Chapter 16: The Civil War Flashcards
Beauregard
Seized Fort Sumter
Forts within borders of seceded states
- Fort Pickens
2. Fort Sumter
West Virginia
State formed when counties joined the union
Border states that didn’t succeed from union
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Maryland
- Delaware
Advantages of north in civil war
- More transportation
2. More resources
Advantages of south in civil war
- More experienced men
2. Better military
Richmond
Capital of confederacy
Battle of bull run
First encounter with union and confederate troops
Two confederate troops who turned battle into southern victory
Johnson and Jackson
Nickname for general Jackson
“Stonewall” Jackson
McClellan
Turned troops into fighting machines
Farragut
In charge of U.S. Naval forces and captured mobile bay
Merrimack
Confederate ironclad ship
Monitor
Union ironclad ship
General grants nickname
“Unconditional surrender”
Union navy
Captured strategic port of New Orleans
Battle of Antietam creek
Bloodiest day of civil war
Emancipation proclamation
Document that claimed all slaves free
Battle of chacesorsville
Souths costliest victory
Jackson
Accidentally shot by his own men
Gettysburg
Most decisive battle of the war
Why the Civil War started
- States rights
- Slavery
- Wanted a stronger union
Ways union raised funds during civil war
- Increased taxes
2. War bonds
Paper notes issued by union
Greenbacks
