Chapter 15-The States At War

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Bounty

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A large bonus paid by the states to those who joined.

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Providence

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God’s control over all events

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Conscription

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Draft to raise a national army

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Twenty-Negro law

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Anyone owning 20 or more slaves was exempted from the draft

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Total war

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One that involves both the military and civilians.

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Commissions

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Helped to purchase medicines and supply Bibles and other reading materials for soldiers

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Matthew Brady

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Formed a team of photographers to follow the troops and photograph them.

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Anaconda plan

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To accomplish this goal and bring the seceded states back into the union

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Irvin McDowell

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Led the Union Army, on July 1861, south toward Richmond.

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Joseph E Johnston

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Was ordered by Lincoln to leave the Shenadah Valley and join General P.G.T Beauregard’s troops at Manassas.

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P.G.T Beauregard

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Was joined by General Joseph E Johnston at Manassas.

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“Stonewall “Jackson

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A nickname for Thomas Jackson give in because of his example of standing firm like a stone wall.

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Battle of Bull Run

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Affected both sides:
North = troops not ready to fight
South = not easily defeated

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George McClellan

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He took command of all Union troops protecting Washington and forged a new army in the east.

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Robert E Lee

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Replaced Johnston after he was wounded.

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John pope

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Was put as commander of the Union Army.

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J.E.B Stuart

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Lee’s dashing cavalry commander

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Second battle of Bull Run

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Again ended in the union troops fleeing back to Washington

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Naval blockade

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Is to prevent entry or exit of passengers or commerce.

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Blockade runners

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Ships designed to slip through blockades.

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William Sherman

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Called the Mississippi the “spinal column of America “

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Ulysses S. Grant

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The hero of the war in the west.

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David Farragut

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Captured New Orleans.

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Vicksburg

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Wasn’t controlled by the union.

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Antietam

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Results: South: failure to win prevented the British from recognizing the Confederacy. North: issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Ambrose Burnside

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McClellans replacement

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Fredericksburg

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Burnside plan to move against Richmond but failed.

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"Fighting Joe " Hooker

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Replaced Ambrose Burnside

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Chancellorsville

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* Considered Lee's "perfect battle " | * Stonewall Jackson died

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Gettysburg

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Proved to be the turning point of the war.

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George Meade

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Replaced Joseph Hooker

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Added the goal of freeing the slaves to the goal of preserving the union.

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War of attrition

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Aims to completely destroy the enemy by any means.

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Philip Sheridan

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Moved through the Shenandoah Valley destroying everything in sight.

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Chickamauga

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Was one of the bloodiest battles in the west and is also known as the river of death

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George Thomas

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Also known as the "rock of Chickamauga" helped his line allowing the Union to retreat to Chattanooga.

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Bummers

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Deserters who plundered what Sherman left behind.

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March to the sea

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When the union captured Atlanta and Savanna.

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The Wilderness

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A heavily wooded area west of Fredericksburg.