the road to appomattox Flashcards
Union general who replaced Hooker and defeated Lee at Gettysburg.
George Meade
Sherman Neckties
Railroad rails that were heated and tied around trees and telegraph poles, example of “total war”.
a situation in which neither side in a conflict is able to win:
Stalemate
a war tactic in which all rules and laws of war are ignored and all resources are used for defeating the enemy:
Total War
Lincoln wrote the final draft of the “Emancipation Proclamation” in July of 1862. Secretary of State William Seward encouraged Lincoln to issue it following a Union victory. The “Emancipation Proclamation” was released to the public after which bloody Civil War battle?
Antietam
What was the PURPOSE of the Union’s advance into Virginia that resulted in the Civil War’s first major battle?
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Civil War began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor on April 12, 1861. How long did the Civil War officially last?
The Civil War lasted FOUR years, ending in 1865.
Lee’s MAIN Confederate forces were commonly known by what nickname?
The Army of Northern Virginia
TRUE or FALSE: During an August 1862 meeting; President Lincoln, abolitionists, and freed former slaves agreed that Lincoln’s plans for “colonization” would be the best option to grant slaves freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect in January of 1863.
FALSE; abolitionists and the freed slaves were deeply offended by Lincoln’s suggestion that they should leave the country for another following their emancipation.
After General Grant became the leader of the Union forces he promoted William Tecumseh Sherman to General. What was General Sherman’s plan for conquering the South?
Start total war; destroying everything useful in his path.
How did slavery give the Confederacy a military advantage?
Slave labor kept the South’s economy going so that more white men could fight.
What caused the LARGEST number of deaths among Civil War soldiers?
infectious diseases
Which sentence best summarizes General Grant’s final overland campaign in 1864 and 1865?
Grant advanced relentlessly despite multiple defeats and heavy losses.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia is famous because it is the site of…
Robert E. Lee’s surrender.
What city captured by General Sherman contained an important Confederate arsenal?
Fayetteville, North Carolina
What “greater moral purpose” did President Lincoln define for the North after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued?
ending slavery
While Sherman fought through the CSA’s heartland, Grant was set to capture which southern city?
Richmond, Virginia
Why did the Union prevail in the Civil War?
The Union had more wealth, industry, and manpower.
What were THREE conditions included in the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia?
arms, munitions, and other supplies issued to them by the Confederate government
William H. Carney became the first African-American…
recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military award one can earn.
Why did Sherman and his troops want South Carolina “to feel the worst the war could deliver” according to the author?
South Carolina had been the first state to secede from the Union in 1860.
What industry had linked the states of the CSA and the military powers of Europe for decades prior to the Civil War?
the cotton industry
TRUE? or FALSE? The 54th Massachusetts helped the Union Army capture Fort Wagner, earning a key victory in the Civil War
False
TRUE? or FALSE? The 54th Massachusetts was one of the first African-American regiments to see action in the Civil War.
True
