Civil War-1/7 Flashcards
What were important logistics?
Railroads, ships, telegraph
What was the most lethal weapon?
Infantry rifle
What was key during the war in logistics?
Disrupting supply lines
What happened in the economy as war moved on?
South’s economy grew weak
North’s economy prospered
With the confederates what did issuing paper money create? How did they try to fix it?
Created inflation
Tried to fix it by taxing
What did the Legal Tender Act of 1862 do?
Initiated paper money
How did the union make the most money?
By selling bonds
National banking act of 1863 do?
Replaced bank notes with a more uniform currency
What forts did Grant capture in the west?
Henry and Donelson
Who led naval forces that captured New Orleans?
Admiral David Farragut
What was the only major confederate river town after Memphis?
Vicksburg
Who moved south and won Shiloh Church, Tenessee and Corinth Mississippi?
Grant
What happened with the war in the east?
General George McClellan assumed command of the union army
Lee made head of confederate army in northern Virginia
Lee attacked McClellans force twice…AND casualties was in the tens of thousands
McClellan withdrew and was replaced by John Pope who lost the second battle of the bull run to Lee
