The War
Battle fought because Confederate forces were looking for shoes. This three-day battle has the highest casualty rate in American history.
The Battle of Gettysburg
16th president of the United States. He was assassinated after the conclusion of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Ship that runs through a blockade, usually to smuggle goods through a protected area.
Blockade Runners
Battle fought in Tennessee known as, "The Battle Above the Clouds"
The Battle of Chattanooga
President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis
Plan to surround and blockade the South so as to cut off trade and supplies from abroad. Meant to strangle the South slowly.
The Anaconda Plan
Battle fought in Maryland, which had the highest casualty count of any single day in American history.
The Battle of Antietam
Prison in the South which had abysmal conditions and in which 13,000 prisoners of war died.
Andersonville
Proclamation which stated that all slaves in states at war with the Union would be freed.
The Emancipation Proclamation
The first battle of the Civil War, in which some civilian onlookers brought picnic baskets.
1st Battle of Bull Run/1st Battle of Manassas
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at this place.
Ford's Theater
Doomed charge at the battle of Gettysburg, which was named after the commanding officer of the charge.
Pickett's Charge
This city was attacked by the Union in an attempt to cut the railroad leading to Richmond. Faced with fierce defense, general Grant decided to lay siege to the city.
Petersburg
City with the largest population in the South and located at the mouth of the Mississippi river, which was captured by the Union early in the war.
New Orleans
Battlefield surgeons often amputated limbs to prevent the spread of this condition.
Gangrene