Civil War Review

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  1. 2. Union siege and victory in this city gave the Union full access and control of the Mississippi River
  2. 4. One of the Union’s first African American regiments, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, was noted for leading an assault on a Fort outside of ___.
  3. 5. The Union’s plan for a naval blocking of all ports in the South was called?
  4. 7. - Monitor v. Merrimack was a naval first as it was the first battle ever of what kind of ships; and the Monitor won?
  5. 9. As President of the CSA he had little power because the states had the power to not send money to the government or send troops to fight.
  6. 11. Which Battle was important to Sherman because it took out a major Southern railroad terminus.
  7. 13. A seige, by the Union of what city took place because it was the Railroad center of the south, and Grant could cut off Confederate supplies to Richmond?
  8. 14. He eventually became Grant’s “right hand man”, and led the Union at the Battle of Atlanta and subsequent March to the Sea using total war.
  9. 17. First shots of the war; started when Lincoln sent supplies, and ended with a Conf victory and control of the Charleston harbor.
  10. 18. Lincoln suspended this during the War to prevent known Confederate sympathizers from leaving the Union or sabotaging the Union war effort.
  11. 20. The first major Battle of the Civil War, and was a Confederate Victory.
  12. 21. Sherman considered this necessary to defeat the south. It targeted civilians and the economic resources so they could not fight or “survive”.
  13. 25. Geography played a factor in this battle because the city was surrounded by steep hills and rugged terrain, and the Union had the high ground and it helped them win.
  14. 26. This was to re-establish the principles and ideals for which our government was founded on.
  15. 27. “Malice towards none and charity for all” was the main point of the ___ ___ of the Union at Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address.
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  1. 1. Established that slaves in states rebelling against the United States were free.
  2. 3. Whose strategy was to capture Washington D.C., gain support of Britain and France, and attack in Union territory when there was an opportunity to decrease their morale?
  3. 6. Most troops lost their lives from infections and ___.
  4. 8. Besides the loss of Jackson, this Battle was Lee’s most brilliant victory because he took a chance and divided up his troops to attack the Union from two sides.
  5. 10. Significance of the South’s loss at which Battle was it cost the South any hope for support from Britain and France
  6. 12. Who was chosen to take over the Union army in the spring of 1864 after his many victories in the west?
  7. 15. Lee’s “right hand man” that was brilliant at the First Battle of Bull Run, but then was shot by his own men and later battle and died a few days later.
  8. 16. Which Battle gave the Union access to all major forts along the Mississippi River with a victory in 1862?
  9. 19. With this Battle, Lee hoped that an invasion of Union territory would significantly weaken Northern support for the war effort.
  10. 22. By continuing to fight until the South ran out of men, supplies, and will, General Grant waged
  11. 23. Which Battle was the bloodiest day of American History and the victory for the North convinced Lincoln it was time to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
  12. 24. Lincoln wanted ___ to be the commander of the Union army, but he decided to fight for the Confederacy and his state of Virginia.