Civil War VocabCivil War Vocab

Ft. SumterFt. Sumter

1st official battle of the Civil WarFought over important ft. in SCNo casualties

CSA/ Jefferson DAvisCSA/ Jefferson DAvis

CSA refers to the Confederate States of America, the name the south gave their new country when they seceded from the USA.

Jefferson Davis was elected president of the new Confederate States of America.

Anaconda PlanAnaconda Plan

Union’s war strategyWinfield ScottConsists of blockade of South and control

of Miss. Rvr.Compared to the snake that slowly

strangles its prey to death.

Border States Border States

States that allowed slavery, but did not secede from the Union.

Deleware, Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland

Lincoln could not afford to lose these states to the Confederacy.

Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee

Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Formerly one of the best senior officers in the US army.

Offered command of the US army, but declined, feeling loyalty to his home state of Virginia.

11stst Bull Run/ Manassas Bull Run/ Manassas

1st bloodshed of the Civil WarOccurred at Manassas Junction in VA, only

25 miles South of Washington DCWith the help of “Stonewall” Jackson’s

reinforcements, the Union suffered a defeat.

Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant

Union GeneralHis successes in the West led Lincoln to

eventually name Grant commander of the Union army in 1864.

AntietamAntietam

Gave Lincoln the victory he needed for Emancipation Proclamation.

Bloodiest single day of the Civil War.

Emancipation ProclamationEmancipation Proclamation

A decree freeing all enslaved persons in states still in rebellion after January 1, 1863

VicksburgVicksburg

1863 siege that gave the Union control of the Mississippi river.

SiegeSiege

Cutting off an opponent’s food and supplies and constantly bombarding it until the enemy gives up.

GettysburgGettysburg

Turning point of the war in the East.3-day battle/ Gettysburg, PAUnion victory…Lee loses more than 1/3 of

his forces and will never be able to re-gain the strength he had before the battle.

Bloodiest battle of the Civil War

Gettysburg Address Gettysburg Address

Speech given by President Lincoln at the dedication of a battlefield cemetery. Becomes one of the best-known orations in American History.

Part II (on your own). See page 129.Part III (on your own).

Sherman’s March (to the sea)Sherman’s March (to the sea)

Union troops march east across GA, led by General Sherman.

Purpose: to make Southern civilians understand the horrors of war.

Cuts a path of destruction through GA (at times 60 miles wide), butning corps, ransaking houses and killing livestock.

Example of TOTAL WAR!!

Total War Total War

Type of war in which one side utilizes all its resources to completely destroy its opponent.

Clara Barton Clara Barton

The most prominent Civil War nurse.

Appomattox CourthouseAppomattox Courthouse

Village 3 miles east of Appomattox, VASite of Lee’s surrender to Grant on April 9,

1865

Lincoln’s AssassinationLincoln’s Assassination

Just after 10pm on April 14, 1865 Lincoln is shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth. He dies the next morning.

This occurs at a play at Ford’s Theater.

1313thth Amendment Amendment

Constitutional amendment banning slavery in the United States.

Part II (on your own). See page 135Part III (on your own).