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SS Vocab 12
civilwar
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anaconda plan | Great Snake is the name widely applied to an outline strategy for subduing the seceding states in the American Civil War |
| King cotton diplomacy | The "King Cotton" mentality was seriously flawed, not the least in overestimating the value of "white gold |
| fort sumter | |
| Battle of bull run | the first major land battle of the American Civil War. |
| fort palaski | a fort in E Georgia, at the mouth of the Savannah River: captured by Union forces in 1862; now a national monument. Dictionary.com Unabridged ... |
| draft | compulsory recruitment for military service |
| 20-slave exemption | for every 20 slave there would be one white man was added |
| 54th massachusetts volunteers | Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. |
| food riots | The Southern Bread Riots were events of civil unrest in the Confederacy, ... The riots were triggered by the women's lack of money, provisions, and food; all of ... Additionally, as the cost of war for the Confederate government exceeded the tax .. |
| battle of shiloh | the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862 |
| Ulysses S.Grant | Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States following his success as military commander in the American Civil War. |
| William Tecumeseh Sherman | William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War, for which he received recognition |
| Robert E.Lee | Robert Edward Lee was an American career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War |
| Battle of antietam | The Battle of Antietam also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign |
| emancipation proclimation | The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil |
| battle of gettysburg | The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. |
| march to the sea | Union General William T. Sherman begins his expedition across Georgia by torching the industrial section of Atlanta and pulling away from his supply lines |
| field order no. | William T. Sherman,. Special Field Orders, No. 120. Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi, In the Field, Kingston, Georgia, November 9, 1864. 1. |
| andersonville | Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was known officially, held more prisoners at any given time than any of the other Confederate military prisons |
| special field order no. | Sherman issued Special Field Order #15, ... Of course, not everyone agrees. Critics of the .... There was no mention of mules or draft animals in the order |
| appomattox court house | The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was the final engagement of Confederate States Army General Robert E. Lee's |
| john wilkes booth | John Wilkes Booth was a famous American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865 |
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