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This battle showed that the war would be long and bloody
What was the Battle of Bull Run?
Union control of the Mississippi River occurred after this siege and surrender
What was Vicksburg?
Picketts Charge helped turn the tide of the war here.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
One of the bloodiest civil war battles in the west.
What was the Battle of Shiloh?
General Stonewall Jacksons last battle
What was the Battle of Chancellorsville?
Founded the Red Cross
Who was Clara Barton?
He was forced to choose between supporting the Union or the Confederacy
Who was General Robert E. Lee
Though popular with his army, he was removed from command of the Army of the Potomac
Who was General George McClellan
Issued the Emancipation Proclamation shortly after victory at Antietam
Who was Abraham Lincoln
His overconfidence led to defeat at Gettysburg
Who was Robert E. Lee
Union plan to squeeze the Confederate rebellion to death
What was the Anaconda Plan?
Rule by the army instead of by the elected government
What is martial law?
The right to a hearing before being jailed
What is habeas corpus?
Law requiring men to serve in the military if called
What is a draft?
Wooden ships that were reinforced to withstand constant shelling unharmed
What were ironclads?
This Union strategy was designed to cut off the supply of manufactured goods from Europe.
What was the Naval Blockade?
When Lincoln chose him as commander, he explained, I cant spare this man, he fights.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
The reason the North went to war with the South.
What was to save the Union?
Grants strategy of destroying food and equipment that might be useful to the enemy
What was total war?
Strong navy, Large Population, and greater manufacturing capability
What were Northern strengths?
One of the greatest Confederate victories
What was the Battle of Fredericksburg?
Fighting for independence, and to preserve their way of life.
What was the reason the South entered into the Civil War?
The first state to secede from the Union.
What was South Carolina?
The president of the Confederate States of America
Who was Jefferson Davis?
Men who owned more than 20 slaves were exempt from this.
What was the Confederacys draft law?
Although combat was deadly, this was a greater threat to soldiers.
What was infection and disease?
Hopes for a short war were dashed on both sides after this battle.
What was the Battle of Bull run?
Because Lincoln was concerned about retaining the border states, he handled this issue with caution.
What was the concept of abolishing slavery?
An African American regiment who proved themselves to be among the bravest of the brave.
What was the 54th Massachusetts?
Names of the Ironclads for the North and the South
What were the Merrimac and the Monitor?
Make your wager
This person issued this statement, freeing the slaves in the Confederacy, and changing the purpose of the Civil War. (Must answer who and what)
Who was Abraham Lincoln?What was the Emancipation Proclamation?