Step Into the Civil War

Battles from the Civil War:

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 South Carolina: Marked the beginning of the Civil War when Confederate forces fired on the Union-held fort, leading to its surrender. This battle signified the start of hostilities between the North and South. 

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 Battle of Fort Sumter

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A turning point in the war, this battle resulted in a significant Union victory and marked the furthest advance of Confederate General Lee into the North. The battle had immense casualties and is often cited as the war's turning point. 

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Battle of Gettysburg

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 This siege resulted in a decisive Union victory, giving control of the Mississippi River to the Union and splitting the Confederacy in two. It was a significant turning point in the war. 

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Battle of Vicksburg

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 Marked the end of the Civil War with General Lee's surrender to General Grant.

Battle of Appomattox Court House

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One of the early battles in the Western Theater, it resulted in a Union victory but at a high cost, with over 23,000 casualties. This battle highlighted the brutal nature of the conflict and the need for better training and preparation. 

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Battle of Shiloh

Leaders from the Civil War:

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Led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia throughout the Civil War. He was a brilliant commander who won many battles while being greatly outnumbered

Robert E. Lee

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 Led the Army of Tennessee in the early stages of the war. He claimed early victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, earning the nickname "Unconditional Surrender". 

Ulysses S. Grant  

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Born into slavery on a plantation in Maryland. Escaped through the Underground Railroad. Helped to nurse injured soldiers, served as a spy for the North, and even helped on a military campaign that led to the rescue of over 750 enslaved people.

Harriot Tubman

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The 17th President of the United States. The president to take over after Abraham Lincoln was killed. He is also known for being one of the three presidents to be impeached. The only southern legislator to continue working for the U.S. government after his state seceded.

Andrew Johnson

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was shot on April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth. He was the first president of the United States to be assassinated.

Abraham Lincoln

Events from the Civil War:

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 A term used for a network of people, homes, and hideouts that the enslaved in the southern United States used to escape to freedom in the Northern United States and Canada.

Underground Railroad

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Led to the American Civil War. It was prompted by the election of Abraham Lincoln, who was opposed to slavery, and the fear of losing the lucrative slave-dependent plantation economies of the Southern states. T

The Confederation Secedes

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was an order given on January 1, 1863, by Abraham Lincoln to free the enslaved. Only about 50,000 of the 4 million enslaved people were immediately set free.

The Emancipation Proclamation

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Often called the Anaconda Plan, it was the U.S. Navy’s strategy during the Civil War to choke off the Confederacy’s ability to trade, resupply, and sustain its war effort.

Union Blockade

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the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, signaling the collapse of the Confederacy.

Robert E. Lee Surrender

Vocabulary from the Civil War:

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 A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery

Abolitionist

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A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.

 Carpetbagger

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 An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.

Emancipation Proclamation

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Soldiers that fight and travel by foot

Infantry

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Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.

Confederacy