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Con. Gen. Killed at Gettysburg.
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Lewis A. Armistead (1817-1863
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West. Pt. grad. Comdr. Of Conf. Army. Army of Tenn., despite failures routed by grant at Chattanooga, removed from mil. Commd., but remained advisor to Davis. Worked as engineer after war in LA and TX, died in Galveston.
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Braxton Bragg (1817-1876)
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first naval academy superintendent, admiral in confed. navy, commanded the CSS Virginia
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Franklin Buchanan (1800-1874)
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Conf. gen who yielded to Grants unconditional surrender terms at the battle of ft. Donnellson. (1862). Gov. of Kentucky
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Simon Bolivar Buckner – (1823-1914)
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Gen. CSA. Born in Ireland, noted for holding off Union troops at Ringgold gap, GA. Enabled Gen. Bragg to regroup. Seat of Johnson County Texas named for him
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne – (1828-1864)
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Highest ranking CSA Gen. in Civil War. Reported straight to Davis.
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Samuel Cooper – (1798-1876)
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CSA Gen. Second in command to John Hunt Morgan. Accompanied Davis when CSA gov’t was forced to flee in April and May of 1865.
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Basil Duke – (1838-1916)
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CSA Gen. under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee in the Army of N. VA. Led daring raid to outskirts of Washington DC. In 1864.
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Jubal Anderson Early – (1816-1894)
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CSA Gen. Senior command under Jackson and Lee. Ill prepared by Jackson to handle large scale command and discretionary type orders.
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Richard Stoddard Ewell – (1817-1872)
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CSA Gen. Calvary leader with no formal training, early leader in the KKK and opposed reconstruction.
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Distinguished officer in the old army and West Point tactics instructor. Wrote book on military tactics on both sides of the Civil War. Became CSA Gen. noted for battle of Shiloh, Perryville, and Stone’s River. Unable to stop Sherman and led successful evacuation of Savannah.
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William Joseph Hardee – (1815-1873)
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CSA Gen., Stonewall Jackson’s best division commander; “Hill’s Light Division” moved swiftly, often arrived in the nick of time; killed at Petersburg
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Ambrose Powell Hill – (1825-1865)
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a top CSA brigade and division leaders; noted for Peninsula Campaign, Seven Days Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Atlanta Campaign, and more
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John Bell Hood – (1831-1879)
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Distinguished himself during the War with Mexico – promoted from Lt. to Major in 18 months; resigned from Army in 1852, Called to Richmond in 1861 became Confed. general; extraordinary tactical commander during the Civil War known for the Valley Campaign, corps commander in Army of Northern Virginia, Sevens Days Battles, Northern Virginia Campaign, Maryland Campaign, Battle of Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville where he was wounded by friendly fire; died from complications
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Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson – (1824-1863)
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Confed. Gen. killed at Shiloh; irreparable loss; revered by Jefferson Davis
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Albert Sydney Johnston – (1803-1862)
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Commander of the Shenandoah Army, aided Beauregard at Manassas Junction; later assigned the territory between Appalachians an Mississippi River; little authority
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Joseph E. Johnston –(1807-1891)
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Confed. Gen.; known as Alleghany Johnson
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Edward Johnson – (1816-1873)
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Virginian; West Point Grad. – engineering; 25-year veteran of the U.S. Army; offered command of Union Army, declined; kept Union army at bay for nearly 3 years in VA; became Brig. Gen. and later full Gen. in CSA forces with various commands, including Army of Northern VA; fought McClellan to a draw at Antietam; fought and lost at Gettysburg; surrendered to Grant at Appomattox; became Pres. Of Washington College (now Washington & Lee)
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Robert E. Lee – (1807-1870)
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main subordinate to Robert E. Lee, known as “Old War Horse”; recognized for contributes to CSA victories at 2nd Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga; wounded at Battle of the Wilderness; blamed for loss at Gettysburg – delayed attack; post-war was diplomat, civil servant, Republican
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James Longstreet –(1821-1904)
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“Old Blizzards”; Confed. Gen.; built Ft. Pemberton – prevented Union troops from moving up the Tallahatchie River, sunk Star of the West to make river impassable, defense of Vicksburg; participated in South’s final offensive at Bentonville, North Carolina; military man for 50 years
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William Wing Loring
