICE the night of the 18th; the 54th was part of a larger BRIGADE, which included regiments from CT, NY, NH, and PA; two other brigades followed after; (FYI - a brigade has 2000-4000 soldiers)

Misc

100

What are "border states?" Which Union states were border states?

Border States - slave states that stayed in the Union; MO, KY; MD; DE (later WV)

200

What was the range of % for immigrants living in PA?

10% to 19%

300

Name the three key parts of the Anaconda Plan

-Create a naval blockade -Advance on Richmond/VA -Control the MS River

400

What was the total number of soldiers who died from DISEASE rather than battle in both the North and the South

-N: W110,000+D250,000=360,000 -S: W94,000+D164,000=258,000

500

Based on the Graph data, what kind of inflation did the South face during the Civil War?

$65.75 is what percent of 6.45? (New Value − Old Value) / Old Value × 100% = (65.75 -6.45) /6.45 X 100 = 919% Prices are appx. 10X higher than normal.