The War Begins Flashcards
How many Americans would die in general?
More than all other wars combined
Where was the western theater?
West of the Appalachian Mountains
Where is the eastern theater?
East of the Appalachian Mountains
Where did the union have early success under the leadership of the general Ulysses S Grant?
The western theater
Where did the Confederates have early success?
Eastern theater at both Battles of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh
- two day battle won by Union forces under Ulysses S Grant
- after this battle the union controlled Kentucky and much of Tennessee (the Mississippi River Valley)
Seven days battle
- series of battles that took place around Richmond
- confederacy won and kept control of Richmond
Battle of Gettysburg
- Pennsylvania
- Second time the South had invaded the north
- three-day battle won by the north
- Union General George Meade
- South never invaded again-turning point in the war
Battle of Antietam
- Maryland
- first time the south invaded
- Union won bloodiest single day battle
- Lincoln issued emancipation Proclamation after this battle
- McClellan fails to follow the Confederate Army Lincoln replaces him saying “he’s got the slows”
First and Second Battles of Bull Run
- In the eastern theater
- Won by South
- Union realizes that the war cannot be one quickly and easily–South thought they could win
- General Thomas Jackson earned his nickname “Stonewall”Jackson–accidentally shot by his man at Battle of Chancellorsville and died
Emancipation Proclamation
- issued after the Battle of Antietam
- freed all slaves and areas in rebellion not one slave was immediately freed
- took effect on January 1, 1863
How did the civil war begin?
The South fired on Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina
Battles for Control of the Mississippi
Union victories at Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Shiloh, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson resulted in union control
Naval Battles
New Orleans – union leader David Faragut was a daring naval commander help captured New Orleans, the gateway to the Mississippi
What were ironclads?
Armor covered ships
