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14 Cards in this Set
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William T. Sherman |
General of the Union army, total war against confederate states, his march to sea caused deep destruction in the south |
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Emancipation proclamation |
September 22 1862, declared all slaves in rebel states free took effect January 1 1863 |
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Freedmens bureau |
Agencies set up to aid former slaves in adjusting to freedom. Providing food, clothing, jobs, and education to blacks |
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Battle of Gettysburg |
Large battle July 1-3 1863 union general Meade led York men to victory, most famous battle because of size, deaths, location in the north, and the turning point the Gettysburg address |
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New York City draft riot |
Reaction towards union draft Irish mobs, blacks killed, black orphanages burn down, and broke into congressmen houses |
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13th amendment |
Abolished slavery and indentured servitude except for those criminals assigned to it |
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Appomattox court house |
Lee surrendered union troops blocked off all escape ways for lee. Grant and Sherman resisted but confederacy collapsed within a month |
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Conscription |
The drafting of soldiers into war first adopted in CSA |
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Jefferson Davis |
President of confederacy from Mississippi |
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Radical republicans |
Wanted complete and total political equality for African Americans. Criticized Lincoln for not making the emancipation a priority |
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Anaconda plan |
Union blockade from southern coastlines and Mississippi River |
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First battle of bull run |
First major battle, south victory. Union marched from DC to bull run creak to attack south |
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Battle of Antietam |
North succeeded in halting lees confederate troops in Maryland, bloodiest battle. |
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Ulysses s grant |
Union military commander who won battles and defeated lee |
