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Civil War

Flashcards on important people, battles, and terms of the American Civil War.

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Dorothea Dix superintendent of nurses for Union army, worked reforming prisons and mental hospitals, called Dragon Dix because of her strictness
Border states Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri
States in Confederacy South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas
Clara Barton Civil War nurse, founder of American Red Cross
Start date of Civil War April 12th, 1861
End date of Civil War April 9th, 1865
Conditions of surrender Grant pardoned Confederate soldiers, provided them with food/water, clothing, and shelter
Advantages of north More food, crops, factories, facilities, land, railroad tracks, people
Advantages of south Fort Sumter, slaves for help, large army, massive support from citizens - working towards common goal
Women's roles Nurses, spies, farmhands, suppliers, factory workers
Antietam Battle - September 17th, 1862 at Sharpsburg, Maryland, Union victory, 23,000 casualties, legacy: bloodiest day in American history
Emancipation Proclamation January 1st, 1863, "freed" slaves in Confederacy, changed goal of the Union
Ulysses S. Grant Union general, famous for Shiloh, Ft. Donelson, and Ft. Henry, became president after the war
Appomattox Court House April 9th, 1865, Lee surrenders to Grant, official end of war here
Uncle Tom's Cabin Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852, fired up north to fight and enraged south because of the lies
Bull Run Battle - July 21st, 1861 at Manassas, Virginia, Union retreated, no clear winner, legacy: both sides needed training
54th Massachusetts Regiment One of first all-black army units, changed northerner's opinion of blacks
Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy
Fort Sumter Battle - April 12th, 1861, legacy: first official battle of Civil War Union property + Confederate territory, Union sent supplies via boat, Confederates attacked fort
Mississippi River Cuts transportation off for south, wanted by north - cuts Confederacy in half, good vantage point for north
Stonewall Jackson Confederate general, lost arm in battle, gained nickname when he stood in front of attacking Union troops through a battle
Shiloh Battle - April 6th to April 7th, 1862 in Tennessee, Union victory, 23,756 casualties, legacy: surprise attack on Union
War goals of north Keep country together, show the Confederacy their wrongs and how to fix them
War goals of south Keep slavery, form a new country to abide by their own rules
Lincoln Assassination April 14th - shot, April 15th, 1865 - died because of this, shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater
Total War Destroying anything your enemy can use
Copperhead Nickname given to people opposing war, after poisonous snake; people in the north who did not support the war and called for a peace conference with the south
Gettysburg Address November 19th, 1863 - reminder of promise of equality for all, for a truly United States
Robert E. Lee Commander of Confederate army, seceded with Virginia
Merrimack vs. Moniter March 1862, first battle of ironclads (ships), revolutionized Naval warfare
George McClellan Commander of Union army, trained troops after Bull Run Positive: organized; negatives: hesitant, poor leader
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