Civil War Terms
Allowed those recruited to hire replacements for $300.00
What is The Draft?
United States President during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Bloodiest SINGLE DAY battle in the war, Union victory
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This border state gave control of the Mississippi River and supplied the largest amount of lead.
What is Missouri?
Confederate President during the Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Changed the goal of the war, making the war not just about preserving the union but ending slavery
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
These individuals/groups criticized Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation because it did not specifically free any slaves.
Who were the Abolitionists?
The first battle of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas ?
Capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, Virginia?
“Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth a new nation….” Lincoln refers to what
What is the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
Refers to the destruction of all possible civilian and military resources in order to cripple the will of the other side to successfully wage war.
What is Total War?
Union General who is considered the first “modern” general for his use of resources, transportation and men to win the war.
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant?
Largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil, lasted 3 days and had more than 54,000 casualties, and was considered the turn point in the war.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
General Robert E Lee surrendered to General US Grant here, ending the American Civil War.
What is Appomattox?
Refers to small hit and run attacks, ambushes, all committed by enemy forces that may or may not be part of the regular army
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
States that seceded from the United States were called
What is the Confederacy?
Union general known for infamous "Marched to Sea" in Georgia
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
Key to the Mississippi River, its capture split the Confederacy in two.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
First of the Southern States to secede
What is South Carolina?
Most civil war soldiers died from this?
What is disease?
Were significant because of their large source of manpower and geographic location.
What are Border States?
Confederate general, West Point graduate- Career US Army Officer: Known for his strategic battle plans, considered a proper— “old school” general
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
This attack marked the beginning of the civil war
What is the attack on Fort Sumter?
Sherman's "March to the Sea" ended in this city
What is Savannah, Georgia?
Government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth, is referring to this type of government.
What is a Democracy?