Civil War Flashcards
Gettysburg, PA
3 day battle
50,000 killed or wounded
North wins and is considered the turning point of the war
Lee was trying to take pressure off south and farmers by taking war to the north, the confederates fought from north and union fought from south
Pickets charge is biggest mistake on lee’s part
Where is Vicksburg
On Mississippi River
Civil war time frame
1861-1865
Pickett’s charge
Biggest mistake (Lees) Send men into a one mile land trying to break into enemy lines 7,000 people die in 20 minutes
Gettysburg address
Today seen as an enduring statement of American values/goals
Described Civil War as a struggle to fulfill the Declaration of Independence and to preserve a nation “dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal”
Vicksburg, MS
Lincoln thought it was the key to winning the war
Federal scut off Vicksburg, put them under siege
Vicksburg is weakened by constant fire and no supplies
Surrender and confederacy is split in two
Siege
Military tactic in which the army surrounds, bombards, and cuts off supplies to force surrender
Total war
Striking civilian as well as military targets, purpose- to weaken not just the enemy’s army but also the economy that supports them and the overall will of the people to fight
Goals of total war
Strike military and civilian targets
Destroy materials and crops that enemy forces might be able to use
Break people’s will to continue fighting
Destroy railroads and factories to damage the local economy
The south is done after
Sherman burns most of it to the ground because of total war
Brutal
Gets the war over with
What’s the one place Sherman doesn’t burn
Madison, Georgia
What did Charleston do because they thought Sherman was coming
Burned themselves
Already shut down from blockades
Who wins Vicksburg
Union captures it and splits the confederacy in two
