Leaders of the Civil War

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 Leader of the North.  1st Republican President (1861 to 1865).  Self-educated lawyer.  Arose to fame for participation in the Douglas/Lincoln debates of Abraham Lincoln Lesson One

 Nickname “ Honest Abe ”  Savior of the Union  Delivered the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation  16th President of the U.S. Lesson One Abraham Lincoln

 Lincoln ’ s 1st VP.  Compromise candidate from Maine.  Dropped in 1864 because of his ties to the Radical Republicans. Hannibal Hamlin Lesson One

Andrew Johnson  Lincoln ’ s 2nd Vice President.  Compromise candidate from Tennessee.  Became 17th President after Lincoln was Assassinated in Lesson One

 President of the Confederacy.  West Point graduate.  Served in the House, Senate and as Sec. of War before the war under Pierce. Jefferson Davis Lesson One

Alexander Stephens  Vice President of the Confederacy.  Descended from Georgia.  Was a Democrat serving in the House from Lesson One

 Rose to prominence in the Western theater.  Lincoln appointed him to head all Union armies in  Master tactician.  Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, General Ulysses S. Grant Lesson Two

 Appointed 1st “ General of the Army ” by President Johnson.  Equal to a four star General today.  Became 18th President of the United States in  Served 2 terms. Lesson Two General U.S. Grant

 Union General.  July 26, 1861 made commander of the Army of the Potomac.  Nov. 1, 1861 made commander of the Union armies.  Nov. 5,1862 removed from command for ineffectiveness. General George B. McClellan Lesson Two

 Union General.  One of Grant's most trusted generals.  Famous for “ Sherman ’ s March to the Sea. ”  Conquered Atlanta. General William T. Sherman Lesson Two

 Union General.  Medal of Honor winner.  College professor at Bowdoin College in Maine.  Chosen to accept Lee ’ s battle flags at Appomattox. General Joshua L. Chamberlain Lesson Two

 Union General.  Became commander of the Army of the Potomac after Hooker resigned.  Defeated Lee at Gettysburg.  Valued member of Grant ’ s staff. General George Meade Lesson Two

General Robert E. Lee  Resigned his commission from the Union Army on April 20,  “ I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home. ”  Then offered services to the Confederacy. Lesson Two

 Military adviser to Jeff Davis before becoming Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1,  Famous for winning battles despite being outnumbered.  Still revered in the South today almost as a mythical figure. Lesson Two General Robert E. Lee

 Nicknamed “ Stonewall. ”  One of Lee ’ s most trusted generals.  Killed by friendly fire in May  One of the greatest tactical commanders in U.S. history. General Thomas J. Jackson Lesson Two

 Nicknamed “ Jeb. ”  Cavalry commander  Known for daring raids.  Killed by a Union sharpshooter in the spring of  Only 31 years old at the time of death. General James E. B. Stuart Lesson Two

 Confederate General.  Known for using defensive tactics.  After Jackson and Stuart died, became Lee ’ s most trusted advisor.  Surrendered with Lee. General James Longstreet Lesson Two

 Wrote “ The Battle Hymn of the Republic. ”  One of the most popular songs for the Union.  Activist for women ’ s suffrage and Pacifism. Julia Ward Howe Lesson Three

Harriett Beecher Stowe  Wrote “ Uncle Tom ’ s Cabin. ”  It became an anthem to abolish slavery.  Spoke in the U.S. and England against slavery.  In 1862, Lincoln said to her, “ So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war! ” Lesson Three

 Known as “ Moses of her people. ”  Runaway slave.  Helped hundreds of slaves flee on the Underground Railroad.  Served as a nurse and a spy for the Union. Harriet Tubman Lesson Three

Clara Barton  1st woman to work in the Patent Office.  April 1861, established agency to distribute aid to wounded soldiers.  Received permission to visit battlefields to care for the wounded in  Established the American Red Cross in  Started as an educator. Lesson Three