Battles
July 21, 1861
Union loss
Showed the Union the war would not be easily won and that they needed to train their armies and leaders
Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)
Who was the Confederate President?
Jefferson Davis
What was the military strategy of the north?
They planned to blockade all confederate ports and seize the Mississippi river.
cone-shaped bullet that expanded to fit the rifling of the barrel
Minie Ball
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
July 1-3 1863
Union victory
Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win
Battle convinced European countries not to get involved
Gettysburg Address
Battle of Gettysburg
Who: took command of the Union Army after McClellan was fired, captured Kentucky and Tennessee from the South, gained control of Mississippi River, and fought General Lee's forces and took the South's capital of Richmond?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the goal of the blockade ?
To keep them from selling "King Cotton" abroad and raising money to pay for the war .
sea mine shot from submarines during the Civil War
Torpedo
After the war what was more powerful the states or federal government?
federal government
April 12-14, 1861
Confederate victory
A federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina that was attacked by the Confederates in April 1861, sparking the Civil War.
Battle of Fort Sumter
Who: was the major General of the Confederate Army, also was Lincoln's first choice to lead the Union Army, but this General didn't want to fight against Virginia because it was his home state, smart battlefield commander, known for winning tough battles and used aggressive tactics?
Robert E. Lee
What was the military strategy of the south?
They plan to "wear down" the invading armies. If the death toll was high enough & war long enough the north would tire of the war.
heavily (metal) armored ships
ironclads
How many people died/wounded in the civil war?
600,000 soldiers died or wounded
February 6 and 11-16, 1862
Union victories
Grant's first military success.
elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general
Fort Henry & Donelson
Who: was a Major General for the Union Army until 1862, was a poor battlefield commander, was responsible for organizing the army at the beginning of the war, got fired by Lincoln after losing many battles, and was replaced by Ulysses S. Grant?
George McClellan
In the beginning, whose responsibility was it to raise an army?
That responsibility fell on the individual states . They were to raise troop from within their own state .
communication by wire
Telegraph
What happen to slaves after the war?
Millions of African Americans freed
March 8, 1862 - March 9, 1862
Strategic Union victory
history's first duel between ironclad warships and the beginning of a new era of naval warfare
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (Battle of Hampton Roads)
Who: was a Brigadier General for the Confederates, was fearless in battle, gifted tactical commander, won key battles in Manasses, Antietam and Fredericksburg, General Lee's right-hand man, accidentally shot and died of pneumonia soon after the war.
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
How long did most people think the war was going to last?
Many thought it would be a short war. Three to six months
both North and South used this to quickly move large numbers of troops and supplies
Railroad
How was the federal government affected after the war?
federal government was strengthened