Civil war basics
The president of the Union during the Civil war
Abraham Lincoln
The year that the civil war started
1861
sandy shore near a body of water
beach
an isolated hill with a flat top
mesa
the first major clash between the north and the south
Bull run
The south's most famous general
Robert E. Lee
germ killing drugs
antiseptics
large body of salt water-minor version of an ocean
sea
an island surrounding a bay
atoll
one of the fiercest battles of the civil war decided by a surprise attack
shiloh
The capital of the Union
Washington D.C
pain killers
anesthetics
a bay protected by a reef
lagoon
an elevated area with a flat top and a steep drop-off
plateau
the name of the two iron clad ships that fought each other
monitor and merrimack
The capital of the confederacy
Richmond
where the first shots of the war tookplace
fort sumter
a wider version of a strait
channel
a narrow land connecting two larger lands, surrounded by water
isthmus
the battle where Lee mauled McClellan over a 7 day period
Seven days battle
The president of the Confederate states of America
Jefferson Davis
The president of the Confederate states of america
Jefferson Davis
a narrow inlet wedged between hills or mountains
fjord
a narrow gorge where a river has or is running through, surrounded by cliffs or plateaus
canyon
Farraguts ships captured this major Confederate city and split the confederate forces in two
New Orleans