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Civil War - Davis

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first shots of the Civil War were fired here when the Confederates bombarded Ft. Sumter with cannon fire on April 12, 1861   show
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show Characteristics of Union:  
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Capital=Richmond, Virginia, Graycoats, Rebels, South   show
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president of the United States during the Civil War   show
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show Jefferson Davis-  
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was a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861–1865) Commanding officer of the Army of Northern Virginia from June 1862 until the end of the war; Lee’s was characterized by bold tactical maneuvers and his inspirational leadership   show
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show Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson  
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Union General who won battles at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksburg; helped the Union capture the Mississippi, Cumberland, Tennessee, and Ohio Rivers; also captured major rail lines in Tennessee and Mississippi   show
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Better military leaders who were more experienced/ Disadvantages of South:Agricultural Economy that depended on cash crops/trade; smaller population (6 million); couldn’t produce supplies and resources for war effort   show
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show Advantages of North:  
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show Winfield Scott/Anaconda Plan:  
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1) Defend and delay until the Union gives up 2) Quick victories to demoralize the Union 3) Use of their military leadership to take advantage of the Union 4) Military alliance with Great Britain   show
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show 1st Battle of Bull Run:  
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battle took place in Virginia in June of 1862, Gen. Irwin McDowell and the Union Army launched a failed attempt to take the Confederate Capital of Richmond, Virginia, Confederate Gen.Robert E. Lee were able to push back Gen. McDowell and the Union forces   show
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show 2nd Battle of Bull Run:  
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show Battle of Antietam  
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Antietam lead to Lincoln passing the Emancipation Proclamation   show
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show Emancipation Proclamation  
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a court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before the court so that the court can determine whether the prisoner is being held legally   show
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show Copperhead-  
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the drafting of citizens for military service   show
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show conscription=military draft  
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show North: tariffs, war bonds, the income tax, and greenbacks (paper money) South: Wealthy Plantation owners gave over $150,000,000, Foreign Aid from Spain and G.B. $15,000,000, the income tax, and greenbacks (paper money)  
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gruesome massacre occurred here in Tennessee, in 1864, Confederate troops killed over 200 African-American prisoners and some whites as they begged for their lives   show
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Income tax-   show
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- Union nurse who often cared for the sick and wounded at the front lines. After her courage under fire at Antietam, a surgeon described her as the “angel of the battlefield.” She later helped establish the American Red Cross   show
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The worst Confederate prison, at Andersonville, Georgia, jammed 33,000 men into 26 acres, or about 34 square feet per man.   show
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show Conditions at Andersonville Prison  
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