Civil War 3 Flashcards
March to the Sea
Sherman burned towns in Georgia going toward the sea. Purpose was to destroy the Confederate’s morale and their railroads.
William T. Sherman
Union General. Led the March to the Sea.
Total War
willing to do whatever necessary to win.
Sherman Bowties
Sherman’s men would heat up Confederate railroad tracks and then bend them around trees.
George Thomas
Union General. Fought in Chattanooga and Chickamauga. “Rock of Chickamauga”
John Bell Hood
Confederate General. Fought in Chickamauga. Wounded at Gettysburg and Chickamauga.
General Rosecrans
Union General. Replaced after losing at Chickamauga.
General Braxton Bragg
Confederate General. Not liked by his men. Fought at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. Replaced after losing at Chattanooga.
John Clem (Drummer Boy)
Union Soldier. Drummer at Chickamauga at 9 years old. Shot and killed a Confederate Colonel.
General Hooker
Union General. Fought at Chattanooga
General Bedford Forest
Confederate Calvary commander for Braxton Bragg. Fought at Chattanooga.
Phil Sheridan
Union General. Scorched earth tactics
Spotsylvania Courthouse
Ulysses Grant vs Robert E Lee. Confederate Victory. Grant withdrew.
Cold Harbor
Ulysses Grant vs Robert E. Lee. Confederate Victory. Grant withdrew.
Battle of St. Petersburg
Important railroads for Richmond. Ulysses Grant vs Robert E. Lee. Union Victory.
Battle of the Crater
Part of the Battle of St. Petersburg. General Mead vs Robert E. Lee. Confederate Victory. Union stuck in crater created by their own dynamite.
Copperheads
Anti-War democrats in the North. Committed treason
Appomattox Courthouse
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant April 1865
John Wilkes Booth
Strongly opposed the abolitionist movement and Lincoln. Loved the South. Assassinated Lincoln.
Lost Cause
Confederates had no chance of winning the war. They rebelled to protect their state’s freedoms and acted on the will of God.
Grant or Lee was better
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.
The March to the Sea necessary
It was necessary because it hurt the Confederates ability to fight and make materials and transport. Soldiers wanted to go home to their families.
Lincoln’s assassination tragic
Lincoln didn’t punish the south but the next president did.
3 effects of Civil War
Slavery ended, U.S. became a world power, brought the U.S. together again and showed that states shouldn’t rebel.
Chattanooga casualties
Union - 6,000 total Confederacy - 8,000
Chattanooga importance
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.
Chattanooga commanders
Ulysses S. Grant and George Thomas VS Braxton Bragg
Chattanooga date
Battles: November 23 to November 25, 1863
Chattanooga turning point
Battle of Lookout Mountain, Battle of Missionary Ridge
Chattanooga reason
Chattanooga was a vital rail hub. Important manufacturing center. Union retreated here after Chickamauga.
Chickamauga casualties
Union - 16,000 Confederate - 20,000
Chickamauga importance
Confederate victory. Thomas got nickname “Rock of Chickamauga”. Confederates outnumbered the Union. One of the bloodiest battles in the war.
Chickamauga commanders
Rosecrans VS Braxton Bragg
Chickamauga date
September 19-20, 1863
Chickamauga turning point
Union troops accidently made a gap in their line and Confederates took advantage.
Chickamauga reason
Confederates pushed back to Chickamauga.
