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22 Cards in this Set
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ft. sumter
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State in which they were fought: Charleston, South Carolina
The month and year they were fought: April 12th, 1861 Who won:confederate Why the battle was significant: first battle only a horse got hurt student fired against teacher |
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bull run
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State in which they were fought: manassas railroad cross, Virginia
The month and year they were fought: July 21, 1861 Who won:confederate Why the battle was significant: union afterwards enlisted 500,000 more men McDowell rushed his army to Virginia before 90 day trail was over |
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shiloh
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State in which they were fought: Tennessee
The month and year they were fought: April 3-7 1862 Who won: confederate Why the battle was significant: |
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chancelorsville
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State in which they were fought: chancelorsville,Virginia
The month and year they were fought: may 1-4 1863 Who won: confederate Why the battle was significant: stone wall Jackson was shot/killed by his own man |
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Vicksburg
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State in which they were fought: Vicksburg, Mississippi
The month and year they were fought: April 16- may 18th 1863 Who won:union Why the battle was significant: it was the last town on Mississippi to split the union in 2 |
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Gettysburg
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State in which they were fought: Gettysburg, Virginia
The month and year they were fought: July 1st3rd 1863 Who won: union Why the battle was significant: last battle of war |
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Sherman March to the sea
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State in which they were fought: Atlanta, Georgia to savannah
The month and year they were fought: November 15th - December 21st 1864 Who won: union Why the battle was significant: general Sherman declared total war |
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advantages of north and south
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north: 13 million more people, 90% of industry,75% of railroad
south: fighting for a noble cause, better trained military, homeland advance |
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economic activity of north and south
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north: wepon building, clothes, everything else with factories
south: growing cotton |
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population difference between north and south
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13 million more people in the north
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south percent
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2% rich plantation owners
36% slaves |
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presidents of north and south
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north: Lincoln
south:Jefferson Davis |
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main two military leaders of north and south
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north: Ulysses S. Grant, George Mcclellan
south: stone wall Jackson, Robert E. Lee |
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capital cities of north and south
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north: Washington DC
south: Richmond, Virginia |
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famous women in civil war
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Clara Barton: who got the Red Cross
Harriet Beecher Stowe: wrote "uncle's Tom cabin" Dorthea Dix: saved many lives by being the head of all the hospital and made a place for phisicaly mental |
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corps
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a military organization
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cavalry
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soldiers fighting on horseback
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infanity
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soldiers fighting on foot
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artillery
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people shooting larger guns, such as canons, used on land
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Minnie ball
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rifle bulet used during the civil war, shaped like a cone
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forage
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to search wildly for food
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hard tack
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dry, hard bread or biscuit eaten by soldiers
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