Battles & Campaigns
The battle of Gettysburg lasted for and went on during
3 days, July 1-3 1863
Key recruiter (also featured in glory) for the 54th Regiment, and two of his sons served in the regiment
Fredrick Douglas
The Presidential election of 1864- Abraham Lincoln VS.
George McClellan
Armor-plated warships, including the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, that revolutionized naval warfare
Ironclads
Robert Gould Shaw’s wife’s name
Annie
The north gained control over the Mississippi River following a six-week siege at this battle
Battle at Vicksburg
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
The first capital of the confederacy
Montgomery, Alabama
The confederate strategy for the war was to
Go on the defensive, have a long war
Number of people the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment consisted of
1007 black soldier and 37 white officers
Lees 1862 invasion of Maryland culminated in this battle
Antietam
This Union general eventually became commander of all Union armies and accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox
Ulysses S. Grant
This 1861 border state remained in the Union despite having many citizens who supported the Confederacy.
Maryland
Union’s control of this river was strategically important because it split the Confederacy and disrupted transportation and supply routes.
Mississippi River
Name of the gunboat that followed behind Shaw and his men
Paul Jones
This many were dead on both sides by the wars end.
Confederacy: 260,000 Dead
This general was removed from his position by Lincoln himself after failing to follow his orders. This person would later try his luck in politics.
George B. McClellan
This was the constitutional argument used by secessionists to justify leaving the Union.
States Rights
This Union strategy combined a blockade, control of the Mississippi River, and pressure against Confederate territory.
Anaconda Plan
This actor portrayed Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
This 1863 battle was part of the Vicksburg Campaign and ended with a major Confederate surrender.
Battle of Vicksburg
Robert E. Lee surrendered to who at what location, and what were the terms of surrender.
Ulysees S Grant
Appamattox Court House, Virginia
To lay down arms
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued on September 22, 1862 officially freed all slaves still in states of rebellion on this day
January 1, 1863
One of three main rifles used throughout the war
1861 Springfield Rifle, Henry Repeating Rifle, 1853 Enfield Rifle
The real Robert Gould Shaw came from a wealthy Massachusetts family that was strongly associated with this reform movement before the Civil War.
Abolitionist Movement