Battles
Three-day battle in PA; considered turning point of the war
Gettysburg
Tried to start a slave rebellion by attacking Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John Brown
Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Capital of the Confederate States of America
Richmond
Wrote "O Captain, My Captain" about Lincoln
Walt Whitman
This victory gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg
"Grandma Moses" - one of the leaders of the Underground Railroad
Harriett Tubman
From Lancaster, he was the first officer killed at Gettysburg
John Reynolds
This state was the first to secede
South Carolina
Term for Northern states that allowed slavery
Border states
The successful Union siege of this city allowed them to capture Richmond
Petersburg
Ended slavery in the Confederacy
Emancipation Proclamation
Union officer who led a bayonet charge that held Little Round Top on Day 2 of Gettysburg
Joshua Chamberlain
Successful Confederate cavalry officer; failed to do his job at Gettysburg though
Jeb Stuart
Became President after Lincoln's assassination
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after this battle
Antietam
Gave people in the new states the ability to choose whether or not they wanted to allow slavery
Popular sovereignty
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
First real battle of the war - won by the South near D.C.
Bull Run
These new types of ships were used to bombard the fort at Vicksburg
Ironclad
Because of the high casualties, many wanted Grant fired despite winning this battle
Shiloh
Term for slaves who left plantations to go the Union army
Contraband
Led failed charge on the third day of Gettysburg
George Pickett
Strong Confederate officer; accidentally killed by his own men
Stonewall Jackson
Broke away from another state and became part of the Union
West Virginia