Civil War Flashcards
confederate general who would not back down (stood like a stone wall) to the Union army
Thomas “Stonewall”Jackson
General of the Union army
Ulysses S. Grant
wrote a book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin that convinced many people that slavery was morally wrong. It turned the North against slavery.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
One of the deadliest battles of the war; Lincoln gave a famous speech honoring the soldiers for defending the ideals of liberty (freedom) and equality
Battle of Gettysburg
Started the Civil War; the South attacked the fort in 1861. Pres. Lincoln surrendered the fort and began to prepare the army for war
Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
Abolitionist who planned to give a seized government storehouse of weapons to slaves to fight for their freedom
John Brown
President of the Confederacy (South)
Jefferson Davis
President of the Union (North) (United States); Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation (freeing the slaves)
Abraham Lincoln
Burned and destroyed a path from Chattanooga to Atlanta to Savanna; purpose was to destroy property and supplies to prevent the South from possible winning the war
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Where Lee (South) surrendered to Grant (North)
Appomattox Court House
General of the Confederate army
Robert E. Lee
- Family and friends became enemies in war
- Southern troops became increasingly younger
- Much of the South was destroyed
- Disease became a major killer.
Effects of Civil War on the North and South
Burned much of this city to the ground as it was a manufacturing center and the hub for several railroad lines
Atlanta Campaign
The argument with —————– was that states, not the federal government should have the final authority over their own affairs
states’rights and slavery
