Civil War Flashcards
Why was Union general McClellan a poor general?
He was slow to attack.
What was the order of Union generals (that we learned about)?
McClellan Burnside Hooker Meade Ulysses S. Grant
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter (no casualties). April 12, 1861.
What was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War?
The battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis, a plantation millionaire and U.S. senator.
What was the Union’s stategy?
- Control the Mississippi river and cut Confederacy in half
- Drive south through Richmond
- Naval blockade
Who were two main generals of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves IN STATES THAT WERE REBELLING. Not certain states, cities, or counties controlled by Union.
Who were two main generals of the Union?
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who won the election of 1864? How did this affect the war?
Lincoln won in a landslide. The only way the Union could have lost was if he lost the election, but he won.
What happened at Appomattox Courthouse?
Lee surrendered, basically the end of the Civil War (not quite but practically.) April 9, 1865.
When was Lincoln assassinated?
April 14, 1865. John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Southern sympathizer. Others hung.
How much of the total population died in the Civil War?
About 2-3%. Not just soldiers, but civilians, women+children.
When did Lincoln write the Emancipation Proclamation, and when did it go into effect? Why?
He wrote it before the battle of Antietam.
Issued it after the win at Antietam.
Effect on January 1, 1863.
He needed a victory to issue the proclamation, and still gave time to get states to come back and keep slaves.
Who was a big photographer during the Civil war?
Matthew Brady.
