Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This was the goal of the Emancipation Proclamation.
To free all slaves in the Rebel States (Confederate States)?
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession?
The first battle of the Civil War
What was the First Battle of Bull Run?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter? or Charleston, SC?
Southern advantages in the war.
What is strong Military Leadership?
The Union general who later became President
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Define Ironclads
Ships that were built of iron and could withstand canon fire and resist burning.
This event kicked off the Civil War
What was the attack on Fort Sumter?
This union victory could have ended the war if they had pursued retreating army.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
Northern advantages in the war.
What are population, technology, industrialization, railroads?
A union general who believed in total war to demoralize the south.
Who is General Sherman?
Term used for a group of Northerners (typically Democrats) in the Union who opposed the American Civil War.
Copperheads
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863 to memorialize fallen troops at a Battlefield.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.
Gettysburg
The name of the waterway that was important to both the North and the South. Lincoln believe a Union victory depended on getting control of it.
Mississippi
A plan developed by the Union Army to surround and defeat the South.
Anaconda Plan
Who declined Lincoln's offer to join the Union, and became a well known General for the Confederates ?
Who is General Robert E. Lee
Define Conscription
Drafting able-bodied men into military service
Sherman's victory in Atlanta helped make this possible.
What is Lincoln's Reelection in 1864?
The siege of this city and it's ultimate collapse helped the Union control the MS River.
What is Vicksburg?
Sherman's March to the Sea ended in this city
What is Savannah, GA?
A POW prison run by the Confederacy.
What is Andersonville?
A Confederate General wounded from "Friendly Fire"
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
Define Income tax
A federal tax on what someone earns (their income) that goes towards funding the government & military
These occurred in New York City after Lincoln increases the Conscription needs.
What are the Draft Riots?
This was the first major battle of the Civil War, people came and picnicked on the hill to watch.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware
What are slave states that remained in the union, or Border States?
The colors of the uniforms for the Rebels.
What is Gray?
What general made an army of 100,000 soldiers, called the Army of Potomac?
Who is General McClellan?
Define Habeas Corpus
Requiring someone to go to court to show lawful cause for arrest
The Angel on the Battlefield, who helped on the front lines of Antietam.
Who is Clara Barton?
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
Many civil war soldier died from this
What is disease?