APUSH chapter 21

bull run

the first major land battle of the civil war, confederate victory

peninsula campaign

the Union's grand plan for victory early on in the war.

merrimack

us warship that destroyed union ships in chesapeake bay

monitor

union ironclad that fought the merrimack

bull run second

a major Confederate victory in the American Civil War fought in Virginia. It was the culmination of General Robert E

antietam battle

bloodiest single day in U.S. history, a strategic Union "victory" that halted Lee's first invasion of the North, giving Lincoln the chance to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

emancipation proclamation

declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free

thirteenth amendment

formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

battle of frederickburg

a major Civil War defeat for the Union under Ambrose Burnside

battle of gettysburg

Turning Point. It ended Confederate hopes of major victories in the North 50,000 casualties

gettysburg address

President Lincoln's iconic, brief speech redefining the Civil War as a fight for liberty, equality, and preserving democracy

battle of ft henry and donelson

crucial early Union victories led by Ulysses S. Grant in Tennessee, opening the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers to Union forces, securing Kentucky

battle of shiloh

a major Civil War battle that took place in southwestern Tennessee.

siege of vicksburg

a pivotal American Civil War campaign where Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant besieged the Confederate city of Vicksburg, Mississippi

shermans march

Union General William T. Sherman's devastating campaign from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia,

congressional committee

a group of radical republicans who hated the president

copperheads

known as Peace Democrats, were Northern Democrats during the Civil War who opposed the war effort

the man without a country

Philip Nolan, who curses the U.S. and is sentenced to life exile on ships

union party

a short-lived moderate party focused solely on preserving the Union by avoiding the slavery issue

wilderness campaign

battles fought in the wilderness of virginia

appomattox courthouse

the site in Virginia where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army

reform bill of 1867

passed two years after the war ended, reconstructed southern states

joesph hooker

Union General known for boosting morale and organizing the Army of the Potomac after Fredericksburg. “fighting joe”

A.E. burnside

nfamous for the devastating Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg, leading to his removal as commander of the Army of the Potomac

john pope

a brash Union Major General put in command of the Army of Virginia

george mcclellan

nicknames like "Tardy George" and leading to his dismissal by Lincoln after the failed Peninsula Campaign and Seven Days' Battle

thomas jackson

“stonewall” in the first bull run

george meade

famously defeated Robert E. Lee at the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg

george pickett

failed infantry assault, Pickett's Charge, at the Battle of Gettysburg

ulysses grant

became the 18th president, victory at vicksburg

willian sherman

the devastating March to the Sea (Atlanta to Savannah)

salmon chase

a prominent abolitionist, Ohio Senator, and Lincoln's Treasury Secretary

clement vallandigham

Ohio politician and leader of the anti-war "Copperhead" Democrats

john wilkes booth

John Wilkes Booth is known as the infamous pro-Southern actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln