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Con. Gen. Killed at Gettysburg.
Lewis A. Armistead (1817-1863
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.
Braxton Bragg (1817-1876)
first naval academy superintendent, admiral in confed. navy, commanded the CSS Virginia
Franklin Buchanan (1800-1874)
Conf. gen who yielded to Grants unconditional surrender terms at the battle of ft. Donnellson. (1862). Gov. of Kentucky
Simon Bolivar Buckner – (1823-1914)
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
Patrick Ronayne Cleburne – (1828-1864)
Highest ranking CSA Gen. in Civil War. Reported straight to Davis.
Samuel Cooper – (1798-1876)
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.
Basil Duke – (1838-1916)
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.
Jubal Anderson Early – (1816-1894)
CSA Gen. Senior command under Jackson and Lee. Ill prepared by Jackson to handle large scale command and discretionary type orders.
Richard Stoddard Ewell – (1817-1872)
CSA Gen. Calvary leader with no formal training, early leader in the KKK and opposed reconstruction.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
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.
William Joseph Hardee – (1815-1873)
CSA Gen., Stonewall Jackson’s best division commander; “Hill’s Light Division” moved swiftly, often arrived in the nick of time; killed at Petersburg
Ambrose Powell Hill – (1825-1865)
a top CSA brigade and division leaders; noted for Peninsula Campaign, Seven Days Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Atlanta Campaign, and more
John Bell Hood – (1831-1879)
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
Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson – (1824-1863)
Confed. Gen. killed at Shiloh; irreparable loss; revered by Jefferson Davis
Albert Sydney Johnston – (1803-1862)
Commander of the Shenandoah Army, aided Beauregard at Manassas Junction; later assigned the territory between Appalachians an Mississippi River; little authority
Joseph E. Johnston –(1807-1891)
Confed. Gen.; known as Alleghany Johnson
Edward Johnson – (1816-1873)
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)
Robert E. Lee – (1807-1870)
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
James Longstreet –(1821-1904)
“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
William Wing Loring
grad. and professor at Virginia Military Institute; CSA Brig. Gen. noted for razing of Chambersburg, PA
John McCausland – (1836-1927)
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
John Hunt Morgan
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
James Johnston Pettigrew – (1828-1863)
Confed. Gen. known for futile assault Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg; last in his class at West Point
George E. Pickett – (1825-1875)
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
Edmund Kirby Smith
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
J.E.B. Stuart – (1833-1864)
served as a Gen. in the CSA calvary, later in the US army during the Spanish American War
Joseph Wheeler – (1836-1906)
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
Robert Anderson – (1805-1871)
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.
Nathaniel Prentiss Banks – (1821-1894)
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
Don Carlos Buell – (1818-1898)
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
Ambrose Burnside – (1824-1881)
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
Benjamin Butler – (1818-1893)
college professor turned Union officer; noted for bravery at Gettysburg; led surrender ceremony of infantry at Appomattox
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain – (1828-1914)
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
George A. Custer – (1839-1876)
younger brother of George; only 2 time Medal of Honor recipient during the Civil War
Thomas Ward Custer – (1845-1876)
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
John Adam Dix – (1798-1879)
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
David Farragut – (1801-1870)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln; led failed effort to rescue Ft Sumter
Gustavus Fox – (1821-1883)
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
John Charles Fremont – (1813-1890)
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
Ulysses Grant – (1822-1885)
replaced Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac; defeated by Lee at Chancellorsville; Atlanta Campaign
Joseph Hooker - (1814-1879)
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
Henry Wager Hallack- (1815-1872)
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
Winfield Scott Hancock- (1824-1886)
Union general noted for Battle of Ft. Stedman; Medal of Honor recipient
John Hartranft-(1830-1889)
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
David Herold-(1842-1865)
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
Rufus Ingalls-(1818-1893)
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)
John A. Logan – (1826-1886)
Union general; civil engineer with 40 years military experience; died at Antietam
Joseph Mansfield-(1803-1862)
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
George B. McClellan-(1826-1885)
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
Irvin McDowell-(1818-1885)
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
George G. Meade-(1815-1872)
conspirator in assassination of Lincoln, died of yellow fever at Ft. Jefferson in Florida
Michael O’Laughlen
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
John Pope-(1822-1892)
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
Fitz John Porter-(1822-1901)
born in Wales; received medal of Honor for actions at Sinking Creek VA- predominately a calvary battle; former POW at Libby state prison
William H. Powell-(1825-1904)
Union general; confidant of Grant, U.S. sec. of War under Grant
John A. Rawlins-(1831-1869)
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
John F. Reynolds
Union general nicknamed “Fighting Dick”; descendant of General Putnam of the Revolutionary War; killed at Antietam while commanding the II Corp.