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grad. and professor at Virginia Military Institute; CSA Brig. Gen. noted for razing of Chambersburg, PA
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John McCausland – (1836-1927)
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Confed. Gen. known for Morgan’s raid, 1863, led troops past Union lines into KY,IN, and OH, Hampered Union Gen. Buell’s efforts to take Chattanooga
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John Hunt Morgan
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taught at Washington Naval Observatory before the war; diplomat , author, lawyer (in U.S. and Germany); Confed. Gen.; replaced a wounded Heth – led the troops in Pickett’s Charge
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James Johnston Pettigrew – (1828-1863)
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Confed. Gen. known for futile assault Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg; last in his class at West Point
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George E. Pickett – (1825-1875)
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nickname “Seminole”; West Point math instructor; CSA Gen.; commanded Trans-Mississippi Department after fall of Vicksburg; defeated Nathaniel P. Banks in the Red River Campaign
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Edmund Kirby Smith
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masterful calvary commander for CSA; Lee’s valued friend and confident; Lee’s aid-de-camp at Harper’s Ferry; led southern calvery at Brandy Station – largest mounted battle on US soil
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J.E.B. Stuart – (1833-1864)
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served as a Gen. in the CSA calvary, later in the US army during the Spanish American War
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Joseph Wheeler – (1836-1906)
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pro-slavery but loyal to the Union; West Point Grad.; Buchanan’s inaction left Anderson in a difficult position, returned fire and started a war or surrender his troops – forced to return to defend Fort Sumpter and eventual surrender in April 1861; re-raised same flag when Sumpter was retaken four years later
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Robert Anderson – (1805-1871)
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career politician, Gov. of MA, Union Gen. – political appointee generated support for the war; nickname by CSA “Commissary Banks” because of his loss of supplies in the Shenandoah valley; regularly lost battle, poor officer – post-war return to politics more successful.
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Nathaniel Prentiss Banks – (1821-1894)
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organizer, Union army leader in the Battle of Shiloh; failed to follow retreating rebels after Perryville victory – relieved of his command in 1862; officially resigned from service in 1863
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Don Carlos Buell – (1818-1898)
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invented breech-loading carbine – sold patent to creditors; Major Gen. in the Union Army, unsuccessful of Army of the Potomac – refused the command twice because he felt he was too inexperienced; participated in 1st Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of the Wilderness, became Gov. of Rhode Island; his shaving style created the term sideburns
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Ambrose Burnside – (1824-1881)
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controversial Union general who regarded slaves as contraband – refused to return fugitive slaves; led heavy-handed occupation of New Orleans; failed expedition against Ft. Fisher, NC – relieved of command; Radical Republican after the war; led in Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial
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Benjamin Butler – (1818-1893)
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college professor turned Union officer; noted for bravery at Gettysburg; led surrender ceremony of infantry at Appomattox
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain – (1828-1914)
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Union Brig. Gen. at 23, aggressive calvary brigade leader noted for his calvary command abilities at Gettysburg; Valley Campaign, Petersburg; fought in Indian Wars; arrogance and vanity flawed his judgement regularly; disobeying orders to move south with 7th calvary, he rode north, met Chief Crazy Horse, and lost the Battle of Little Big Horn (Custer’s Last Stand); he perished with his troops
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George A. Custer – (1839-1876)
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younger brother of George; only 2 time Medal of Honor recipient during the Civil War
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Thomas Ward Custer – (1845-1876)
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Union general, lawyer, politician, Secretary of Treasury, New York governor; as Secretary of the Treasury said” If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.” To the New Orleans treasury officer, in 1861
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John Adam Dix – (1798-1879)
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brilliant, gusty, Admiral; led Union ships up the Mississippi River; took New Orleans; moved on to take Ft Morgan and secured Mobile Bay for the Union, quote as saying “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” while moving through Rebel minefield (torpedoes) across from Ft Morgan
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David Farragut – (1801-1870)
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln; led failed effort to rescue Ft Sumter
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Gustavus Fox – (1821-1883)
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nicknamed “pathfinder”, explorer and military officer; New Republican party’s 1st President candidate in election 1856; anti-slavery view-southern states threatened to secede if he won- election went to Buchnan instead; one of 4 major-generals appointed by president Lincoln; controversial commander of the Army’s Department of the West, 1861; without authority declared martial law in Missouri, confiscated property; reassigned by Lincoln
