Hartt- The Civil War Events and Facts

Key Terminology

100

This term, representing the first National government of the nation, would be included in the title of the rebel, southern government

Confederation

200

The Constitutional amendment, passed during the Civil War, which banned the practice of slavery in the United States 

The 13th Amendment 

300

This Lincoln proclamation freed all slaves in the Confederacy, labeling slaves as wartime "contraband" 

The Emancipation Proclamation 

400

the wearing down of one side through exhaustion of soldiers and resources 

Attrition 

500

When asked for his terms for ceasefire and the end of the war, Ulysses S. Grant demanded this

unconditional surrender 

Technological Developments

100

allowed almost immediate wartime communication through making and breaking electrical connections (code)

telegraph 

200

the first ever wartime use of aerial reconnaissance was done using this

air balloons 

300

iron plated steamboats used for combat along riverways 

ironclads 

400

the first ever rapid fire artillery weapon 

the Gatling gun 

500

first multi-shot hand-held gun 

the revolver 

Key Battles

100

The first battle of the war, which was a Confederate victory of the shore of South Carolina 

Fort Sumter 

200

In an aggressive campaign into the North, Lee and the Confederate army experienced a significant loss, bolstering Northern confidence. Lincoln would address the public from this location. 

Gettysburg 

300

This battle is often considered the turning point of the war, discouraging European involvement. It serves as the bloodies single day of fighting: over 30,000 casualties 

Antietam 

400

During this Mississippi campaign, General Grant laid siege to the city, starving off soldiers and military personnel by cutting food/water supplies 

Vicksburg 

500

This battle in Tennessee is known for some the most brutal fighting of the Civil War. With over 20,000 casualties, much of the fighting was close-combat in the midst of burning forest and smoke 

Battle of Shiloh 

War Strategy

100

This nation/side of the war believed that because of it's superior population, infrastructure, and financing, the war would be quick. 

The Union (The United States) 

200

This was the Union's use of the navy to block off trade and shipments to the south

blockade 

300

In attempt to gather international support in the war, the Confederacy nearly allied with this nation due to their strong cotton trade connection 

England/Great Britain

400

During the surrender at Appomattox, this Union general allowed for confederate soldiers to bring their horses home to begin farming 

Ulysses S. Grant

500

This Lincoln wartime decision was aimed at increasing army enrollment by accepting African Americans into the military 

The Emancipation Proclamation 

Key Leadership

100

This general is recognized as the most successful of Union generals, utilizing total warfare in the later parts of the war. 

Ulysses S. Grant 

200

This notorious Confederate General served as the mastermind of Confederate strategy and defense. 

Robert E. Lee 

300

This Union general is known for capturing Atlanta and conducting a brutal march through Georgia. His approach including razing all southern infrastructure

General William Tecumseh Sherman 

400

This was the first head of the Union Army, who was relieved from his position due unaggressive campaigns and lack of securing Confederate surrenders 

George McClellan 

500

This was the president of the Confederated States of America

Jefferson Davis