Israel Richardson-(1815-1862)
Rhode Island banker turned Union general, Brig. General of Volunteers; commanded 3rd Div./IX Corp at South Mountain Antietam, where he died
Isaac Rodman-(1822-1862)
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.
William S. Rosecrans -(1819- 1898)
conspirator in assassination of Lincoln, died of yellow fever at Ft. Jefferson in Florida
Michael O’Laughlen
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
John Pope-(1822-1892)
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
Fitz John Porter-(1822-1901)
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
Lewis Powell-(1844-1865)
born in Wales; received medal of Honor for actions at Sinking Creek VA- predominately a calvary battle; former POW at Libby state prison
William H. Powell-(1825-1904)
Union general; confidant of Grant, U.S. sec. of War under Grant
John A. Rawlins-(1831-1869)
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
John F. Reynolds
Union general nicknamed “Fighting Dick”; descendant of General Putnam of the Revolutionary War; killed at Antietam while commanding the II Corp.
Israel Richardson-(1815-1862)
Rhode Island banker turned Union general, Brig. General of Volunteers; commanded 3rd Div./IX Corp at South Mountain Antietam, where he died
Isaac Rodman-(1822-1862)
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
Daniel Sickles-(1819-1914)
“Baldy” Union general; topographical engineer; commanded many volunteer units; later served as government engineer
William Smith-(1824-1903)
worker at Ford’s Theater; alleged conspirator in assassination of Lincoln
Edman Spangler- (1825-1875)
oldest field commander for Union; noted for Peninsula campaign, Antietam
Edwin Sumner-(1797- 1863)
accused of plotting to kidnap Lincoln, fled US, mother owned boarding house, she was hung for conspiracy, he went to the Vatican City
John Surrat-(1844-1916)
1st woman executed by U.S.; for conviction of conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln, mother of John, owned the boarding house
Mary E. Surrat-(1823-1865)
Union general known for valiant defense at battle of Chickamauga, earned the nickname “Rock of Chickamauga”; destroyed Hood’s army at Battle of Nashville
George H. Thomas-(1816-1870)
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
Lew Wallace-(1827-1905)
civil engineer, Union general known for last minute defense of Little Round Top at Battle of Gettysburg; career ruined during Battle of Five Forks
Gouveneur K. Warren-(1830-1882)
U.S. Secretary of Navy 1861-1869; built navy up to tackle Northern blockade of South; helped create navy Medal of Honor
Gideon Welles-(1802-1878)
assistant adjutant general of Union’s Army of Potomac
Seth Williams-(1822-1866)
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.
Horatio Wright- (1820-1899)
Democratic President 1853-1857; elected as a dark horse; supported the Compromise of 1850; made territorial expansions; not nominated for 2nd term
Franklin Pierce – (1804-1869)
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"
James Buchanan-(1791-1868)
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
Abraham Lincoln-(1809-1865)
17th president; 1st to be impeached; among U.S. “worst President”
Andrew Johnson-(1808-1875)
19th president; election decided by congressional commission; Union officer noted for Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain, Valley Campaigns, Shenandoah Campaign, Brevet Major General
Rutherford Hayes-(1822-1893)
son of John Quincy Adams
Charles Francis Adams
American Civil Rights leader who led women’s suffrage movement in the U.S.
