APUSH Civil War
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24 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Brown's raid | organized arm Blacks rebelled, spread panic, caused the death of a mayor |
| Abraham Lincoln | president that caused the overthrow of Southern Society. Elected in 1861. Pro-union |
| Jefferson Davis | elected as a senator/secretary of war. Became confederate president. |
| Fort Sumter | First battle of the Civil War. Cannon fire by Confederates, Union surrendered. |
| P.G.T. Beauregard | Pummeled the fort with artillery bombardment. (Confederate) |
| Richmond | capital of the Confederacy |
| Irvin McDowell | Unionist, led troops to Richmond. |
| Bull Run | Battle fought after Beauregard's plan failed. Fought by mobs. Confederates won both battles. |
| Thomas Jackson | "Stonewall", fought at Bull Run and threw men into action. |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Soldier for the North, general for the Union. Known as a drunk but promoted by Lincoln. |
| Shiloh | Battle in Tennessee, led by Grant. |
| George McClellan | General, leader of Union army. Tended to withhold from fighting. Lincoln forced him to fight at Virginia. |
| Robert E. Lee | Came up with the offensive over defensive strategy. Fought at the 7-day battle.(Confederate) |
| Antietam | Battle; McClellan vs. Lee; Battle won by North. First major battle across the Patomic. |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Lincoln's document that freed slaves, published days after the battle at Antietam Creek. Major impact on North. |
| Vicksburg | Army commanded by John C. Pemberton; visited by Grant. |
| Gettysburg | Fight at Cemetery/Ambrose Hill. Confederates drove Union soldiers out. |
| Pickett's Charge | Confederate general wanted soldiers to charge at Union lines, was a complete failure, and many soldiers died. |
| Petersburg | Black division slaughtered here. |
| Atlanta, Georgia | Led by Grant, union forces made Confederates retreat. |
| William T. Sherman | burnt and plundered all Southern presumptions of independence. Cut off communications. Campaign cost a million dollars. |
| Election of 1864 | Lincoln argued for continuing the war, seen as "mandate" " |
| Columbia, South Carolina | capital, bunt down by Sherman; first state to secede. |
| Appomattox Court House | Lee and Grant meet here to see Lee surrendered. |
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