union strategy during the civil war which incorperated a plan to blockade the southern ports and to capture the mississippi river. it was called the anconda plan as the strategy resembled an anacoda squeezing its prey to death.

infamous civil war prisoner-of-war camp in macon county, georgia. over 13,000 union soldiers died in the camp.

a series of battles fought in the western theater of the american civil war throughout northwest georgia and the area around atlanta during the summer of 1864;a union military campaign led by william t sherman from may 1864- spetember 1864 with atlanta as

battle of atlanta (july 22,1864)

union victory;this one day battle allowed union forces to inch closer to the city in the atlanta campaign; was not the battle that allowed union troops to occupy the city

battle of chickamauga (spetember 18-20,1863)

confederate victory; largest battle fought in georgia; led to thr battle fo chattanoga

battle of ezra church (july 28,1864)

union victory;battle during shermans atlanta campaign

battle of peachtree creek (july 20,1864)

union victory; battle during shermans atlanta campaign

private southern ships that attempt to "break" the union blockade and trade cotton with european countries for manufacturing goods

emancipation proclamation

document that declared all slaves in the rebelious states would be free if the south did not return to the union by january 1, 1863

warships covered in steel and iron used in the civil war

union military campaign led ny william t shermn from novemeber 15- december 25, 1864 with savannah being the ultimate objective

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anaconda plan	union strategy during the civil war which incorperated a plan to blockade the southern ports and to capture the mississippi river. it was called the anconda plan as the strategy resembled an anacoda squeezing its prey to death.
andersonville	infamous civil war prisoner-of-war camp in macon county, georgia. over 13,000 union soldiers died in the camp.
atlanta campaign	a series of battles fought in the western theater of the american civil war throughout northwest georgia and the area around atlanta during the summer of 1864;a union military campaign led by william t sherman from may 1864- spetember 1864 with atlanta as
battle of atlanta (july 22,1864)	union victory;this one day battle allowed union forces to inch closer to the city in the atlanta campaign; was not the battle that allowed union troops to occupy the city
battle of chickamauga (spetember 18-20,1863)	confederate victory; largest battle fought in georgia; led to thr battle fo chattanoga
battle of ezra church (july 28,1864)	union victory;battle during shermans atlanta campaign
battle of peachtree creek (july 20,1864)	union victory; battle during shermans atlanta campaign
blockade runners	private southern ships that attempt to "break" the union blockade and trade cotton with european countries for manufacturing goods
emancipation proclamation	document that declared all slaves in the rebelious states would be free if the south did not return to the union by january 1, 1863
ironclads	warships covered in steel and iron used in the civil war
march to the sea	union military campaign led ny william t shermn from novemeber 15- december 25, 1864 with savannah being the ultimate objective

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