generals
1st commander of The Army of the Potomac?
George McClellan
Union fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina?
Fort Sumter
Confederacy Strengths?
Great Military Leadership. Home-field Advantage.
six rotating barrels, hand-cranked machine gun
Gatling Gun
how many soldiers were wounded and kill during the war ?
600,000 soldiers died or wounded
Lt. General of the Union in 1864 replacing McClellan?
Ulysses S. Grant
The first battle of the Civil War?
First Bull Run
The use of naval forces to stop shipping .
Blockade
Minie Ball?
cone-shaped bullet that expanded to fit the rifling of the barrel
immediate affects of the war
Abolition of slavery
(Confederacy) Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee
The battle is named after the town on the battlefield?
Gettysburg
What was the military strategy of the south ?
They plan to "wear down" the invading armies
a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run
railroad
long term affects of the war
growth of industries
(Confederacy) Leader of the CSA Calvary, Lee's eyes and ears
JEB Stuart
A two day major battle outside of Chatanooga?
Chickamauga
What was the military strategy of the north ?
They planned to blockade all confederate ports and seize the mississippi river.
The Ketchum Hand Grenade
a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically
The impact of the Civil War was?
the evolution of new war weapons and changes in the economy and the way people lived
(Confederacy) Lee's Right hand man, General of Artillery, Nickname during Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
This was the last battle of the Civil War that ended in a Union victory?
Appomattox
What did they call this plan to seize control of the Mississippi River?
The Anaconda Plan
A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare.
Cannon
after the war what was more powerful the states or federal government?
federal government