Civil War 1864-1865 Flashcards
Largest Civil War battle to take place in Kansas
The Battle of Mine Creek
Known for using total war in Georgia during his March to the Sea
William T. Sherman
He used total war by using numerous soldiers and supplies to help end the war in Virginia.
Ulysses S. Grant
Responsible for the assassination of Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
He surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
Robert E. Lee
The amendment that ended slavery in January of 1865
13th amendment
He became President after Lincoln’s assassination
Andrew Johnson
Re-elected in 1864
Abraham Lincoln
The side that won the war
Union
The Confederate President
Jefferson Davis
The war caused prices to rise in the North and South. Although it was bad for both, the South had it worse. What is this problem known as?
Inflation
Required military service
draft
Results of the war
- The nation is reunited
- Slavery ends
- 620,000 died and at least 500,000 were wounded
- Davis is imprisoned for 2 years
- The South is left in ruins
- Confederate money become worthless
- Reconstruction starts