Civil war Flashcards
Robert E. Lee did not accept command of the Union troops because
Could not fight against VA
Lincoln suspended writs of habeas corpus. As a result,
a person could be imprisoned indefinitely without trial
Jefferson Davis wanted to fight a war of attrition, in which the South would
avoid large battles and force North to exhaust their resources
Citizens of the South suffered food shortages during the Civil War because
transportation system collapsed and Union were in agricultural regions
The prison in the South where 13,000 captured Union soldiers died was
Andersonville
In response to the South’s treatment of African American troops, Lincoln
stopped all prisoner exchanges
Benjamin Grierson’s forces traveled 600 miles in order to
distract Confederate forces so Grant can land south of Vicksburg
What state is where the battle that was the turning point of the war took place.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
. The capture of Chattanooga was an important objective for Union forces because
it controlled a railroad to Atlanta
In the election of 1864, candidate George McClellan promised to
stop fighting and negotiate
What were the advantages the North enjoyed over the South
Large population, industry, and railroads
The Trent Affair brought the
Union closer to war with great Britain
The North’s Anaconda Plan proposed all of the following EXCEPT
a strong and quick invasion of Richmond
The Emancipation Proclamation
freed slaves in states at war with the Union
Hardtack was
a biscuit
Capturing Vicksburg was an important objective for the North because
it cut the south in 2
The Confederate commander at Vicksburg surrendered because
they ran out of ammo
After Lincoln fired McClellan, he gave command of the army to a series of generals, including
Burnside, Hooker, Meade, Grant
Farragut’s victory at Mobile Bay was important because
blockade runners could no longer use any port on the gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi River
The Amendment to the Constitution that banned slavery in the United States was the
13th
Going into the Civil War, the North had all of the following advantages over the South except for
military colleges
Seven Days’ Battle
7 days battle over Mccullochs forces
Battle of Shiloh
Led Newspapers through demand that lincoln fire Grant
Second Battle of Bull Run
Confederate forces under Lee pushed the Union forces back defending Washington DC
Battle of Murfreesboro
Battle in TN that ended inconclusively
First Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall jackson got his nickname, union defeat led Lincoln to increase enlistment to 500,000
Battle for New Orleans
resulted in capture of south’s largest city and center of cotton trade
. Battle of Antietam
Lincoln decided to end slavery in the south, bloodiest one day battle in the war, Souths lost their best chance at gaining recognition
George McClellan
Ran for president against lincoln in 1864, led army in the east after lincoln fired mcdowell at Bull run
John Wilkes Booth
assassinated lincoln
Robert E. Lee
surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
Winfield Scott
Proposed Anaconda plan
Stonewall JacksonStonewall Jackson
Stood for at first battle of bull run
David G. Farragut
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead
Ulysses S. Grant
Regretted the all out assault at Cold harbor, promoted to lieutenant general
Henry Wirz
commandment of the infamous military prison
