Location where Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate Army to General U. S. Grant. Appomattox
First real battle of the Civil War. Battle of Bull Run
Turning point of the Civil War. Northern victory. General Lee unsuccessfully invaded the north. Battle of Gettysburg
States located between the United States and the Confederate States. They did not join the Confederacy. Border states
war between United States and the Confederate States over slavery and states’ rights. Civil War
President of the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis
The selection of men to serve in the military. draft
1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln. Declared slaves free in the areas under rebellion. It made the Civil War a moral issue. Emancipation Proclamation
Union General who led the North to victory. President of the U.S. from 1869 to Ulysses S. Grant
Chief commander of the Confederate Army. Robert E. Lee
In Virginia, capitol of the Confederacy. Richmond
Separating from a country. The Confederate States seceded from the United States. secession
Union general associated with the “march to the sea” where he burned everything in his path as he marched through Georgia. General William Tecumseh Sherman