Chapter 17 - The Civil War

Kentucky

Grant- Kept ________ from seceding.

Civil War

________- Opposing interpretations of fed.

western Tennessee

1862- Fought in ________.

Total warfare

________- Civil populations + resources attacked + destroyed.

1856

Joined Republican Party

1858

Ran against Stephen Douglas

1860

Won election of 1860 → South seceded

Andrew Johnson

Election of 1864 VP

Assassinated

John Wilkes Booth

1861

President of CSA

1865-1867

Imprisoned

1861

Fired upon by Confederates

Lincoln

Responded militarily

1861

4 border states stay, 4 border states secede

Lincoln

Used military force + police powers (unconstitutional)

1862

Commander of Confederacy

1865

Surrendered to General Grant @ Appomattox

Ulysses S. Grant

Captured both forts

Grant

Kept Kentucky from seceding

1863

Becomes commander of Union forces

Victories

Vicksburg + freed Mississippi River

1868

Elected president

Trent

British ship

1862

Fought in western Tennessee

1863

Death → Hurt Confederacy

"Total war"

Making war on civilians property

1863

Openly attacked Lincoln + war policies

1864

Supported George McClellan in election

1865

General Lee surrenders to General Grant

Lee

Urged men to surrender + return to normal life (peaceful)

1862

Conscription begins for Confederacy

1863

Conscription begins for Union

Irish immigrants

Lynched + destroyed property of AA

Civil War

Opposing interpretations of fed

Total warfare

Civil populations + resources attacked + destroyed

Consequences

Changing race relationships + economic transformations

Abraham Lincoln

An American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865

Jefferson Davis

An American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865

Fort Sumter

A sea fort built on an artificial island protecting Charleston, South Carolina, from naval invasion

Border States

Slave states that did not secede from the Union

Robert E. Lee

A Confederate general who served the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army

Ulysses S. Grant

An American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877

First Battle of Bull Run

Also known as the Battle of First Manassas; was the first major battle of the American Civil War

Trent Affair

A diplomatic incident in 1861 during the American Civil War that threatened a war between the United States and the United Kingdom

Shiloh

The second great battle of the American Civil War; the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory

Monitor v. Merrimac

A naval battle during the American Civil War

Alabama

Established as a separate territory in 1817 and became a state in 1819

Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

Served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee

Antietam

The deadliest one-day battle in American military history; showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater

Emancipation Proclamation

A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on September 22

Fredericksburg

A town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River

Gettysburg

Battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point

Siege of Vicksburg

A decisive Union victory during the American Civil War (1861-65) that divided the confederacy and cemented the reputation of Union General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85)

Sherman's March to the Sea

A military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864

Election of 1864

Near the end of the American Civil War, incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of the National Union Party easily defeated the Democratic nominee, former General George B. McClellan, by a wide margin of 212–21 in the electoral college, with 55% of the popular vote

Appomattox Courthouse

The site of General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant in April, 1865

Conscription

The mandatory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service

Greenbacks

Emergency paper currency issued by the United States during the American Civil War that were printed in green on the back