Chapter 14 IDs Flashcards
Antietam
Who
Led by McClellan and Lee
Antietam
What
First major battle of the Civil War to take place on Union soil
Antietam
When
1862
Antietam
Where
MD
Antietam
Why
Bloodiest single day engagement of war
Appomattox Court House
Who
Lee and Grant
Appomattox Court House
What
Lee surrendered to Grant
Appomattox Court House
When
1865
Appomattox Court House
Where
VA
Appomattox Court House
Why
Ended military part of war
Bull Run
Who
McDowell led Union forces
Bull Run
What
First major battle of the Civil War
Bull Run
When
1861
Bull Run
Where
Manassas, VA
Bull Run
Why
Severe blow to Union moral that dispelled the illusion that the Civil War would be brief
Clara Barton
Who
Nurse during Civil War
Clara Barton
What
Founded the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
When
1881
Clara Barton
Where
US
Clara Barton
Why
Helped redefine female roles
Emancipation Proclamation
Who
Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
What
Declared slaves in all areas of the Confederacy free, except those already under Union control
Emancipation Proclamation
When
1863
Emancipation Proclamation
Where
Areas of the Confederacy
Emancipation Proclamation
Why
Established that the war was being fought not only to preserve the Union, but also to eliminate slavery
Made it tougher for South to receive foreign aid
Political turning point
Fort Sumter
Who
General Anderson, Lincoln, General Beauregard
Fort Sumter
What
Beauregard attempted to seize Sumter by force
Fort Sumter
When
1861
Fort Sumter
Where
Island on harbor of Charleston, SC
Fort Sumter
Why
Signaled beginning of Civil War
George B. McClellan
Who
Commander of the Union armies
George B. McClellan
What
Encountered many good opportunities but never took advantage of them
George B. McClellan
When
Began in 1861
George B. McClellan
Where
VA front
George B. McClellan
Why
Extremely poor leader who was replaced
Gettysburg
Who
Lee and Meade
Gettysburg
What
Bloody battle of the war
Gettysburg
When
1863
Gettysburg
Where
PA
Gettysburg
Why
Turning point in the war
Homestead Act
Who
Congress
Homestead Act
What
Permitted any citizen or prospective citizen to claim 160 acres of public land and to purchase it for a small fee after living on it for five years
Homestead Act
When
1862
Homestead Act
Where
US
Homestead Act
Why
Encouraged Westward movement
Jefferson Davis
Who
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
What
Rarely provided general national leadership
Jefferson Davis
When
1861
Jefferson Davis
Where
Confederate states
Jefferson Davis
Why
Lost the Civil War
March to the Sea
Who
Sherman
March to the Sea
What
60 miles wide swath of desolation across GA
March to the Sea
When
1864
March to the Sea
Where
GA
March to the Sea
Why
Ravaged GA
Morrill Land Grant Act
Who
Congress
Morrill Land Grant Act
What
Transferred substantial public acreage to the state governments, which were to sell the land and use the proceeds to finance public education
Morrill Land Grant Act
When
1862
Morrill Land Grant Act
Where
US
Morrill Land Grant Act
Why
Led to the creation of many new state colleges and universities
Robert E. Lee
Who
Military leader
Robert E. Lee
What
Commanded the Confederate army
Robert E. Lee
When
1862
Robert E. Lee
Where
Confederate States
Robert E. Lee
Why
Was an effective general but ultimately surrendered thus ending the military part of the Civil War
Shiloh
Who
Grant (led the army at this battle)
Shiloh
What
Major battle in the Western Theater of the US
Shiloh
When
1862
Shiloh
Where
TN
Shiloh
Why
Northern forces established control of part of the Mississippi River
Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson
Who
General
Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson
What
Commanded the Confederate army
Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson
When
1861
Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson
Where
Confederate states
Thomas (“Stonewall”) Jackson
Why
Was an effective military leader. His death was a huge loss for the Confederacy.
Ulysses S. Grant
Who
Commander of the Union army
Ulysses S. Grant
What
Commander that Lincoln finally trusted
Ulysses S. Grant
When
1864
Ulysses S. Grant
Where
Union
Ulysses S. Grant
Why
Lee ultimately surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War
US Sanitary Commission
Who
Led by Dorthea Dix
US Sanitary Commission
What
Organization of civilian volunteers
US Sanitary Commission
When
1861
US Sanitary Commission
Where
US
US Sanitary Commission
Why
Mobilized large numbers of female nurses to serve in hospitals and countered the argument that women were until to serve as nurses by attributing nursing to many woman domestic ideals
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who
Union officer
William Tecumseh Sherman
What
Took Atlanta and began a March to Sea
William Tecumseh Sherman
When
March to the Sea began in 1864
William Tecumseh Sherman
Where
GA
William Tecumseh Sherman
Why
Ravaged GA
