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62 Cards in this Set
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was the Confederate general killed at Shiloh
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Johnston
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was a Union ironclad
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Monitor
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was the first person in charge of the Union army
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Scott
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was a woman doctor who tried to help with hospital care of the injured
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Blackwell
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led Confederate forces at First Bull Run
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Beauergard
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was Winfield Scott's plan for a Union victory
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Anaconda
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was where Johnston attacked Grant in Tennessee
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Shiloh
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was a Confederate ironclad
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Merrimack/Virginia
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was the South Carolina fort where the first shots were fired
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Sumter
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Lincoln's Inaugural Address
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said that he would maintain the Union, and that the Confeds had no right no leave, assured South that he didn't want to abolish slavery.
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Sumter battle
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first battle: Beauergard (C) and Anderson (U) -- Anderson ran the fort -- Confeds block it off
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What states joined the Confederacy later?
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N.C, VA, Tennesee, and Arkansas
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Which states joined the Union from the border
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Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, West VA
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Northern advantages
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population - industry - wealth - railroads - Navy
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South advantages
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better generals - military tradition - only needed to defend - more spirit
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Who was first put in charge of the Northern army?
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Winfield Scott
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What was the problem with the Anaconda Plan
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It would take a long time
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First Battle of Bull Run was also called?
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Battle of Manassas Junction
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First Battle of Bull Run
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McDowell (U) - Beauergard (C) - same size armies - Jackson started pushing Union back -- casualties were 5000
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McClellan
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in charge of Army of the Potomac
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Halleck
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in charge of Western Union forces - "old Brains" - relied on Grant to fight
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Johnston
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Confed general in the West - split army to defend vulnerabilities
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Peninsula Campaign
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McClellan's plan to go by sea to invade the peninsula and go up toward Richmond
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Seven Days' Battles
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Lee tries to force McClellan to retreat back to the bottom of the peninsula - Confed victory
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Halleck's plan
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to abandon the peninsula and move back toward D.C. - join with Pope's army and attack south - Lee figures out the plan and sends Jackson + himself toward Pope
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2nd Battle of Bull Run
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Pope follows Jackson while Lee is heading toward Pope - ends up fighting at Bull Run again - Southern victory
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Why did Lee try to invade the north?
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to break the Union's spirit
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How did McClellan learn about Lee's plan to invade the north?
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his soldiers found a map detailing what Lee's split armies are supposed to do
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Battle at Antietam
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McClellan learns about the invade-the-north plan and goes to wait for Lee's army, but he hesitates and prevents a bigger Union victory - Union victory
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Significance of Antietam battle
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bloodiest single day battle
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Merrimack
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US naval ship sunk in harbor - South brings it up and renames it the Virginia - becomes ironclad
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Monitor
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Federal ironclad ship
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Strategies in the West
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Confed - to stop union advance
Union - to take control of West states and control the Mississippi |
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George Thomas
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Union General - able to force Confeds out of Kentucky
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Fort Henry
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Confed fort on Tennessee River - Grant attacks with army + navy - takes fort
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Fort Donelson
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another Confed fort attacked by Grant by army + navy - Grant demands unconditional surrender
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Buell
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takes Nashville - moves into Tennessee to support Grant
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Shiloh
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Beauergard + Johnston attack Grant - Union retreats + Johnston dies - Buell joins Grant and it's a Union victory
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Corinth
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where the Confeds retreat to - another Union victory
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Farragut
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New Orleans taker - for the Union
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Bragg
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Confed general - wins battles in Kentucky -
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battle at Perrysville
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Buell vs. Bragg - North wins - Buell lets Bragg go
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Rosecrans
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Union - replaces Buell + goes after Bragg
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Murfreesboro
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fought on New Years Eve - Rosecrans vs. Bragg - no clear winner, nothing gained
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Pemberton
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Confed commander at vicksburg
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Vicksburg
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Grant lays siege and gets Vicksburg, gaining control of the Mississippi River
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Pea Ridge
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Pro-south people in Missouri vs. pro-north people - north wins
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lost to Lee at Second Bull Run
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Pope
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was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi until Grant arrived
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Vicksburg
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was a Confederate fort in Tennessee captured by Grant
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Henry
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was the Union general who fought at Murfreesboro
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Rosecrans
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was the Union general who won at Nashville
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Buell
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attacked McClellan in the Seven Days Battle
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Lee
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led the Union forces at First Bull Run
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McDowell
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were the Indians who helped the Confederates at Pea Ridge
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Cherokee
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was the city taken by David Farragut's naval attack
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New Orleans
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was nicknamed "Unconditional Surrender"
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Grant
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was the number of states that seceded before Lincoln took office
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seven
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was the Confederate who lost at Perrysville
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Bragg
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led the Peninsula Campaign
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McClellan
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was where McClellan stopped Lee's northern advance
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Antietam
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was nicknamed "Old Brains"
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Halleck
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