Leaders & Speeches
This "total war" strategy terrorized civilians who saw their sources of food and anything important to the war effort destroyed, leaving ruins where Georgia's great cities once stood.
What is Sherman’s March to the Sea
Lincoln's goal at START of war
What is preserving the union;
Confederate General (Commander)
Who is General Robert E. Lee
Deadliest single day of the Civil War; victory for the Union (north); Lincoln will decide to emancipate slaves after this battle
What is Battle of Antietam
Northern troop nickname
What is YANKEES, Blue Belly, Feds
Declared that slaves in the confederate states were free (document not person )
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
Biggest Southern advantage
What is great strong military leadership
Union General (Commander)
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant
President of the Union (100 extra points for his nickname)
Abraham Lincoln
Honest Abe
The greatest Northern Advantage
More population, more factories/equipment, more railroads
This battle proved that the war would be long and bloody
What is the FIRST Manassas/ Battle of Bull Run(1861)
Lincoln's 2nd goal added later during war
What is Abolition/end slavery ?
Document Lincoln referenced in the first line of the Gettysburg Address
What is The Declaration of Independence
Women supported the Civil War by:
What is spying, treating wounded soldiers, doing men's job
Purpose of the Anaconda plan
What is to block southern ports, divide the southern states, capture Richmond, Virginia
The greatest cause of death in the Civil War
What is disease/amputation
180,000 who served in segregated troops (54th Massachussetts) ; many credit these soldiers with helping the Union win the war
What are African American soldiers
Southern Troops 'Nickname
What is REBELS, Johnny Rebs, Secesh, Grays
Lincoln's speech to dedicate a cemetery and remind North what they are fighting for a moral cause
What is the Gettysburg Address
Most battles in the Civil War were fought here
What is the South/Confederate States?