Battles 1
First Major Battle of the War
Bull Run
2 day battle where Grant took his first command. Very deadly battle. Allowed the Union to march into the deep south. Part of the Vicksburg Campaign.
Shiloh
President of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Document where Lincoln Freed the Slaves
Emancipation Proclamation
Official name of the South
Confederates or Confederate States of America
One day battle fought in Maryland. First time Lee invades the North. McClellen pushed Lee back into the south.
Antietam
Came after the battle of Shiloh. This place held a crucial railroad that was the only railroad that connected the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean
Corinth
Leading Commander of the Union Army
Ulysses S. Grant
Famous short speech by Lincoln where he encouraged the Nation to take an increased devotion to the war.
Gettysburg Address
Official Name of the North
Union or United States of America
3 Day Battle. Deadliest battle of the War. Fought in Pennsylvania. Meade's fishhook formation held strong. Turning point for the Union.
Gettysburg
When Grant used the bluffs of the Mississippi River to get around the city, then had a 47 day siege to capture this crucial city and secure the Mississippi River.
Vicksburg
Leading Commander of the the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
When Sherman split the confederacy once again on a destructive war path
March to the See
Failed Charge on day 3 of Gettysburg
Pickett's Charge
First Attack of the war, led by the South and PGT Beauregard
FT. Sumter
Place where Lee surrendered to Grant ending the War.
Appomattox
President of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
When Lincoln Defeated McClellan once again to remain in power in 1864
Election of 1864
The other name for the Battle at Bull Run
Manassas
Worst Defeat for the Union. Lead by Ambrose Burnside, who was fired after this. The Union had more than double the troops of the South and still lost.
Fredericksburg
Key victory for Sherman where he captured the manufacturing and railroad hub of the south. This allowed him to start his March to the Sea.
Atlanta
Assassin of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilks Booth
Amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States
13th Amendment
Strong defensive strategy that was formed by the Union on day 2 of Gettysburg
Fishhook