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The symbolism of the Emancipation Proclamation

Defined what the Union was fighting against, the war for the Union must become a war for freedom

roles did women serve during the Civil War

previously male-dominated jobs and nurses.

The symbolism of the Emancipation Proclamation

Defined what the Union was fighting against, the war for the Union must become a war for freedom

roles did women serve during the Civil War

previously male-dominated jobs and nurses.

Why was the capture of Vicksburg necessary to the Union strategy in the west

It gave the Union control of the Mississippi which was a very crucial trading AND split the Confederacy in 2

Border States of Civil War

Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri; had slaves, many were very divided on the war

Advantages for the UNION

more population, more farmland, more factories, more railroads

Advantages for the Confederates

Generals had ability to inspire and lead troops, only needed to fight a defensive war, home field advantage

Merrimack (Virginia) and the Monitor

A battle between for first "ironclad" naval vessels, marking a new age in naval warfare.

Bull run

Confederate victory, first battle of the war

Antietam

Union victory, bloodiest day in America

Seven Days'

Confederate victory, forces Union to retreat

Fort Sumter

The confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War

Gettysburg

(AL) 1863 (meade and lee), July 1-3, 1863, turning point in war, Union victory, most deadly battle

Chancellorsville

A major battle in the American Civil War (1863), the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker. General Jackson was killed by friendly fire.

Appomattox Court House

Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant

Robert E Lee

Commander of the Confederate Army

Thomas "Stonewall Jackson"

Confederate lieutenant general and strategist

George McClellan

union general, 1st commander, overly cautious, fired by Lincoln

David Farragut

Union naval admiral whose fleet captured New Orleans and Baton Rouge

What happened in July 1863 in New York City during a dockworker strike and the first draft of the war

the New York City Draft Riots, a violent uprising sparked by the implementation of the first federal draft in US history.

Total war

Take resources and destroy all of the opposing sides necessities like food, shelter, and clothes

Gettysburg Address

a speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg, praised the bravery of Union soldiers, renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War; highlighted human rights

54th Massachusetts

unit consisting of mostly free African Americans, Infantry distinguished itself attacking Fort Wagner in 1863.

Copperheads

sympathized with the South and opposed abolition, Lincoln suspends habeas corpus and imprisons them

Clara Barton

Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross

General Sherman's March to the Sea

destroyed civilian or economic resources that could help the Confederacy. Split the confederacy even more