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John Charles Fremont – (1813-1890)
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original name Hiram Ulysses; general-in-chief of Union Army 1864-1865; claimed 1st major Union victories of Civil War by capturing Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson; victory at Vicksburg and rescue of army at Chattanooga earned him recognition as Lincoln’s most successful general; later U.S. president
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Ulysses Grant – (1822-1885)
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replaced Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac; defeated by Lee at Chancellorsville; Atlanta Campaign
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Joseph Hooker - (1814-1879)
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scholar, lawyer, senior U.S. Union Army officer in Western Theatre;excelled at administrative issues but was unsussessful as field commander, contributed to defeat at 2nd Bull Run
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Henry Wager Hallack- (1815-1872)
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Union general;head of II Corp-Army of the Potomac; noted for Battle of gettysburg; commanded a military division in the south after the war; respect and fairness towards existing civil authorities, angered Republicans; Democratic nominee for President 1880-lost to Garfield
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Winfield Scott Hancock- (1824-1886)
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Union general noted for Battle of Ft. Stedman; Medal of Honor recipient
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John Hartranft-(1830-1889)
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conspirator with Booth to assassinate Lincoln and others including Vice President Johnson and Secretary of State Seward; lookout at Seward’s assasination attempt; exectued by hanging, helped Booth get to Mudd's home
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David Herold-(1842-1865)
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Union general who became 16th Quatermaster General of U.S. Army; organized supplies and provisions for all army units in the east; built a depot at City Point, Virginia
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Rufus Ingalls-(1818-1893)
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Congressman before the Civil War; resigned seat to volunteer for the Army; Union general, resumed political career after the war; Senator of Illinios, unsuccessful canidade for VP, founded Memorial Day (Decoration Day)
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John A. Logan – (1826-1886)
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Union general; civil engineer with 40 years military experience; died at Antietam
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Joseph Mansfield-(1803-1862)
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West Point graduate; served in many capacities; not a great military leader; called “Young Napoleon”, “Mac the Unready” and “Little Corpral of Unsought Fields”. He replaced McDowwle as Commander of the Dept. of the Potomac; became Commander in Chief after Winfield Scott retired; failed to crush Lee at Antitam; unlimitely relinquished command and retired; later Democratic candidate for President, but lost
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George B. McClellan-(1826-1885)
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Brig. General during Civil War in command of Army of Northeastern Virginia, pressured into launched premature offensive at Bull Run for Union; embarrassing defeat; replaced by McClellan in creation of new Union Army
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Irvin McDowell-(1818-1885)
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5th commander of the Army of the Potomac in a year; replaced Hooker in 1863 to oppose and win against Lee in Battle of Gettysburg; Overland Campaign, Appomattox
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George G. Meade-(1815-1872)
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conspirator in assassination of Lincoln, died of yellow fever at Ft. Jefferson in Florida
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Michael O’Laughlen
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U.S. Army career officer; commander of Army of the Mississippi, Army of Virginia; defeated at 2nd Battle of Bull Run; blamed junior officers; relieved of Command; sent to Minnesota
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John Pope-(1822-1892)
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Union general at 2nd Battle of Bull Run; tried, convicted and later vindicated of failure to obey General Pope’s orders at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run
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Fitz John Porter-(1822-1901)
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born in Wales; received medal of Honor for actions at Sinking Creek VA- predominately a calvary battle; former POW at Libby state prison
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William H. Powell-(1825-1904)
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Union general; confidant of Grant, U.S. sec. of War under Grant
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John A. Rawlins-(1831-1869)
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highly esteemed Union General; offered command of the Army of the Potomac; wanted no-strings authority, President refused, thus command of the Army of the Potomac fell to George G. Meade; killed at Battle of Gettysburg while moving troops to reinforce John Buford’s position
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John F. Reynolds
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Union general nicknamed “Fighting Dick”; descendant of General Putnam of the Revolutionary War; killed at Antietam while commanding the II Corp.
