Civil War Vocab
Union soldiers
Yankees
refusal to give in
resistance
Southerner who established a hospital for soldiers in Richmond, Virginia
Sally Tomkins
Union goal in the West
to control the Mississippi River
The first major battle of the Civil War
Bull Run
Confederate soldiers
Rebels
people killed or wounded
casualties
The leadership of which two generals was a key factor in the Confederates’ military success in the East
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
law that required men of certain ages to serve in the military
draft
one of the main advantages of the South
excellent military leaders
guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court
habeas corpus
in a protected position
entrenched
The most capable Confederate general
Robert E. Lee
General Grant led a 47-day siege against which city
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A damaged ship that was rebuilt by the Confederates
the Merrimack
Northerner who helped wounded soldiers
Clara Barton
payments to encourage enlistment
bounties
Destroyed farms, shops, and rail lines during his March to the Sea to weaken the enemy at all costs
William Tecumseh Sherman
What city was the Confederate capital for most of the Civil War
Richmond, Virginia
Convinced officials to let women work as nurses and recruited many women to serve as nurses during the Civil War
Dorothea Dix
Peace Democrats
Copperheads
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Southern spy
Convinced officials to let women work as nurses and recruited many women to serve as nurses during the Civil War
Dorothea Dix
what did the North print to raise money for the war,
Greenbacks
Sherman's march across Georgia toward the Atlantic called
March to the Sea