Civil War Lecture Review

A set of vocabulary-style flashcards derived from the lecture transcript regarding individuals, conditions, and policies during the American Civil War.

Harriet Tubman

An individual who led troops in combat and worked as a sky for the union.

Location of the Armies

Both armies spent the majority of their time in the South.

Southern Civilizations (Last Year of War)

Experienced total devastation where homes were destroyed, crops were burned, food was taken, and animals were killed.

Clara Barton

A union nurse who risked her life to save union soldiers and invented life saving techniques during the war.

Frederick Douglass

An effective public speaker on slavery because he was once an ex slave, which gave him credibility.

Willie Lincoln

The son of Abraham Lincoln who died of typhoid fever.

Nursing in the Civil War

Doctors were hesitant to allow women in this role because they believed it was inappropriate for women to treat men.

Andersonville Prison

A deadly location characterized by starvation, disease, heat, and a water source that also served as a sewer.

Elmira Prison

A deadly prison where the environment was extremely cold and prisoners froze.

Copperheads

The name Lincoln gave to Northern Democrats who spoke out against the war, comparing them to deadly snakes.

Dissenters in the North

Northern democrats who spoke out against the war and were put in a prison without a trial by Lincoln.

Southern Draft Exemption

Those who had two or more slaves could escape being drafted.

Northern Draft Exemption

Individuals could escape being drafted if they paid a fee of $300$.

Rich man's war and a poor man's fight

A phrase used by poor people on both sides to describe the war after the draft began.

Fort Sumter

The location where the first shots of the war occurred.