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Israel Richardson-(1815-1862)
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Rhode Island banker turned Union general, Brig. General of Volunteers; commanded 3rd Div./IX Corp at South Mountain Antietam, where he died
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Isaac Rodman-(1822-1862)
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inventor, engineer, politician, U.S. Army officer; Union general; known for battles of Second Corinth, Stones River; reorganized XIV Corp into Army of the Cumberland; humiliating defeat at Chickamauga in part due to “micro-managing” leadership style-relieved of command of the Army and given Command of the Department of Missouri; Minister to Mexico and California Representative after the War.
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William S. Rosecrans -(1819- 1898)
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conspirator in assassination of Lincoln, died of yellow fever at Ft. Jefferson in Florida
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Michael O’Laughlen
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U.S. Army career officer; commander of Army of the Mississippi, Army of Virginia; defeated at 2nd Battle of Bull Run; blamed junior officers; relieved of Command; sent to Minnesota
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John Pope-(1822-1892)
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Union general at 2nd Battle of Bull Run; tried, convicted and later vindicated of failure to obey General Pope’s orders at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run
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Fitz John Porter-(1822-1901)
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hanged for conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln, A.K.A. Lewis Paine, asigned to Assassinate Sec. of State Seward,he failed, begged for Mary Surrat's life at his hanging
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Lewis Powell-(1844-1865)
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born in Wales; received medal of Honor for actions at Sinking Creek VA- predominately a calvary battle; former POW at Libby state prison
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William H. Powell-(1825-1904)
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Union general; confidant of Grant, U.S. sec. of War under Grant
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John A. Rawlins-(1831-1869)
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highly esteemed Union General; offered command of the Army of the Potomac; wanted no-strings authority, President refused, thus command of the Army of the Potomac fell to George G. Meade; killed at Battle of Gettysburg while moving troops to reinforce John Buford’s position
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John F. Reynolds
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Union general nicknamed “Fighting Dick”; descendant of General Putnam of the Revolutionary War; killed at Antietam while commanding the II Corp.
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Israel Richardson-(1815-1862)
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Rhode Island banker turned Union general, Brig. General of Volunteers; commanded 3rd Div./IX Corp at South Mountain Antietam, where he died
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Isaac Rodman-(1822-1862)
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antebellum New York congressman known for killing son of Fancis Scott Key; acquitted with 1st ever use of temporary insanity plea in U.S. History; Union general at Battle of Gettysburg
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Daniel Sickles-(1819-1914)
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“Baldy” Union general; topographical engineer; commanded many volunteer units; later served as government engineer
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William Smith-(1824-1903)
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worker at Ford’s Theater; alleged conspirator in assassination of Lincoln
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Edman Spangler- (1825-1875)
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oldest field commander for Union; noted for Peninsula campaign, Antietam
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Edwin Sumner-(1797- 1863)
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accused of plotting to kidnap Lincoln, fled US, mother owned boarding house, she was hung for conspiracy, he went to the Vatican City
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John Surrat-(1844-1916)
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1st woman executed by U.S.; for conviction of conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln, mother of John, owned the boarding house
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Mary E. Surrat-(1823-1865)
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Union general known for valiant defense at battle of Chickamauga, earned the nickname “Rock of Chickamauga”; destroyed Hood’s army at Battle of Nashville
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George H. Thomas-(1816-1870)
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Union general, statesman, author; conflicting orders from Grant led to near disaster at Shiloh- he became scapegoat; defended Washington D.C. – stand at Monocacy; post war career included post as governor of new Mexico Territory, diplomat to Turkey; and his most lasting achievement, author of the book Ben Hur- A tale of the Christ
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Lew Wallace-(1827-1905)
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civil engineer, Union general known for last minute defense of Little Round Top at Battle of Gettysburg; career ruined during Battle of Five Forks
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Gouveneur K. Warren-(1830-1882)
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U.S. Secretary of Navy 1861-1869; built navy up to tackle Northern blockade of South; helped create navy Medal of Honor
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Gideon Welles-(1802-1878)
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assistant adjutant general of Union’s Army of Potomac
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Seth Williams-(1822-1866)
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Union General and Chief of Engineers for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. After the Civil War, he was involved in major engineering projects such as the Brooklyn Bridge and the Washington Monument.