Susan B. Anthony- (1820-1906)
conspirator of Booth who planned to kidnap Lincoln, sentenced to life in prison at Fort Jefferson, dropped out of conspiracy when prisoner exchange ended
Samuel Arnold- (1834-1906)
conspirator of Booth in assassination of Lincoln, hanged, Booth assigned to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson
George A. Atzerodt – (1835-1865)
distributed supplies; tended wounded; known as “Angel of the Battlefield”; documented medical conditions/wounded taken to Fredericksburg, VA during Wilderness campaign
Clara Barton- (1821-1912)
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”
Isabelle Baumfree- (1797-1883)
wealthy slaveholder from TN; Presidential candidate 1860 defeated by Lincoln
John Bell- (1797-1869)
served 3 terms as CSA official under Jefferson
Judah Benjamin – (1811-1884)
American journalist and politician, opposed Johnson in Reconstruction
Francis Preston Blair Sr.– (1791-1876)
Union army general; 1868 Democratic Party VP nominee
Francis Preston Blair Jr. – (1821-1875)
postmaster general under Lincoln. son of Francis Preston Blair Sr. and older brother of Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Montgomery Blair- (1813-1883)
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
John Wilkes Booth- (1838-1865)
Wisconsin politician, abolitionist, editor, and member of the Free Soil Party
Sherman Booth- (1812-1904)
folk hero and abolitionist; led Pottawatomie Massacre 1856; unsuccessful raid on Harper’s Ferry 1859; led to death by hanging
John Brown – (1800-1859)
1860 Southern Democratic candidate for President; Confederate general
John C. Breckenridge- (1821-1875)
fugitive slave whose arrest under Fugitive Slave Act set off riots and protests in Boston by abolitionists in 1854
Anthony Burns- (1834-1862)
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
John C. Calhoun- (1782-1850)
chief justice of U.S. 1864-1873; U.S. Sec of Treas. Under Lincoln, 1861-1864; devoted to destruction of Slave Power
Salmon P. Chase- (1808-1873)
statesman, orator, founder of Whig party, designed Compromise of 1850; sec. of state 1825-1829; nicknamed “War hawk”
Henry Clay Sr. – (1777-1852)
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
Jay Cooke – (1821-1905)
statesman from KY, 2 time Attorney General of U.S.; proposed Crittenden Compromise 1860, failed to pass
John J. Crittenden- (1786-1863)
last CSA Attorney general
George Davis-(1820-1896)
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
Jefferson Davis- ( 1808-1889)
wife of Jefferson Davis; First Lady of the CSA
Varina Powell Davis- (1826-1906)
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
Dorothea Dix-(1802-1887)
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
Frederick Douglass- (1817-1895)
Democratic Party nominee for President; lost to Lincoln; responsible for Kansas-Nebraska Act; supported Union cause until his death in 1861
Stephen A. Douglas- (1813-1861)
Canadian- born woman that enlisted in the Union Army as Franklin F. Thompson; known as the female spy of the Union also a nurse
Sarah Emma Edmonds- (1841-1898)
Swedish born American inventor; designed USS Monitor for the Union Army
John Ericsson – (1803-1889)
pro- slavery social theorist; published books during antebellum era
George Fitzhugh- (1806-1881)
journalist, social reformer, and abolitionist editor known for newspaper The Liberator, one of the founders of American Anti-Slavery Society
William Lloyd Garrison – (1805-1879)
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”
Horace Greely- (1811-1872)
politician lawyer, abolitionist, and suffragist (she had a sister)
Angelina Grimke- (1805-1879)
sister to Angelina; abolitionist, writer, and suffragist, Became Quaker later on
Sarah Grimke- (1792-1873)
political party in the 1840's that was an early supported of aboltionism
Liberty Party
became the face of a lost generation after the Battle of Malvern Hills
Private Edwin Jennison
14 of the 16 African-Americans who recieved the Medal of Honor durning the Civil War received the medal for actions during this battle
The Battle of New Market Heights, VA
15th VP under Lincoln 1861-1864
Hannibal Hamlin – (1809-1891)
writer, Southern critic of slavery; thought slavery hurt the South’s potential to grow
Hinton Helper - (1829-1909)
Gov. of Maryland, 1858- 1862; U.S. Senator 1862-1865
Thomas Hicks – (1798-1865)
youngest to hold Speaker of the House position1839-1841; 2nd C.S.A. Sec. of State
R. M. T. Hunter – (1809-1887)
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
James H. Lane – (1833-1907)
Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor murdered for abolitionist views
Elijah Lovejoy – (1802-1837)
What two forts did U.S. Grant take in 1862 along the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers?
