Fighting Words
a military operation in which a city or fort is completely surrounded, cutting off supplies in order to force a surrender
siege
the city that was captured and burned by William Sherman
he died in the battle of Bull Run
"Stonewall" Jackson
the act of removing oneself from an agreement or alliance
secede
to discuss or bargain between two or more parties in order to reach an agreement
negotiate
the attack that officially began the Civil War
Fort Sumter
the most successful Union general in the war
Ulysses S. Grant
the idea that the government has only limited control over each state
states' rights
weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in war
munition
the bloodiest single-day of battle in the Civil War
Antietam
the most successful Confederate general in the war
Robert E. Lee
the notice that promised to free all enslaved people and helped ensure that a Union victory would bring about the end of slavery
Emancipation Proclamation
the act of spying to gather information about the enemy's postitions and weaknesses
scouting
the battle that had a profound influence on the Civil War
Gettysburg
president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
the first state to leave the Union
South Carolina
a temporary fortification where guns are mounted
siegeworks
the location where Grant surrendered to Lee, ending the war
Appomattox Courthouse
the Union general who attempted to capture Richmond in the Peninsular Campaign
George McClellan
the period after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt by reuniting the nation pyhsically, socially, and politically
Reconstruction