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Horatio Wright- (1820-1899)
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Democratic President 1853-1857; elected as a dark horse; supported the Compromise of 1850; made territorial expansions; not nominated for 2nd term
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Franklin Pierce – (1804-1869)
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Democratic President 1857-1861; attempts to hold North and South together peacefully turned both against him; sectional hostilities were rampant; Northern with Southern sympathies; he was "Happy"
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James Buchanan-(1791-1868)
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Republican president 1861-1865 elected with 180 of 303 electoral votes and only 40% of popular vote; opposed the Crittenden Compromise; thought secession unconstitutional; led the country through Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation; moderate and conciliatory view of Reconstruction; assassinated in Ford’s Theater 1865; considered one of greatest U.S. Presidents
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Abraham Lincoln-(1809-1865)
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17th president; 1st to be impeached; among U.S. “worst President”
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Andrew Johnson-(1808-1875)
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19th president; election decided by congressional commission; Union officer noted for Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain, Valley Campaigns, Shenandoah Campaign, Brevet Major General
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Rutherford Hayes-(1822-1893)
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son of John Quincy Adams
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Charles Francis Adams
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American Civil Rights leader who led women’s suffrage movement in the U.S.
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Susan B. Anthony- (1820-1906)
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conspirator of Booth who planned to kidnap Lincoln, sentenced to life in prison at Fort Jefferson, dropped out of conspiracy when prisoner exchange ended
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Samuel Arnold- (1834-1906)
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conspirator of Booth in assassination of Lincoln, hanged, Booth assigned to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson
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George A. Atzerodt – (1835-1865)
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distributed supplies; tended wounded; known as “Angel of the Battlefield”; documented medical conditions/wounded taken to Fredericksburg, VA during Wilderness campaign
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Clara Barton- (1821-1912)
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given name of Sojourner truth, African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist; born as a slave; known for speech “Ain’t I a woman”
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Isabelle Baumfree- (1797-1883)
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wealthy slaveholder from TN; Presidential candidate 1860 defeated by Lincoln
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John Bell- (1797-1869)
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served 3 terms as CSA official under Jefferson
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Judah Benjamin – (1811-1884)
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American journalist and politician, opposed Johnson in Reconstruction
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Francis Preston Blair Sr.– (1791-1876)
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Union army general; 1868 Democratic Party VP nominee
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Francis Preston Blair Jr. – (1821-1875)
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postmaster general under Lincoln. son of Francis Preston Blair Sr. and older brother of Francis Preston Blair Jr.
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Montgomery Blair- (1813-1883)
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Shakespearian actor from MD; initially planned to kidnap Lincoln; April 1865 shot Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, co-conspirator shot Sec. of State William Seward; attack on Seward failed; 12 days later was shot and killed in Bowling Green, VA
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John Wilkes Booth- (1838-1865)
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Wisconsin politician, abolitionist, editor, and member of the Free Soil Party
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Sherman Booth- (1812-1904)
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folk hero and abolitionist; led Pottawatomie Massacre 1856; unsuccessful raid on Harper’s Ferry 1859; led to death by hanging
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John Brown – (1800-1859)
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1860 Southern Democratic candidate for President; Confederate general
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John C. Breckenridge- (1821-1875)
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fugitive slave whose arrest under Fugitive Slave Act set off riots and protests in Boston by abolitionists in 1854
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Anthony Burns- (1834-1862)
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Yale grad; attended law school; member of Federalist Party in Charleston, SC; political career began in 1808 as member of SC state legislator; 1st great spokesman for American nationalism; vigorously sought Presidency several times; served as VP under J.Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson; in later career great supported of states rights (states’ sovereignty within a union); after falling out of favor with Jackson he resigned and became a senator
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John C. Calhoun- (1782-1850)
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chief justice of U.S. 1864-1873; U.S. Sec of Treas. Under Lincoln, 1861-1864; devoted to destruction of Slave Power
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Salmon P. Chase- (1808-1873)
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statesman, orator, founder of Whig party, designed Compromise of 1850; sec. of state 1825-1829; nicknamed “War hawk”
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Henry Clay Sr. – (1777-1852)
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partner in largest bank in U.S. during the Civil War; Ohio attorney; Whig member; slavery issues in the South, but maintained ban on slave trade
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Jay Cooke – (1821-1905)
