Civil War Terms
What does the term casualties mean?
People killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle.
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia.
Who was the main general for the South?
General Robert E. Lee.
Where was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
What was the South’s overall strategy during the Civil War?
Defend its territory and wear down the Union until it gave up.
What was a Yankee?
A nickname for a Union soldier.
What were two major advantages of the South?
Strong military leaders and fighting on familiar land.
Who led the 47-day siege of Vicksburg?
General Ulysses S. Grant.
Was slavery banned in the border states by the Emancipation Proclamation?
No
Who eventually won using Sherman’s strategy of total war?
The Union.
What was a Rebel?
A nickname for a Confederate soldier.
Because the war disrupted cotton supplies, the South expected support from what two countries?
Great Britain and France.
Who served in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
African American soldiers.
What was Sherman’s March to the Sea?
Sherman’s campaign across Georgia destroying supplies and transportation routes.
Why did the South suffer most of the destruction during the Civil War?
Most battles were fought in the South.
What does entrenched mean?
Protected by trenches or dug-in defenses.
Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River and its tributaries?
To split the Confederacy in two and control transportation and supplies.
What law required Confederate men of certain ages to serve in the army for three years?
The Confederate Draft
What is the systematic destruction of an entire land, not just an army?
Total war.
President Lincoln’s famous address at which battlefield honored soldiers and shared his vision for the nation?
Gettysburg.
What is resistance?
Opposition or fighting against an enemy.
What was the Union's goal in the West?
To gain control of the Mississippi River and divide the Confederacy.
By the end of the war, African American volunteers made up nearly what percentage of the Union Army?
About 10%.
What helped Abraham Lincoln win the election of 1864?
Union military victories, including Sherman’s capture of Atlanta.
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia.