Civil War Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Fort Sumter
A
Where war began
First shooting
2
Q
Name of the south
A
Rebels
3
Q
Name of the north
A
Yankees
4
Q
Major battle
A
Battle of bull run
5
Q
Blockade runner
A
Private merchants
6
Q
Battle of the iron clads
A
Iron ships
First submarine
7
Q
War in the west
A
To fight to control the rivers
8
Q
War in the east
A
To capture the capital cities
9
Q
Peninsula campaign
A
7 days battles
Goal was to capture Richmond
10
Q
Copper heads
A
Peace democrats
11
Q
Battle of Antietam
A
Political Turning point
They found lees battle plan
12
Q
54th regiment
A
All black regiment
Commander
Robert Gould Shaw
13
Q
Napoleon
A
Most popular and widely used
14
Q
Parrot rifle
A
( Shot a variety of weights ) - very accurate
15
Q
Gatling Gun
A
First machine gun
