American Civil War
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 George McClellan | "Little Mac", overly cautious, lead at Battle of Antietam |
| Ambrose Burnside | Fumbling idiot, lead Army of Potomac at Fredricksburg |
| George Meade | Lead Army of the Potomac from Battle of Gettysburg to the end of the Civil War |
| Joshua Chamberlain | One-time commander of the 20th Maine, commanded a brigade, promoted to Brig. Gen. |
| David Farragut | Captured New Orleans, Charleston, and commanded from the rigging of his flagship, the Hartford |
| Robert Lee | Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, tactical genius |
| James Longstreet | Commander of the 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, known for strong defensive methods |
| A.P. Hill | Commander of the 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, battled sickness that often pulled him away from action, killed by sharpshooter |
| Dick Ewell | Commander of the 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, lead a division under Jackson, very indecisive |
| John Gordon | Lead a brigade in many battles in the Army of Northern Virginia, finished the war a division commander |
| JEB Stuart | Cavalry commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, feared by all Northern Commanders, killed at Brandywine |
| Dan Sickles | Political general, commanded the 3rd Corps, Army of the Potomac, screwed up at Gettysburg |
| John Sedgwick | "Uncle John", commanded the 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac, dependable and loved by his troops |
| Governaur Warren | Commanded the 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, canned by Sheridan |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Commanded in the West, captured Vicksburg, finished the war as commander of all U.S. armies |
| John Bell Hood | Division commander at Gettysburg, Army of Northern Virginia, commanded Army of Tennessee, smashed his army on Louisville defenses |
| Lewis Armistead | Brigade Commander at Gettysburg, Army of Northern Virginia, 1st Corps, died in Pickett's Charge |
| George Pickett | Division commander at Gettysburg, Army of Northern Virginia, 1st Corps, had his command shattered in the charge that bore his name |
| Henry Heth | "Harry", commanded a division at Gettysburg, got his command wrecked Day One in a fight with John Buford, the 1st Corps, and the 11th Corps |
| Raphael Semmes | Commanded Confederate ships Sumter and Alabama, lost to Kearsarge in 1864 |
| Gideon Welles | Secretary of the Navy for the United States |
| John Reynolds | Commanded the 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac, great general, killed at Gettysburg |
| Abner Doubleday | Commanded a division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac, not the best general |
| John Gibbon | Commanded a division in the 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac, once lead the "Black Hat Brigade" |
| David Dixon Porter | Commanded Morter Flotilla on the Mississippi, later commanded a fleet of ironclads |
| Alpheus Williams | Commanded a division in the Twelfth Corps, once commanded the Corps |
| Battle of Antietam | Bloodiest single-day clash in Civil War, resulted in a draw |
| Battle of Gettysburg | Three-day battle in Pennsylvania, won by the Army of the Potomac |
| First Battle of Bull Run | Irvin McDowell's Army of the Potomac was crushed by the Confederates at this strategic place |
| Battle of Petersburg | Settled to a siege, notable for the Battle of the Crater |
| Strong Vincent | Commanded a brigade in the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac, killed at Gettysburg |
| Phil Sheridan | Commanded the Army of the Shenandoah, took Lee by surprise at Five Forks, destroyed agriculture in Shenandoah Valley |
| Adelbert Ames | Commanded the 20th Maine, later moved to staff of General Meade, became buisnessman after the war |
| Battle of Fredricksburg | Burnside sent his army against Confederate positions on Marye's Heights, causing horrible casualties |
| Battle of Chancellorsville | Near Union victory, Hooker defeated by Jackson's flank attack, which dislodged the XI Corps |
| Battle of Appamattox Court House | Last battle of the Civil War, Lee was encircled and tried to break out, but the Union forces were too strong |
| Battle of Five Forks | The battle in which Sheridan and the V and the II Corps routed Pickett's Division and forced Lee to withdraw |
| Battle of Sayler's Creek | Sheridan and parts of the V and II Corps cut off Ewell's Corps, and Ewell was defeated and captured |
| Josiah Tattnal | Flag Officer in the Confederate Navy, commanded in several battles against the Union Navy, referred to as "Old Tat" |
| Franklin Buchanan | Admiral in Confederate Navy, commanded Virginia when she dueled the Monitor, and commanded the Confederate forces during the Battle of Mobile Bay |
| Patrick O'Rourke | Commander of the 140th NY Infantry, killed on day two at Gettysburg counterattacking on Little Round Top |
| William Barksdale | Commanded a brigade of Mississipians at Gettysburg, died after the attack on the Union lines at the disjoint with the III Corps |
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