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Civil War Battles Flashcards

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Battle of Bull Run (date)

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July 1861

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Battle of Bull Run (generals)

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Stonewall Jackson (Confederate)

Irvin McDowell (Union)

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Battle of Bull Run (outcome)

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Confederacy

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Battle of Bull Run (defining element)

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Stonewall Jackson and his troops stormed the Union line with the “rebel yell,” scaring the troops, and winnin the battle for the Confederacy

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Battle of the ironclads (location)

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Off the coast of Hampton Roads, Virginia

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Battle of the ironclads (date)

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March 1862

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Battle of the ironclads (outcome)

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It was a draw, but the south blew up their ship shortly after the battle

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Battle of the ironclads (defining element)

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Wooden ships were no longer in navy’s because the ironclad ships could easily best them in battle

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Battle of Antietam (location)

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Maryland

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Battle of Antietam (date)

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September 1862

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Battle of Antietam (generals)

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George McClellan (Union)

Robert E. Lee (Confederacy)

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Battle of Antietam (outcome)

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Union claimed victory

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Battle of Antietam (defining element)

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McClellan didn’t pursue the Confederate army after the battle. This could have ended the civil war if he pursued.

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Battle of Fredericksburg (location)

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Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Battle of Fredericksburg (date)

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December 1862

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Battle of Fredericksburg (generals)

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Ambrose E. Burnside (Union)

Robert E. Lee (Confederacy)

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Battle of Fredericksburg (outcome)

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Confederate victory

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Battle of Fredericksburg (defining element)

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Burnside had to wait 17 days for bridges to come, letting Lee reinforce his army

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Battle of Chancellorsville (location)

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Chancellorsville, Virginia

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Battle of Chancellorsville (date)

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Battle of Chancellorsville (generals)

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Robert E. Lee (Confederacy)

Joseph Hooker (Union)

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Battle of Chancellorsville (outcome)

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Confederate victory

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Battle of Chancellorsville (defining element)

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Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men. Right when it looks like he is recovering, he gets pneumonia and dies

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Battle of Gettysburg (location)

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Gettysburg, Virginia

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Battle of Gettysburg (date)

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Battle of Gettysburg (generals)

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Robert E. Lee (Confederacy)

George G. Meade (Union)

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Battle of Gettysburg (outcome)

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Union victory

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Battle of Gettysburg (defining element)

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The turning point of the war (in a Union favor)

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Battle of Vicksburg (location)

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Vicksburg (in between Memphis and New Orleans)

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Battle of Vicksburg (date)

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Battle of Vicksburg (generals)

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John C. Pemberton (Confederacy)

Ulysses S. Grant (Union)

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Battle of Vicksburg (outcome)

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Union victory

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Battle of Vicksburg (d fining element)

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The win at Vicksburg let the Union control the Mississippi, splitting the Confederacy in half

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Battle of Bull Run (location)

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Manassas, Bull Run Creek

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Fort Sumter (generals)

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P.T. Beauregard (CSA)

Robert Anderson (USA)

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Fort Sumter (location)

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Charleston, South Carolina

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Fort Sumter (winner)

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Fort Sumter (defining moment)

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This historic battle marks the start of the conflict between the CSA and the USA called the American Civil War

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Fort Wagner (who)

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54th Massachusetts Regiment led by Robert Gould Shaw

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Fort Wagner (location)

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South Carolina

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Fort Wagner (winner)

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Fort Wagner (defining element)

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The Massachusetts 54th Regiment may not have taken the fort, but they gained respect as an all-black regiment

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Sherman’s March to Sea (who)

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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Sherman’s March to Sea (location)

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Atlanta to Savannah (Georgia)

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Sherman’s March to Sea (winner)

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Sherman’s March to Sea (defining element)

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Introduced new war tactic (total war)

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