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Civil War 3 Flashcards

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March to the Sea

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Sherman burned towns in Georgia going toward the sea. Purpose was to destroy the Confederate’s morale and their railroads.

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William T. Sherman

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Union General. Led the March to the Sea.

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Total War

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willing to do whatever necessary to win.

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Sherman Bowties

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Sherman’s men would heat up Confederate railroad tracks and then bend them around trees.

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George Thomas

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Union General. Fought in Chattanooga and Chickamauga. “Rock of Chickamauga”

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John Bell Hood

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Confederate General. Fought in Chickamauga. Wounded at Gettysburg and Chickamauga.

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General Rosecrans

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Union General. Replaced after losing at Chickamauga.

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General Braxton Bragg

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Confederate General. Not liked by his men. Fought at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. Replaced after losing at Chattanooga.

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John Clem (Drummer Boy)

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Union Soldier. Drummer at Chickamauga at 9 years old. Shot and killed a Confederate Colonel.

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General Hooker

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Union General. Fought at Chattanooga

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General Bedford Forest

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Confederate Calvary commander for Braxton Bragg. Fought at Chattanooga.

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Phil Sheridan

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Union General. Scorched earth tactics

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Spotsylvania Courthouse

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Ulysses Grant vs Robert E Lee. Confederate Victory. Grant withdrew.

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Cold Harbor

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Ulysses Grant vs Robert E. Lee. Confederate Victory. Grant withdrew.

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Battle of St. Petersburg

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Important railroads for Richmond. Ulysses Grant vs Robert E. Lee. Union Victory.

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Battle of the Crater

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Part of the Battle of St. Petersburg. General Mead vs Robert E. Lee. Confederate Victory. Union stuck in crater created by their own dynamite.

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Copperheads

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Anti-War democrats in the North. Committed treason

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Appomattox Courthouse

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Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant April 1865

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John Wilkes Booth

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Strongly opposed the abolitionist movement and Lincoln. Loved the South. Assassinated Lincoln.

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Lost Cause

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Confederates had no chance of winning the war. They rebelled to protect their state’s freedoms and acted on the will of God.

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Grant or Lee was better

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Lee was the better because confederates won when they were outnumbered, had a smaller amount of soldiers that couldn’t be replaced and lasted till the end of the war.

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The March to the Sea necessary

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It was necessary because it hurt the Confederates ability to fight and make materials and transport. Soldiers wanted to go home to their families.

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Lincoln’s assassination tragic

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Lincoln didn’t punish the south but the next president did.

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3 effects of Civil War

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Slavery ended, U.S. became a world power, brought the U.S. together again and showed that states shouldn’t rebel.

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Chattanooga casualties

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Union - 6,000 total Confederacy - 8,000

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Chattanooga importance

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Union victory. Union gains control of Tennessee and it allows Sherman to begin his March to the Sea. Forced Confederates back to Georgia. Braxton Bragg replaced after.

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Chattanooga commanders

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Ulysses S. Grant and George Thomas VS Braxton Bragg

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Chattanooga date

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Battles: November 23 to November 25, 1863

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Chattanooga turning point

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Battle of Lookout Mountain, Battle of Missionary Ridge

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Chattanooga reason

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Chattanooga was a vital rail hub. Important manufacturing center. Union retreated here after Chickamauga.

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Chickamauga casualties

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Union - 16,000 Confederate - 20,000

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Chickamauga importance

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Confederate victory. Thomas got nickname “Rock of Chickamauga”. Confederates outnumbered the Union. One of the bloodiest battles in the war.

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Chickamauga commanders

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Rosecrans VS Braxton Bragg

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Chickamauga date

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September 19-20, 1863

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Chickamauga turning point

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Union troops accidently made a gap in their line and Confederates took advantage.

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Chickamauga reason

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Confederates pushed back to Chickamauga.

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