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Unit 11 - Civil War

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Fort Sumter The first shots of the Civil War were fired here; Confederates fired on Union soldiers to begin the fighting.
Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America.
Border States (definition) Slave states that remained in the Union during the Civil War.
Border States (actual states) Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, and eventually West Virginia.
John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic candidate in the Election of 1860.
Stephen Douglas Northern Democratic candidate in the Election of 1860.
Abraham Lincoln Republican candidate and winner of the election of 1860 who opposed the spread of slavery into new territories.
John Bell Presidential candidate in 1860 for the Constitutional Union Party. He also stood for a peaceful compromise to hold the Union together in 1860.
First Bull Run First major battle of the Civil war; Southern victory; showed that the war would be long and costly for both sides
Anaconda Plan Union strategy for winning the war; blockade the south, divide the Confederacy, and capture Richmond, the CS capital.
Winfield Scott Old union general that came up with the Anaconda PLan.
Blockade To prevent a nation from trading or communicating with another nation by sea.
Shiloh Battle in southwestern Tennessee that shocked the country with its heavy casualties.
Antietam Fought in Maryland, it is the single bloodiest day in American history. It was also the battle that stopped the first Confederate invasion to the North. After this battle, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Gettysburg Turning point of the war, stopped Lee's second invasion of the North. Also the battle that convinced England and France to not ally with the South. Confederate army suffered so many casualties at this battle that they could not invade the North again.
Vicksburg Capture of this city led to the Union capturing the Mississippi River. Also the battle that officially divided the Confederacy in half. Grant wont this siege on July 4, this officially dividing the Confederacy in half.
March to the Sea The Union army, led by William Sherman, waged total war on the people of Georgia to break their will to support the Confederate Army.
William Tecumseh Sherman Union general that used total warfare to destroy property, livestock and transportation to force the Southern people to surrender.
Appomattox Courthouse Lee and the Confederate Army officially surrendered to Grant and the Union army at his place on April 9, 1865.
David Farragut Union admiral from Tennessee, responsible for the blockade of the Confederacy.
Nathan Bedford Forrest Confederate cavalry commander that used guerrilla warfare on the Union army Mississippi and Tennessee.
Ulysses S. Grant Union commander that finally defeated Robert E. Lee and won the war. Also won the battles of Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga for the Union.
Robert E. Lee Confederate General responsible for the forces defending Richmond. He also won Seven Day Battles, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Stonewall Jackson Confederate General that saved the day at First Bull Run and earned a famous nickname.
Emancipation Proclamation Order issued by Lincoln that officially freed the slaves in the Confederate States but not the Border States. It also officially allowed African Americans to enlist and fight in the US army.
Gettysburg Adress Brief speech given by Abraham Lincoln that summed up the goals of the war and honored the dead.
54th Massachusetts The first all-black regiment to fight in the Union Army.
Nashville The 13th Colored Troopshelped to destroy the Confederate Army in Tennessee at this battle.
Sam Watkins A soldier from Clarksville that kept a journal about his experiences in the Confederate army.
Elisha Hunt Rhodes He kept a diary about life as a solider in the Union Army.
Fort Wagner The 54th Massachusetts showed their bravery and earned the respect of the Union army when they changed this fort.
Henry and Donelson The capture of these 2 forts helped the UNion control the Tennessee River System.
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