Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
22 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
Fort Sumter
|
Confederacy
|
Lincoln calls for 75,000 men for 90 days
|
|
|
1st Bull Run
|
Confederacy
|
Lincoln call for 500,000 men for 3 years
|
|
|
Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson
|
Union
|
Union controls Tennessee River
|
|
|
Hampton Roads
|
Draw
|
Ends manufacturing of wooden ships
|
|
|
Shiloh
|
Union
|
Confederates lose 1/4 of their troops
|
|
|
Jackson's Shenandoah Campaign
|
Confederacy
|
Confederates tried to distract Union
|
|
|
Seven Days'
|
Confederacy
|
Union forced out of Virginia for second time (out of Richmond)
|
|
|
2nd Bull Run
|
Confederacy
|
McClellan is restored to power and outlook is good for South
|
|
|
Antietam
|
Draw
|
Bloodiest single day in U.S. history
|
|
|
Fredericksburg
|
Confederacy
|
Burnside is replaced by Hooker
|
|
|
Chancellorsville
|
Confederacy
|
"Stonewall" Jackson killed by friendly fire
|
|
|
Vicksburg
|
Union
|
Union gets control of entire Mississippi River and is a turning point
|
|
|
Gettysburg
|
Union
|
Lee stops attacking North and is the other turning point
|
|
|
Chattanooga & Chickamauga
|
Union
|
Allowed Union to get Atlanta
|
|
|
The Wilderness
|
Confederacy
|
Part of Grant's Overland Campaign
|
|
|
Spotsylvania & Cold Harbor
|
Confederacy
|
Last major Confederate victory
|
|
|
Petersburg & Richmond
|
Union
|
Allowed Union to capture Richmond and major tranportation junction
|
|
|
Sherman's March
|
Union
|
-Helps Linclon's reelection
-Completely devastates South |
|
|
Atlanta
|
Union
|
Union controlled 2nd most important city in South
|
|
|
Mobile Bay
|
Union
|
One of last major Confederate forts that Union needed to capture
|
|
|
Nashville
|
Union
|
End of large scale fighting in west
|
|
|
Appomattox Courthouse
|
Union
|
-End of Civil War
-Grant's respect allows peaceful reuniting |
