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thomas jackson |
Jackson, “Stonewall” definition. Thomas J. Jackson, a general in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He got his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run, where he and his men “stood like a stone wall.”
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irivn mc dowell |
Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 4, 1885) was a career American army officer. He is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War. |
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george mc clellan |
George McClellan (1826-1885) was a Union General in the American Civil War. He built the Army of the Potomac and led it during the Peninsula and Maryland Campaigns in 1862. Let's learn more about this complicated and fascinating Civil War general.
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ulysses s. grant |
Search ResultsGrant, Ulysses S. definition. A general and political leader of the nineteenth century. Grant became commanding general of the Union army during the Civil War. He accepted the unconditional surrender of the commanding general of the main Confederate army, Robert E. Lee, at Appomattox Court House. |
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david farragut |
United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the AmericanCivil War (1801-1870). |
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ironclads |
An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. |
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battle of shiloh |
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. |
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battle of antietam |
The Battle of Antietam /ænˈtiːtəm/, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, andAntietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle. |
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naval blockade |
n the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power. Type of: blockade, encirclement. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy. |
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civil war prison camps |
About 56,000 soldiers died in prisons during the war, accounting for almost 10% of all Civil War fatalities. During a period of 14 months in Camp Sumter, located near Andersonville, Georgia, 13,000 (28%) of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined there died. |
