1. Civil War Review

2. A large farm or estate
Plantation

3. A cracker or biscuit that was a staple in a Civil War soldier’s diet
Hardtack

4. A new paper currency issued in 1862 to help the Union pay for the war
Greenbacks

5. A white person in the south that worked with federal authorities after the Civil War
Scalawags

6. Ability to have rights; to move around and choose one’s life as one wishes
Freedom

7. Also known as a draft; calling individuals into service to fight for their country
Conscription

8. An order from a leader upon its citizens/society; a decree
Proclamation

9. An area in Pennsylvania; 3 day battle in which the South came closest to winning the Civil War; Union victory that is considered to be the turning point of the Civil War
Gettysburg

10. Area in which supplies, trade and vessels would dock with the mainland
Ports

11. Area of the United States predominantly consisting of those needing slavery to continue
South

12. Area of the United States predominantly consisting of those opposing slavery
North

13. Armed conflicts; many of these together make up a war
Battles

14. Battle site in Tennessee; Union victory; General Johnston of Confederacy was killed
Shiloh

15. Bloodiest single day of battle in American history
Antietam

16. Color associated with northern army uniforms
Blue

17. Color associated with southern army uniforms
Gray

18. Confederate leader who earned nickname by standing strong against Union forces
“Stonewall” Jackson

19. First firing of a weapon; considered to be when the Civil War began
Fort Sumter

20. Fort located on coast of NC; finally fell to Union forces in January, 1865
Fort Fisher

21. General for the Union; Later a President of the U.S.
Ulysses S. Grant

22. General for the Union; marched forces through the south; responsible for the burning of Atlanta and destruction of southern lands
William Sherman

23. General for the Confederate Army; opposed slavery but wouldn’t go against his home state of Virginia
Robert E. Lee

24. Large group of military soldiers; purpose is to protect and defend their country by sea
Navy

25. Large group of military soldiers; purpose is to protect and defend their country on land
Army

26. Large groups of soldiers in a military unit
Troops

27. Little creek north of Manassas; two major battles held here during Civil War (called Battle of Manassas by the North)
Bull Run

28. Name given to a person from a seceded state
Confederate

29. Name given to territory of the United States
Union

30. Needs of an individual or group of people in order to survive
Supplies

31. Northern Democrats who favored peace with the South; opponents of Lincoln in the north
Copperheads

32. Northerner who moved south after the Civil War for political or economic reasons
Carpetbagger

33. Old-fashioned weapon that could not shoot very far and rather inaccurate
Musket

34. President of the Union
Abraham Lincoln

35. President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis

36. Prevents the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area
Blockade

37. Slang term given to a person from the North
Yankee

38. Slang term given to a person from the South
Rebel

39. Small, fast boats that intercepted Union ships off NC coast and took their cargo
Gunboats

40. Soldiers on horseback; usually sent in first to investigate battle situation
Cavalry

41. Southern product important to the world market
Cotton

42. Strategy by the north to keep the south from transporting goods; included taking over the Mississippi River
Anaconda Plan

43. The freeing of an individual into society
Emancipation

44. Those individuals that were held in bondage and used mostly for labor purposes
Slaves

45. To depart from; to pull away from; to withdraw; Southern states did this once Lincoln was elected President of the U.S.
Secede

46. To leave the military without permission; when a soldier leaves his post
Desert

47. Virginia town in which Lee surrendered to Grant, thus ending the Civil War
Appomattox

48. Warships invented in the Civil War; huge improvement over wooden ships
Ironclads

49. Weapon that caused high casualty rate; more accurate than old-fashioned weapons
Rifles

50. Weapon used to cause massive damage to opponent
Cannons

51. Well-liked NC Governor during the Civil War (and after)
Zebulon Vance

52. What soldiers had to do to get from one place to another
March

53. This speech given by Lincoln lasted approximately 2 minutes
Gettysburg Address

54. This document freed slaves in the Confederate states only
Emancipation Proclamation

55. This amendment was ratified in December, 1865 and abolished slavery in the United States
13th Amendment

56. The capital of the Union
Washington, D.C.

57. The capital of the Confederacy
Richmond, Virginia

58. Submarine used by the Confederacy and sunk during the Civil War
Hunley

59. An ironclad used by the Union during the Civil War
Monitor

60. An ironclad used by the Confederacy during the Civil War
Merrimac

61. This caused more deaths during the Civil War than any battle
Diseases

62. 54th Massachusetts Regiment
Group of Negro soldiers who fought without pay rather than accept less pay than whites; won fame for fighting bravely at Fort Wagner during the Civil War
54th Massachusetts Regiment

63. Confederate General at Fort Sumter and the First Battle of Bull Run
Pierre Beauregard

64. Union Commander at Gettysburg
George Meade

65. Union General at Antietam
George McClellan

66. First state to secede
South Carolina

67. Last state to secede
North Carolina

68. Led an attack on the Federal Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia in 1859
John Brown

69. Total number of states to secede from the United States
Eleven

70. Sued his owner to stay in a free state
Dred Scott

71. Worked diligently to move slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman

72. Writer of the novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”; this inflamed abolitionists to fight for slaves’ freedom; upon meeting her, Abraham Lincoln stated, “So, you’re the little lady that started this great big war!”
Harriet Beecher Stowe

73. Term that meant states or territories could decide the slavery issue for themselves
Popular Sovreignty

74. Term to represent those that wanted to do away with slavery
Abolitionists

75. Political party that existed predominantly in the north; created in the 1850’s; Lincoln was the first President of this party
Republican Party

76. Gettysburg

77. Manassas

78. Antietam

79. Atlanta

80. Bentonville

81. Charleston

82. Chattanooga

83. Mobile

84. Vicksburg

85. Baton Rouge