Civil War People
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War that stopped the Confederate's northward advance
What is the Battle of Antietam?
Marked the beginning of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter?
Riverboats coated in Iron during the Civil war and used as battleships are known as?
What are Ironclads
Famous group of African American soldiers who fought in the war and were honored for their bravery
Who are the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts?
Destroying land, property, crops, etc is known as.
What is total war?
Where the Civil War officially ended
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
The other name for the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Sharpsburg?
President Lincoln suspended this right that guaranteed people protection from unlawful imprisonment
What is Habeas Corpus?
The collective name given to the states that seceded from the Union
What is the Confederate States of America?
The Union population during the Civil War.
What is 22 million?
Turned tide of the war for the Union whose victory stopped Britain and France from supporting the South
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Term given to escaped slaves in the South
What is contraband?
Strategy that the South hope to use to garner favor with its trading partners like Britain to get support in the war
What is cotton diplomacy?
Famous General known for his unwillingness to back down during a fight
Who is Stonewall Jackson
Gathered supplies and medicine for union soldiers to take to the battlefield
Who is Clara Barton?
This was the First Major Battle of the Civil War where the Confederacy led by Stonewall Jackson claimed victory
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
Order issued by President Lincoln freeing slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This was the first state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina
Forced military service approved by Congress
What is the Northern Draft?
Battle in Tennessee where the Union army gained greater control over the Mississippi River valley
What is the Battle of Shiloh?
The Union army's 6 week blockade that led to the city of the same name to surrender
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
Speech given by Lincoln where he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War
What are the Copperheads?
Separated from a state of the same name when they supported the Union, but the rest of the state did not
What is West Virginia?