CIVIL WAR LESSONS 4&5; ASSASSINATION

Battle of Fredericksburg (1862)

The battle had the most soldiers involved of any battle during the Civil War.

Battle of Chancellorsville (1863)

During this battle, Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own men and later died from pneumonia as a result of his wound.

General George McClellan

AFTER ANTIETAM, HE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO FOLLOW LINCOLN'S ORDERS TO FOLLOW THE RETREATING CONFEDERATE TROOPS AND DESTROY THEM.

General Joseph Hooker

AFTER A CRUSHING LOSS AT CHANCELLORSVILLE HE RESIGNED AS LEADER OF THE UNION.

General Ambrose Burnside

HE WAS REPLACED BY LINCOLN AFTER A CRUSHING LOSS AT FREDERICKSBURG

Ulysses S. Grant

He was the last General to be appointed by Lincoln on March 10, 1864 to lead the Union Army.

Pennsylvania

Northern State that Lee marched to and led to the Battle of Gettysburg being fought.

Joshua Chamberlain

Given the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Battle of Gettysburg

Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. Approx. 51,000 casualties, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.

Battle of Vicksburg

This Battle split the south in two and gave the Union control of the Mississippi River

47 Days

How long was the siege of Vicksburg

Gettysburg Address

2 minute Speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg, in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War.

Battle of the Wilderness

Fought from May 5 to May 7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign.

March to the Sea, 1864

Northern troops led by William T. Sherman marched through Georgia destroying everything in their path.

Gen. George McClellan

Former General who ran against Lincoln in the election of 1864

April 9, 1865

Date that Lee surrenders to Grant

Appomattox Court House

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

4 million

Number of slaves in the US during the Civil War

2 out of 3

Number of Civil War deaths that occurred from disease rather than battle

1 out of 5

Average death rate for all Civil War soldiers

2.5%

Approximate percentage of the American population that died in the Civil War

Booth's original plan for Lincoln

Kidnap him and trade him for Confederate POW's

Our American Cousin

the play Lincoln was watching when he was assassinated in Ford's Theater

Mary Surratt

Woman who was part of the plan to kill Lincoln (the conspirators met at her boarding house)

Ford's Theater (Washington, DC)

Place where Lincoln was assassinated

April 15, 1865

The date that Lincoln dies

8

Number of people who will be arrested and charged with conspiracy to kill the President

4

Number of suspects who will be put to death for Lincoln's assassination.

John Wilkes Booth

was an American stage actor who, as part of a conspiracy plot, assassinated Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.

VP Andrew Johnson; Sec. of State William Seward

Also targeted for assassination on the same night as Lincoln.

John J. Williams

Considered the last casualty of the Civil War.

One reason Lee decided to invade the North

to win a decisive victory on Northern soil in the hopes of bringing the Civil War to a close