Gearing up for War
What is the official term for issuing a draft (forced service to the military)
Conscription
Who would get foreign supplies passed the Union Naval blockade into the Confederacy?
Blockade-runners
Gettysburg
(This was the deadliest battle in American history)
After taking the city of Chattanooga, TN, Union Gen Sherman was free to march onto what Georgia city?
Atlanta
(It was a rail and manufacturing hub for the Confederacy)
What was the first major battle of the war and who won it?
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), Confederate Victory.
(The Union's lost made them realize their soldiers were not prepared and that the war will not end quickly)
What did the Twenty-Negro Law in the Confederacy do?
It excepted males from drafts if they were a planter or overseer who owned 20 or more slaves.
(Led to allegations that the Civil War was a "rich man's war")
What is the name of the Northern strategy to win the war by blockading the Confederate coastline and dividing it in half down the Mississippi River?
Anaconda Plan
The Confederacy hoped that if they had won the Battle of ________, it would finally get the British to recognize them as an independent country. Instead Lincoln used it to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam
What is total war?
The targeting of both military and civilian property for destruction
Where did Confederate Gen Lee surrender to Union Gen Grant at?
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
What did the Union use to get a high up view of their area or the battlefield?
Manned balloons
Hint: He captured New Orleans (LA), Baton Rogue (LA), and Natchez (MS).
Admiral David Farragut
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died after what battle after succumbing to his injuries?
Battle of Chancellorsville
Why were some people upset at Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves in Confederate territories?
(People were also upset with him over him suspending the writ of habeas corpus for the same reason)
Because he went over his authorized duties as president. Only the legislature has the authority to make laws, the president enforces the laws.
Confederate Gen Lee was able to surrender with honor, and was able to keep what?
His sword
What change in rifles during this war changed warfare forever and led to a higher death rate
Barrel rifling and the use of bullets
What was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River that Gen Grant laid siege to and who only surrendered after a period of starvation?
Vicksburg, MS
What Union General is more known for his facial hair rather than his ability to be a general?
Ambrose Burnside
(Him losing at Fredericksburg caused Union morale to reach its lowest point)
Who was the first black soldier to win the Medal of Honor for his bravery in not letting the American flag fall to the ground during the battle of Fort Wagner?
Sergeant William Carney
What is the name of the nurse who helped wounded Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners?
(Hint: She also was the first president of the American Red Cross)
Clara Barton
Mathew Brady is known for what?
His photographs of battles and bodies
(It showed civilians the realities of war)
Why was the battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia notable?
It marked the end of wooden battleships and the beginning of iron warships.
During the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate Gen George Picket led a devastating charge up to the Union lines. What is the name of his attack?
Pickett's Charge
Union Gen Sherman's March to the Sea and in the Carolinas scared the South so much, that the bitterness would last for the next ______ years.
100
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth just after Gen Lee surrendered. Where was President Lincoln when he was shot in the back of the head?
Ford's Theatre