Civil War Vocab

4. Union general of the Army of the Potomac who was known for being overly cautious and slow to act, but was great at training troops.
6. Confederate general of the army of Virginia, basically was General of the entire Eastern theater of the war.
7. Requiring people to serve in the military, similar to the draft.
10. Plan the Union came up with to encircle the Confederacy, cutting them off from all outside aid while slowly tightening control until the Confederacy gave up.
11. A military blockade of a city or fortified area in an attempt to get them to surrender.
12. Wearing down your enemy and/or their resources by attacking or harassing them constantly.

1. Brilliant Confederate general considered to be Robert E. Lee's right arm.
2. Confederate general at Fort Sumter who was involved in several other major battles throughout the war.
3. A hard biscuit made of wheat flour, often the only soldiers had to eat.
5. To seal off an area in order to prevent people or goods from entering or leaving.
8. Union general that had a shady past but was great with strategy and refused to back down from a fight.
9. To search for and raid food.
11. A military policy to destroy anything that the enemy might find useful, such as crops, supplies, rail lines, buildings etc.