Civil War Flashcards
David Farragut
Leader for the Union in the Fall of New Orleans, and completed the first step of the Anaconda plan
William Sherman-
Union General to use total war; One of the most widely renowned of the Union’s military leaders
Robert E Lee-
Main General for confederate states
David Dodd
boy hero of AR; he was arrested and charged with carrying military information for the confederate forces in Camden; sentenced to death by hanging.
George Meade
- Union General in Battle of Gettysburg
Clara Barton-
Founder of American Red Cross and Famous nurse
Ulysses S. Grant-
Main General for the Union
Thomas Jackson-
aka stonewall jackson/ got the nickname because in the battle of bull run, he wouldn’t yield
Winfred Scott-
Union General who came up with the Anaconda Plan
Robert Anderson-
commanded south Carolina who needed supplies
Thomas Hindman-
Was a lawyer, first representative appointed by congress republican party
Isaac Murphy-
the guy who said arkansas shouldn’t seceded, became governor of little rock after it was captured by union
George Pickett-
Pickett’s Charge // he decided to attack on Unions line with 15000 troops; failed causing Confederates to retreat
Bounty-
a cash payment for those that volunteer in the war
Camp Nelson -
confederate cemetery in cabot
Appomattox Court House -
Courthouse that the treaty was signed at
Copperheads-
A group of Northern Democrats that didn’t support the emancipation proclamation
King Cotton-
The idea was that control over cotton exports would make an independent economically prosperous, ruin the textile industry of New England, and—most importantly—would force Great Britain and perhaps France to support the Confederacy militarily because their industrial economies depended on Southern cotton.
Anaconda Plan-
Union would come down the east coast and up the mississippi river from the port of LA
Bushwhackers-
used guerilla warfare
Jayhawks-
they were from Kansas and they were outlaws who terrorized civilians during civil war
Calvary-
soldiers mounted by horseback
Infantry-
soldiers marching or fighting on foot
Battle of Antietam -
Generals McCLellan, and Robert e Lee…confederate thought they could play offense but they withdrew and union did not go after them so Lincoln fired McClellan. Was the bloodiest day in american history.
Battle of Wilson’s Creek -
also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. General Nathaniel Lyon was leader for union. McCulloch was leader of Confederate. There was no clear winner.
Emancipation Proclamation -
Emancipation Proclamation would free all the slaves in Confederate states still in rebellion against the United States.
Gettysburg Address-
Address after the battle of gettysburg that talked of all men being created equal
Capital of Arkansas after fall of Little Rock-
Washington, AR
Number of Arkansas soldiers who fought for confederacy and for Union-
60000 arkansans fought for the confederacy; 8000 arkansans fought for the union
Number of soldiers who fought for confederacy-
1,000,00 # of confederates who died-260,000
Number of soldiers who fought for Union-
2,000,000 # of union who died - 360,000
President of Confederacy-
Jefferson Davis
President of Union-
Abraham Lincoln
Capital of Union-
Washington D.C
Capital of Confederacy-
Richmond, Virginia
Steele’s Southern Campaign (Red River Plan)-
set to put Arkansas back into the Union