Fort Henry and Fort Doneldson.
Where did Robert E. Lee Surrender to U.S. Grant?
Appomatox Courthouse, Virginia
Who was Jefferson Davis' chief military advisor after a less than successful military escapade in the western theatre?
Braxton Bragg.
Where was the last battle of the civil war?
Palmito Ranch, TX
What major Texas port was taken by Union forces in 1862 then taken back by Confederate forces in 1863?
Galveston.
statesman who served 2 terms as Treasury Secretary; recommended changes to banking laws that remain foundation of national banking system
Hugh McClulloch – (1808-1895)
physician imprisoned for helping Booth in assassination of Lincoln
Dr. Samuel Mudd – (1833-1883)
reformed minister of Unitarian Church, abolitionist whose words and quotes influenced Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.
Theodore Parker
orator, Native American advocate, abolitionist, writer
Wendell Phillips – (1811-1884)
Scottish detective and spy known for creating Pinkerton National Detective Agency; head of Union Intelligence Service
Allen Pinkerton – (1819-1884)
literate enslaved blacksmith who led slave rebellion in Richmond, 1800
Gabriel Prosser – (1776-1800)
State that seceded from Virginia
West Virginia
The four border states and the capital that had slavery
Kentucky,Missouri, Deleware, Maryland, Washington DC
Man who came up with the Anaconda Plan
Winfield Scott
Great Britian's ambassador to the US
Lord Lyons
The infamous CSA prison camp
Camp Sumter (Andersonville, Georgia)
The confederate's strategy to get intervention
King Cotton
The year that the last "Civil War Amendment" was passed
1870
Weapons that the Calvary used
Saber, revolver, and carbine
New innovation that changed guns
rifling
New weapon that could be reloaded differently (one version invented by Burnside)
breech-loader
Massacre led by John Brown, reaction to the sacking of Lawrence, Kansas
Pottawatomie Massacre
company that helped emmigrants get to kansas
New England Emigrant Aid Company
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
Ostend Manifesto
Economic depression caused by the failure of Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company
Panic of 1857
Conference on the River Queen, Lincoln met Stephens along with a few others
Hampton Roads Conference
First "modern war", telegraphs and railroads were used
Crimean War
Location of the 1863 Draft Riot
New York City
Battle Early led, CSA victory, Maryland
Battle of Monocacy
Motto of Virginia, famous line uttered by John Wilkes Booth after he shot Lincoln and jumped onto the stage.
