Civil War Definitions
to close or cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out
Blockade
This guy was the Confederate President, a West Point graduate and an experienced soldier
Jefferson Davis
The south claimed the founding principle of their succession was this.... not slavery!
State Rights
From the north's perspective, they were on the attack, or on the _________ in a foreign territory. A term also used to describe a certain side of the ball.
Offensive
In April 1862, the Confederate Congress passed a ____ law that required men between ages 18 and 35 to serve in the army for three years.
Draft
Lincoln banned this _______, which guarantees accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed.
The rebels rallied, inspired by reinforcements under General Thomas Jackson. Jackson, who was seen holding out heroically gained this historic nickname
Stonewall Jackson
This character name was given to the Confederate soldier as national personification and often used in literature and speech
McClellan moved his huge army by ship to a peninsula between the York and the James Rivers southeast of the city. From there he began a major offensive know as the this.
Peninsular Campaign
These payments were made to encourage volunteers as a way to capture escaped slaves
These states were undecided about what side to join in the war, Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Deleware.
Border States
In battles, this Confederate general took command of the army opposing McClellan, only to later surrender the war.
Robert E. Lee
The Union had about 187,000 soldiers, or _____, as they were commonly known.
Yankees
On November 19, 1863, at a ceremony dedicating a war battle cemetery, in a two minute speech, called this, President Lincoln Beautifully expressed what the war had come to mean.
Gettysburg Address
The Confederacy chose this city only about 100 miles from the Union capital of Washington, D.C. as their home base
Richmond, Virginia
The process of freeing someone from political and social bondage
Emancipate
Some women, like her, helped hundreds escape slavery by way of the Underground Railroad, repeatedly spied behind Confederate lines.
Harriet Tubman
Hey Johnny Reb! Guess who? Your arch nemesis.
Billy Yank
The first major battle of the Civil War was fought in Northern Virginia, about five miles from a town called Manassas Junction near a small river in the area. Don't run!
Battle of Bull Run
George B. McClellan first headed and to organize the troops of the Union army of the East, called the _________.
Army of the Potomac
The Confederate army had about 112,000 soldiers, who were often referred to by this name
Rebels
This Union commander was nicknamed "The Butcher" and was popular enough to get his face on the 50 dollar bill
Ulysses S. Grant
Southerners salvaged the this Union warship that northerners abandoned when Confederate forces seized the naval shipyard. They then covered the wooden ship with iron plates
Merrimack
The two armies met by accident on July 1, 1863, near the small town in Pennsylvania. The three-day battle began when Union cavalry surprised Rebel infantry raiding the town for shoes. Lee lost the battle. This was a turning point in the war for the North
Battle of Gettysburg
"people’s hearts break, and they die, and that is the end of it; and in a story this is very convenient. But in real life we do not die when all that makes life bright dies to us" written about slave life in this novel
Uncle Tom's Cabin