Chap 13 Civil War Vocab

16th US President

Capital of USA (North)

North

a senator from Mississippi who was elected as president of the Confederacy

Capital of CSA (South)

the states between the North and the South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy

cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out

an election in which voters choose their party’s candidate

to defend its homeland, holding on to as much territory as possible until the North tired of fighting

to attack

Confederate general during the Civil War

Union general

General officer in the CSA

Union soldier

Confederate soldier

armored naval vessel

to leave behind

a military person killed, wounded, or captured

Flag officer in the US Navy

the possibility of an event in the future happening

to assess something

to free from slavery

the unwillingness to do something

to give official approval to

The amendment that abolished slavery in all of the United States

a U.S. nurse who helped both side

a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned

to be selected to serve in the military

money given as a reward for serving in army

a rise in price of goods

a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil Wa

occupying a strong defensive position

US Army General who led the Army of Potomac

Despite anything

war on all aspects of the enemy’s life

a small Virginia village

When:April 12, 1861

Where: Fort Sumter

What Happened:

A: Confederates order attack on Fort Sumter

B: High seas prevent Union ships from reaching the fort

C: President Lincoln calls for 75,000 troops to save the Union

Who Wins: Confederates

Strengths:

1. Larger population 2. More Industry

3. More abundant resources 4. Better banking system

5. More ships  6. More efficient railway

Goals:

A: Bring South back into the Union

B. End Slavery

Strategy:

Offense

Strengths:

1. Fighting in familiar territory

2. Better military leadership

Goals:

A: Win recognition as an independent nation

B. Preserve traditional way of life

Strategy:

Defense

When: July 21, 1861

Where: Washington D.C

What Happened:

A Residents of Washington D.C went to watch the First battle of Bull Run

B Union army retreated

Who Wins: Confederates

When: 1861

Where:  CSA Ports

How does it work: An effective blockade would prevent the South from exporting its cotton and from importing the supplies necessary to continue the war.

What Happened 578(2)

1. Caused problems for the South

North: Merrimack

South: Monitor

When: March 8, 1862

Where: Norfolk Virginia

What

A Union gets attacked by Confederate ship, the Merrimack

B North sends an ironclad ship of its own,the Monitor, to engage the Confederate ship in battle.

Who Wins: Union

When: April 6

Where: Corinth MI

What Happened

A- Confederate forces launched a surprise attack on the Union troops.

B- 20,000 casualties

Who Wins: Union

When: September 17, 1862

Where: Sharpsburg, VA

What Happened:

A CSA attacks the North near Washington D.C

B Bloodiest day of fighting, 23,000 are killed

Who wins: South retreats

When: January 1, 1863

Where: Areas that the South controlled

What Happened:

1. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation

Effects:

1. African American slaves were freed from slavery

When: July 18, 1863

Where: Charleston, South Carolina

What Happened:

A Soldiers attack a Confederate fort

B nearly half of the 54th, is injured or killed

South’s reaction: Their bravery won respect for African American troops.

When: 1861- 1864 (during the war)

Where: North and South

What Happened:

A.Women proved men wrong and aided many injured soldiers

B. Sally Tompkins established hospital in the South

When: July 1-3 1863

Where: Gettysburg PA

What Happened

A 3 day battle in the North

B 51,000 died

Who Wins: CSA retreats (Union wins)

When:  November 19, 1863

Where: ceremony dedicating a cemetery at Gettysburg

What Happened

A: President Lincoln beautifully expressed what the war had come to mean

When: 1864

Where: Savannah, Georgia

What Happened

A: Union troops took what food they needed and tore up railroad lines and fields in an effort to destroy anything useful to the South.

B: The army marched through South Carolina, devastating the state.

When: April 9, 1865

Where: Appomattox Court House

What Happened:

1. Lee moved his army west of Richmond

Terms:612(1)

1. The Confederate soldiers were free to go home

Who Wins the War:  North (Union)

union