Civil War Vocabulary

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  1. 3. Escaped slaves who joined the Union army during the Civil War
  2. 4. Union victory over Confederate forces in 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, that marked a turning point of the Civil War
  3. 5. Issued by President Lincoln during the Civil War. Freed all slaves that lived in areas rebelling against the Union
  4. 8. TN battle in which the Union gained control of the MS river
  5. 13. Union general who practiced total war as he marched through and conquered Georgia
  6. 16. Commanded one of the largest Confederate units and lost more than half of his men after a battle where they marched uphill toward Cemetery Ridge
  7. 17. Graduated second in his class at West Point and fought in many wars before becoming a Confederate General in the Civil War
  8. 18. Chosen to lead the Union after the Battle of Bull Run and was known for being hesitant to attack and wanted reinforcements
  9. 20. Slave states that did not secede from the Union; included Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
  10. 22. Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War and sympathized with the South
  11. 23. Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
  12. 24. Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at a memorial for Union soldiers that died at the Battle of Gettysburg where he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War
  13. 25. General who had a two part strategy to destroy the South's economy through a naval blockade and gaining control of the MS river
  14. 27. Battle that forced most of the Union Army out of Confederate territory in Virginia
  15. 28. Series of battles that ended with the Confederate Army forcing the Union Army to retreat from Richmond, VA
  16. 29. Naval officer for the Union who led attacks on ports in Vicksburg and New Orleans
  17. 30. Regiment that attacked SC under Wagner; consisted of mostly African American soldiers
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  1. 1. Plan of all-out attacks aimed at destroying not only an enemy's army but also its resources and its people's will to fight
  2. 2. Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War that ended with a Union victory
  3. 6. Confederate general who earned his nickname "Stonewall" while helping fight Union troops at the First Battle of Bull Run
  4. 7. Confederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britain's textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War
  5. 9. Where General Lee was forced to surrender causing the end of the Civil War
  6. 10. Failed Confederate attack in Gettysburg; led by George Pickett
  7. 11. Union General who was bold and restless and 'No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender" is a famous quote of his
  8. 12. Series of battles in Northern and Central VA that delayed the Union capture of Richmond
  9. 14. First major battle of the Civil War; the Confederate win showed the world that the war was not going to be as one sided as everyone thought
  10. 15. Six week Union blockade of Vicksburg that led to the city surrendering during the civil war
  11. 19. warships covered with protective iron plates
  12. 21. Organized the collection of medicines and supplies to carry to the battlefield in the Civil War. Later founded the American Red Cross
  13. 26. Federal fort in Charleston, SC that was attacked by confederate forces in April of 1861 which sparked the Civil War