Sic Semper Tyrannus
Battle
April 12, 1861
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle
July 21, 1861
First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas)
Battle
February 6, 1862
Battle of Fort Henry
Battle
February 16, 1862
Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle
April 6-7, 1862
Battle of Shiloh (Battle of Pittsburg Landing)
Battle
June 25-July 1, 1862
Seven Days Battle
Battle
August 27-30, 1862
2nd Battle of Bull Run
Battle
September 17, 1862
Battle of Antietam
Battle
December 13,1862
Fredericksburg
Battle
May 1-4, 1863
Chancellorsville
Battle
May 19-July 4, 1863
Seige of Vicksburg
Battle
July 1-3, 1863
Gettysburg
Battle
September 19-20, 1863
Chickamauga
Battle
November 23-25, 1863
Chattanooga
Battle
May 5-9, 1864
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle
May 1864
Spotsylvania
Battle
June 3, 1864
Cold Harbor
Battle
June 20, 1864 - April 2, 1865
Siege of Petersburg
Battle
August 5, 1864
Mobile Bay
Battle
September 2, 1864
Atlanta
Battle
December 15-16, 1864
Nashville
Battle
April 9, 1865
Appomattox Courthouse
Give Date, Location and outcome
Battle of Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861
Charleston, South Carolina
Confederate
Give Date, Location and outcome
Battle of First Bull Run (Manassas)
July 21, 1861
Manassas, Virginia
Confederate
Give Date, Location and outcome
Fort Henry
February 6, 1862
Western Tennessee
Union
Give Date, Location and outcome
Fort Donelson
February 16, 1862
Western Tennessee
Union
Give Date, Location and outcome
Shiloh
April 6-7, 1862
Near Petersburg Land, TN
Union
Give Date, Location and outcome
Seven Days' Battle
June 25 -July 1, 1862
Virginia
Confederate
Give Date, Location and outcome
Second Battle of Bull Run
August 27-30, 1862
Manassas, Virginia
Confederate
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Antietam
September 17, 1862
Antietam Creek, Maryland
Union
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Fredericksburg
December 13, 1862
Fredericksburg, VA
Confederate
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Chancellorsville
May 1-4, 1863
Chancellorsville, VA
Confederate
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Siege of Vicksburg
May 19-July 4, 1863
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Union
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Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Union
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Chickamauga
September 19-20, 1863
Chickamauga, Georgia
Confederate
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Chattanooga
November 23-25, 1863
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Union
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Battle of the Wilderness
May 5-9, 1864
Northern VA
Not Decisive
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Spotsylvania
May 1864
Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA
Not Decisive
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Cold Harbor
June 3, 1864
Virginia
Not Decisive
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Siege of Petersburg
June 20, 1864-April 2, 1865
Petersburg, Virginia
Union
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Mobile Bay
August 5, 1864
Alabama
Union
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Atlanta
September 2, 1864
Georgia
Union
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Nashville
December 15-16, 1864
Tennessee
Union
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Appomattox Courthouse
April 9, 1865
Virginia
Union
Who was Samuel Mudd?
a doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth soon after the assassination of President Lincoln
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 _______?
Antietam
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 __________?
an embezzlement scandal causing the collapse of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company
-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
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
Who was known as the 'Angel of Cairo'?
Mary Jane Safford
The offical end of reconstruction was part of a political deal that resulted in the election of President ______?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Abolitionism was a nineteent Century movement that called for an end to________?
slavery
The 'underground railroad' a secret system for helping escaped slaves in the norther United States, was created, at least in part in defiance of
The Fugitive Slave Acts
Which of the following individuals was known as a 'prominent conductor' on the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
What are two reasons for the extrodinary interest in the American Civil War?
first conflict fought on a continental scale, huge number of deaths
What was not one of his goals during Grant's second term of office.
insuring that education, including higher education, was available to all.
In his inaugural address, who did Buchanan state would be responsible for determining the slavery issue in the states and terroritories.
the people of the state or terroritory
The western boundary of which state was determined by the Compromise of 1850?
Texas
Who was the Union commander who launched a premature attack at First Bull Run in 1861?
Irvin McDowell
General ___ was tried and convicted of failing to obey the orders of Gen Pope at the Battle of Second Bull Run.
Porter
Wendell Phillips believed that ___ was responsible for all of society's ills.
Racial injustice
Lee's next move after Chancellorsville was to___.
Invade Pennsylvania
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?
Divine Law
At the Battle of Shiloh, ___ attended the wounded and later graduated from the Medical College for Women in New York City.
Mary Jane Safford
At the end of August, 1862, Jackson took position __ and __.
on the old battlefield of Bull Run, regained contact with Lee and Longstreet
In early September of 1862, McClellan marched northwest with ___ to find ___.
95,000 men, General Lee
Who stated "No foresight can anticipate nor any doccument of reasonable length contain express provisions for all possible questions" in his inaugural address?
Abraham Lincoln
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.
Sally Louisa Tompkins
Where did John Worden, commander of the Monitor, receive his early naval training?
Brazil
In ___, after Bull Run, McClellan was made ___ by Lincoln.
November of 1861, general in chief of all the armies
One of Grant's goals during his second term in office was to ___.
reestablish ocean commerce