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Election of 1860 The election that led the southern states to leave the union and form the confederacy
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 slave states that remained in the union during the Civil War
Border states Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia
John C. Breckinridge southern democratic candidate in the election of 1860
Stephen Douglas northern democratic candidate in the election of 1860
Abraham lincold Republican candidate and winner of election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln opposed spread of slavery into the territories
John Bell Presidential candidate in 1860 for the constitutional union party
John Bell stood for a peaceful compromise to hold the union together in 1860
First Bull Run first major battle of the civil war; South won; showed the war would be long and costly for both sides
anaconda plan union strategy for winning the war; blockade the South, divide confederacy, capture Richmond the capital
Winfield scott union general that was old but came up with the anaconda plan
blockade prevent a nation from trading or communicating with another by sea
shiloh battle in South West Tennessee that shocked the country with its casualties
antletam fought in maryland, it is the single bloodiest day in American history
antletam battle that stopped the first Confederate invasion north
antletam lincoln used emancipation proclamation (so nice it rhymes)
Gettysburg turning point of civil war and stopped Lee's invasion north
gettysburg battle that convinced England and France to not ally with south
Gettysburg Confederate army suffered so many casualties so they couldn't invade north (why the text blue?)
Vicksburg capture of this city led to union getting Mississippi river
Vicksburg battle that divided confederacy
Vicksburg grant won this siege on JULY 4th WOO HOO and divided confederacy
March to the sea union army led by William Sherman and waged war on ppl of georgia to make them support Confederates and lose their will (to live)
William tecumseh sherman union general that used total warfare to destroy many things to force southern ppl to surrender
Appomattox courthouse Lee and confeds finally surrendered to grant and union at his place on April 9 1865
David Farragut union admiral from TENNESSEE responsible for blockade on the confeds
Nathan Bedford Forrest (run Forrest run) confeds calvary commander that used guerilla warfare on the union army in Mississippi and tennessee
Ulysses S. Grant Union commander that finally defeated Lee and won the war
Ulysses S Grant Won the battle of forts Henry and donelson shiloh Vicksburg and chattanooga
Robert E Lee confed general responsible for forces defending richmond
Lee won the seven days battles, second Bull Run, Fredericksburg and chancellorsville
Stonewall Jackson confed gen that saved the day at Bull Run and earned nick name
Emancipate proclamate order issued by Lincoln that freed slaves officially in confed states but not border states
emancipate proclamate officially allowed African Americans to enlist and fight the US army
Gettysburg address brief speech given by Abraham Lincoln that summed up the goals of war and honored dead
54th massachusetts first all black regiment to fight in the union
nashville 13th colored troops helped destroy the confed in tennessee
Sam watkins a solider from Clarksville that kept journal about his experience as a confed
Elisha hunt rhodes kept a diary about his life as a union soldier
fort wagner 54th massachusets showed their bravery and earned respect of union when they charged this fort
Henry and donelson capture of 2 forts helped union control the Tennessee river system
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