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Civil War

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Confederate officer who earned his nickname at Manassas / 1ST Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
Person who worked as a nurse and later started the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Northern General who was famous for the strategy of "total war"
William T. Sherman
President of the U.S. during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
General who was commander of Union troops at the end of the war, led a victory at Vicksburg, and later became President,.
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the battle site in Pennsylvania where so many soldiers were killed that part of this battlefield was dedicated as a cemetery?
Gettysburg
The name of the most famous ALL-African American regiment for the North was:
54th Massachusetts
The President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
Commander of Confederate troops throughout the war, and surrendered to Grant
Robert E. Lee
What was one strategy the South had for fighting the war?
defend itself and wear down the North's will to fight
What was one of the strengths of the CONFEDERACY during the Civil War?
Military leadership
One result of the Civil War was:
Federal Government became stronger
President Lincoln could order the slaves in the South to be FREE because:
It was seen as a military decision to weaken the South
States that were close to both the North and South. Both sides wanted to claim them for their side.
Border states
Place in South Carolina that the Confederates claimed as theirs. President Lincoln decided to resupply this location and the first shots of the Civil War were fired here.
Fort Sumter
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