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Ch. 10 US History
10.2 The War in the East
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stonewall Jackson | Name for General Thomas Jackson's brigade because he was like a stone wall |
| First Battle of Bull Run | First major battle of the Civil War fought June 21, 1861; a confederate victory |
| George B. McClellan | Turned the remnants of McDowell's troops into an impressive fighting force call the Army of the Potomac |
| Robert E. Lee | prominent American Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865 |
| Second Battle of Bull Run | Civil War battle fought on August 28, 1862; a confederate victory |
| Peace Democrats | Northern democrats during the Civil War who wanted to preserve the Union through negotiation rather than through victory over the south; also called "Copperheads" |
| Battle of Antietam | Civil War battle fought in Maryland on September 17, 1862; bloodiest one day battle in American History |
| Battle of Fredericksburg | Civil War battle fought in Virginia on December 13th, 1862; a confederate victory |
| Battle of Chancellorsville | Civil War battle fought in Virginia May 2-6, 1863; a Confederate victory; battle Stonewall Jackson was wounded |
| Pickets Charge | Unsuccessful Confederate attach on the Union lines at Gettysburg led by General George Pickett on July 3, 1863, in which half his men were killed, wounded, or captured |
| Battle of Gettysburg | Civil War battle fought in Pennsylvania on July 1-3, 1863, a Union victory |
| Gettysburg address | Short speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of ta cemetery for Union soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg |