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Civil War People
Vocabulary words for grade 7 Civil War Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jefferson Davis | President of the South during the Civil War. Military background. |
| Robert E. Lee | General of the Confederate Army. He was Lincoln first choice to led the union army. |
| Ulysses S. Grant | General for the Union, known for his rumpled appearance. Like to drink and smoke. Nickname was "Unconditional Surrender" |
| Abraham Lincoln | President of the Union during the Civil War. |
| Stonewall Jackson | Excellent general for the Confederacy. He was at the First Battle of Bull Run |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | Union General, believed in total war, led 100,000 troops from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying or taking anything useful in his path. |
| George B. McClellen | Union General who replaced General McDowell. Known for being cautious. |
| Copperheads | Northern democrats who opposed the war. |
| Contrabands | Escaped slaves who fled to the North, crossig union lines. |
| 54th Massachusetts Infantry | The first all black (free men, freed slaves and contrabands) infantry that fought for the Union. |