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statesman from KY, 2 time Attorney General of U.S.; proposed Crittenden Compromise 1860, failed to pass
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John J. Crittenden- (1786-1863)
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last CSA Attorney general
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George Davis-(1820-1896)
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west point grad; politician; Sec. of War under pierce; married Sarah Knox Taylor(Zachary Taylor’s Daughter); she died soon afterwards; served in U.S. House and Senate; supported states’ rights and slavery; promoted and helped pass the Kansas-Nebraska Act; did not support idea of secession and tried to keep southern states in the Union; withdrew from senate when MS seceded; became President of CSA and commander-in-chief of armed forces; imprisoned after war and indicted for treason; released on bail; never tried and charges dropped; could never hold federal office due to 14th amendment
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Jefferson Davis- ( 1808-1889)
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wife of Jefferson Davis; First Lady of the CSA
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Varina Powell Davis- (1826-1906)
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activist for the indigent insane; helped create mental asylums; at 59 volunteered, became superintendent of Army of Nurses during Civil War – served without pay, oversaw service of 3000 female nurses
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Dorothea Dix-(1802-1887)
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born in MD, escaped slavery by fleeing to MA; an abolitionist, self-educated; worked for Underground Railroad; created North Star, abolitionist newspaper until 1860; campaigned for and served consultant to Lincoln; convinced Lincoln that slaves could fight for the Union; asked for full equality for Union negro troops; served in D.C. 1877-1886
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Frederick Douglass- (1817-1895)
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Democratic Party nominee for President; lost to Lincoln; responsible for Kansas-Nebraska Act; supported Union cause until his death in 1861
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Stephen A. Douglas- (1813-1861)
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Canadian- born woman that enlisted in the Union Army as Franklin F. Thompson; known as the female spy of the Union also a nurse
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Sarah Emma Edmonds- (1841-1898)
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Swedish born American inventor; designed USS Monitor for the Union Army
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John Ericsson – (1803-1889)
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pro- slavery social theorist; published books during antebellum era
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George Fitzhugh- (1806-1881)
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journalist, social reformer, and abolitionist editor known for newspaper The Liberator, one of the founders of American Anti-Slavery Society
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William Lloyd Garrison – (1805-1879)
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founder of Liberal Republican Party, a reformer and Politician; editor of the New York tribune; 1865 editorial advised settlers “Go west young man, go west and grow up with the country”
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Horace Greely- (1811-1872)
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politician lawyer, abolitionist, and suffragist (she had a sister)
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Angelina Grimke- (1805-1879)
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sister to Angelina; abolitionist, writer, and suffragist, Became Quaker later on
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Sarah Grimke- (1792-1873)
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political party in the 1840's that was an early supported of aboltionism
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Liberty Party
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became the face of a lost generation after the Battle of Malvern Hills
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Private Edwin Jennison
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14 of the 16 African-Americans who recieved the Medal of Honor durning the Civil War received the medal for actions during this battle
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The Battle of New Market Heights, VA
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15th VP under Lincoln 1861-1864
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Hannibal Hamlin – (1809-1891)
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writer, Southern critic of slavery; thought slavery hurt the South’s potential to grow
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Hinton Helper - (1829-1909)
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Gov. of Maryland, 1858- 1862; U.S. Senator 1862-1865
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Thomas Hicks – (1798-1865)
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youngest to hold Speaker of the House position1839-1841; 2nd C.S.A. Sec. of State
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R. M. T. Hunter – (1809-1887)
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C.S.A. general noted for Battles of 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Appomattox; college professor after war; father of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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James H. Lane – (1833-1907)
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Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor murdered for abolitionist views
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Elijah Lovejoy – (1802-1837)
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What two forts did U.S. Grant take in 1862 along the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers?
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Fort Henry and Fort Doneldson.
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Where did Robert E. Lee Surrender to U.S. Grant?
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Appomatox Courthouse, Virginia
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Who was Jefferson Davis' chief military advisor after a less than successful military escapade in the western theatre?
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Braxton Bragg.
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Where was the last battle of the civil war?
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Palmito Ranch, TX
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What major Texas port was taken by Union forces in 1862 then taken back by Confederate forces in 1863?
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Galveston.
