Battles
The bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War; September 1862; no clear victory for either side.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This side wanted to fight a defensive war
What is the South?
This side suffered greatly when Europe cut off trade with them.
What is the South?
General Lee surrendered here on April 9, 1865
What is Appomattox Court House?
The Civil War took place during these years.
What is 1861-1865?
Three day battle that resulted in 50,000 soldier's deaths. Took place in Union territory. Union victory
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The three parts of the North's war strategy,
What is capture Richmond, control the Mississippi, and blockade Southern ports?
Part of the Union battle plan; cut off food and weapon supplies to the South
What is a blockade?
Lead a march to the Sea, burning farms, land, Atlanta, and Columbia on his way
Who is General William Tecumseh Sherman?
An order to move forward on Day 3 in the Battle of Gettysburg, cost thousands of lives and General Lee blamed himself.
What is Pickett's Charge?
Fought at the same time as Gettysburg; along the Mississippi River; after a long siege the Confederacy surrendered.
What is Vicksburg?
The document that freed slaves in states in rebellion with the Union; issued January 1, 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Law that required all able bodied males between ages 20 and 45 to serve in the military if the were called; met with huge opposition on both sides.
What is the draft law?
Grant's plan to undermine southern moral.
What is total war?
Commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Early Civil War battle in Virginia, Union forces retreat in disarray.
What is the Battle of Bull Run?
Lincoln gave this speech on November 19, 1863; he explained that the Civil War was a test of whether a democracy could survive.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln suspended this during the riots in the North; it is the right to be charged or have a hearing before being jailed.
What is habeas corpus?
The Union finally captured this city in April 1865.
What is Richmond?
Early commander of the Army of the Potomac, turned rough recruits into well-trained and disciplined army.
Who was George McClellan?
This sea battle was the first of it's kind.
What is battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac?
A military encirclement of an enemy position and blockading or bombarding it in order to force surrender.
What is a siege?
Northerners who opposed using force to keep the South in the Union.
What is Copperheads?
He said; "The war is over, the rebels are our country men again," after the Confederate surrender.
Who is Ulysses S.Grant?
The two battles that were fought in Union territory.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of Antietam?