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statesman who served 2 terms as Treasury Secretary; recommended changes to banking laws that remain foundation of national banking system
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Hugh McClulloch – (1808-1895)
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physician imprisoned for helping Booth in assassination of Lincoln
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Dr. Samuel Mudd – (1833-1883)
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reformed minister of Unitarian Church, abolitionist whose words and quotes influenced Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Theodore Parker
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orator, Native American advocate, abolitionist, writer
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Wendell Phillips – (1811-1884)
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Scottish detective and spy known for creating Pinkerton National Detective Agency; head of Union Intelligence Service
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Allen Pinkerton – (1819-1884)
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literate enslaved blacksmith who led slave rebellion in Richmond, 1800
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Gabriel Prosser – (1776-1800)
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State that seceded from Virginia
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West Virginia
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The four border states and the capital that had slavery
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Kentucky,Missouri, Deleware, Maryland, Washington DC
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Man who came up with the Anaconda Plan
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Winfield Scott
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Great Britian's ambassador to the US
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Lord Lyons
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The infamous CSA prison camp
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Camp Sumter (Andersonville, Georgia)
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The confederate's strategy to get intervention
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King Cotton
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The year that the last "Civil War Amendment" was passed
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1870
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Weapons that the Calvary used
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Saber, revolver, and carbine
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New innovation that changed guns
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rifling
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New weapon that could be reloaded differently (one version invented by Burnside)
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breech-loader
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Massacre led by John Brown, reaction to the sacking of Lawrence, Kansas
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Pottawatomie Massacre
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company that helped emmigrants get to kansas
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New England Emigrant Aid Company
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document written in 1854 that described the rationale for the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain and implied the U.S. should declare war if Spain refused
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Ostend Manifesto
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Economic depression caused by the failure of Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company
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Panic of 1857
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Conference on the River Queen, Lincoln met Stephens along with a few others
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Hampton Roads Conference
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First "modern war", telegraphs and railroads were used
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Crimean War
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Location of the 1863 Draft Riot
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New York City
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Battle Early led, CSA victory, Maryland
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Battle of Monocacy
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Motto of Virginia, famous line uttered by John Wilkes Booth after he shot Lincoln and jumped onto the stage.
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Sic Semper Tyrannus
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Battle
April 12, 1861 |
Battle of Fort Sumter
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Battle
July 21, 1861 |
First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas)
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Battle
February 6, 1862 |
Battle of Fort Henry
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Battle
February 16, 1862 |
Battle of Fort Donelson
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Battle
April 6-7, 1862 |
Battle of Shiloh (Battle of Pittsburg Landing)
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Battle
June 25-July 1, 1862 |
Seven Days Battle
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Battle
August 27-30, 1862 |
2nd Battle of Bull Run
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Battle
September 17, 1862 |
Battle of Antietam
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Battle
December 13,1862 |
Fredericksburg
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Battle
May 1-4, 1863 |
Chancellorsville
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Battle
May 19-July 4, 1863 |
Seige of Vicksburg
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Battle
July 1-3, 1863 |
Gettysburg
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Battle
September 19-20, 1863 |
Chickamauga
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Battle
November 23-25, 1863 |
Chattanooga
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Battle
May 5-9, 1864 |
Battle of the Wilderness
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Battle
May 1864 |
Spotsylvania
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Battle
June 3, 1864 |
Cold Harbor
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Battle
June 20, 1864 - April 2, 1865 |
Siege of Petersburg
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Battle
August 5, 1864 |
Mobile Bay
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Battle
September 2, 1864 |
Atlanta
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Battle
December 15-16, 1864 |
Nashville
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Battle
April 9, 1865 |
Appomattox Courthouse
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Battle of Fort Sumter |
April 12, 1861
Charleston, South Carolina Confederate |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Battle of First Bull Run (Manassas) |
July 21, 1861
Manassas, Virginia Confederate |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Fort Henry |
February 6, 1862
Western Tennessee Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Fort Donelson |
February 16, 1862
Western Tennessee Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Shiloh |
April 6-7, 1862
Near Petersburg Land, TN Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Seven Days' Battle |
June 25 -July 1, 1862
Virginia Confederate |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Second Battle of Bull Run |
August 27-30, 1862
Manassas, Virginia Confederate |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Antietam |
September 17, 1862
Antietam Creek, Maryland Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Fredericksburg |
December 13, 1862
Fredericksburg, VA Confederate |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Chancellorsville |
May 1-4, 1863
Chancellorsville, VA Confederate |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Siege of Vicksburg |
May 19-July 4, 1863
Vicksburg, Mississippi Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Gettysburg |
July 1-3, 1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Chickamauga |
September 19-20, 1863
Chickamauga, Georgia Confederate |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Chattanooga |
November 23-25, 1863
Chattanooga, Tennessee Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 5-9, 1864
Northern VA Not Decisive |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Spotsylvania |
May 1864
Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA Not Decisive |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Cold Harbor |
June 3, 1864
Virginia Not Decisive |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Siege of Petersburg |
June 20, 1864-April 2, 1865
Petersburg, Virginia Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Mobile Bay |
August 5, 1864
Alabama Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Atlanta |
September 2, 1864
Georgia Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Nashville |
December 15-16, 1864
Tennessee Union |
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Give Date, Location and outcome
Appomattox Courthouse |
April 9, 1865
Virginia Union |
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Who was Samuel Mudd?
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a doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth soon after the assassination of President Lincoln
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President Lincoln, who determined that the Emancipatoin Proclamation should not be issued until after a union victory on the battlefield, ultimately authroized the release of the document following the battle of _______?
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Antietam
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Although several factors are believed to have contributed to the Panic of 1857, resulting in a major U.S. Recession, the immediate event commonly identified as the primary reason for the economic collapse was __________?
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an embezzlement scandal causing the collapse of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company
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-Both son and grandson of US Presidents
-In 1848 he was the vice Presidential running mate with Martin Van Buren on the Free Soil Ticket -During his career in elected office, he service in the Massachusetts State Legislature and Senate as well as the US Congress |
Charles Francis Adams
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What is the correct Chronological order for the following battles, beginning with the earliest?
Seven Days' Battle Mobile Bay Fredericksburg Gettysburg |
Seven Days' Battle
Fredericksburg Gettysburg Mobile Bay |
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Who was known as the 'Angel of Cairo'?
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Mary Jane Safford
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The offical end of reconstruction was part of a political deal that resulted in the election of President ______?
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Abolitionism was a nineteent Century movement that called for an end to________?
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slavery
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The 'underground railroad' a secret system for helping escaped slaves in the norther United States, was created, at least in part in defiance of
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The Fugitive Slave Acts
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Which of the following individuals was known as a 'prominent conductor' on the underground railroad
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Harriet Tubman
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What are two reasons for the extrodinary interest in the American Civil War?
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first conflict fought on a continental scale, huge number of deaths
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What was not one of his goals during Grant's second term of office.
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insuring that education, including higher education, was available to all.
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In his inaugural address, who did Buchanan state would be responsible for determining the slavery issue in the states and terroritories.
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the people of the state or terroritory
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The western boundary of which state was determined by the Compromise of 1850?
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Texas
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Who was the Union commander who launched a premature attack at First Bull Run in 1861?
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Irvin McDowell
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General ___ was tried and convicted of failing to obey the orders of Gen Pope at the Battle of Second Bull Run.
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Porter
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Wendell Phillips believed that ___ was responsible for all of society's ills.
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Racial injustice
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Lee's next move after Chancellorsville was to___.
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Invade Pennsylvania
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In the Texas Declaration of Secession what laws did Texas feel had been violated by the North's concept of equality of all, without regard to race or color?
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Divine Law
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At the Battle of Shiloh, ___ attended the wounded and later graduated from the Medical College for Women in New York City.
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Mary Jane Safford
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At the end of August, 1862, Jackson took position __ and __.
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on the old battlefield of Bull Run, regained contact with Lee and Longstreet
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In early September of 1862, McClellan marched northwest with ___ to find ___.
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95,000 men, General Lee
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Who stated "No foresight can anticipate nor any doccument of reasonable length contain express provisions for all possible questions" in his inaugural address?
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Abraham Lincoln
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The only woman to hold a commission in the Confederate States Army was ___ who was appointed by President Davis as captain of the calvary, allowing her to continue to work at Robertson Hospital.
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Sally Louisa Tompkins
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Where did John Worden, commander of the Monitor, receive his early naval training?
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Brazil
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In ___, after Bull Run, McClellan was made ___ by Lincoln.
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November of 1861, general in chief of all the armies
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One of Grant's goals during his second term in office was to ___.
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reestablish ocean commerce
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