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when did eli whitney invent the cotton gin
1793
How much were cotton exports worth in 1860
191 million$ 57% of exports
Who were burney and weld
famous abolitionists
how much was slavery property worth in 1860
2 billion $
Who was Wilmont
congressman from penn.
Who helped with comp of 1850
henry clay sr
what was the original reason for the kansas nebraska act
a northern railroad
what repealed comp of 1820
kansas nebraska act
what were beacher's bibles
rifles from the north
Charles Sumner was caned by ___
Preston Brooks
Who was Seward
sen from new york
who was toombs
sen from georgia
where was chase from
ohio
what would lincoln be considered as in the rep. party
moderate
3 policies Lincoln ran on
upward revision of tariff, free farms in west, and r/r subsidies
When was lincoln innagurated
march 4 1861
when was south carolina sucession conv.
dec 20 1860
were was the original capital for the csa
montogemery al
what was the order of secession
sc,ms,fl,al,ga,la,tx,va,ar,nc,tn
number of slaves in the south
4 mil
what did lincoln say he would do with fed. property in confed terrority
hold occupy and possess
where was maj. anderson from
kentucky
con. commander at charlestown
beauregard
how many militia did lincoln call for in 61
75000
size of the us reg. army
16000
gen. and chief at beggining of war
winfield scott
orig. commander of army of potomac
mcdowell
first commander in st louis
major gen harney
gen that replaced harney
fremont
what did davis serve as under pierce
sec of war
what was the confed. fighting for
independence
what was the north fighting for
reestablishment of the union
what were the 3 "main" border states
ken, miss, and maryland
what would the con. fight on
the deffensive
what was the north to fight on
the offensive
according to the book, what was the pop of the north
over 18 mil
pop of south
9 mil
how much of the nation's r/r milage was in the north
2/3s
how much of the nations manufacturing capicity was in the north
9/10s
what was the originalaly "secret plan" of the north called
the anaconda plan
how long could the militia be called into service
90 days
what was the situation in ken.
a secessionist gov and a unionist legis, it proclaimed its neutrality
what happened with the 6th mass. in maryland
fire was opened on protestors and people were killed, both soldiers and civilians
what city in maryland did the feds occupy
baltimore, they jailed sucessionists
what was the situtaion in missouri
a pro south gov. and a camp of state troops on the edge of st. louis
who was harney temporalily replaced with in miss.
capt. nathaniel Lyon
what happened at wilson's creek
lyon fought the confeds. in south missouri and us cmdr lyon was killed
were was gen. mcclelan originally fighting at the begging of the war
western va
how many US arms total were there, and how many were in the south
500000, 135000, 10000 were "modern"
editor of the n y tribune
horace greeley
where did mcclellan "suprise and rout a small contingent of confederates" with his 20000 men when he crossed the ohio
philippi
where did mcclellan rout a con. army of 4500 men
rich mtn
where was the main con. army in 1861
manassas junction, 25 miles from washington
What did Ben butler occupy in 1861
ft monroe
where did ben butler lose "a sharp little skirmish at" in 1862
big bethel
how many feds were at harpers ferry in 61 and who commanded them
16000 gen. patterson
how many troops were there for the confeds. at harpers ferry and who was commanding them
9000 gen. joe johnston
how many troops did beuregard have at bull run
20000
how many troops did mcdowell have
35000
what did beuregard plan to do at bull run
swing his right over the stream and strike the union left before mcdowell was ready
name the skirmish before first bull run
blackburn's ford july 18
date of first bull run
july 21 61
who was beuregard's flank attack modeled on at the battle of first bull run
napoleon's battle plan at austerlitz
what did the confederacy fight on during first bull run
the defensive
where did beureagrd form his new line on during the first battle of bull run
henry house
who did the confeds. rally behind at bull run
Gen thomas stonwall jackson
who gave stonewall jackson immorality
gen. bee
who came to see the show at the battle of first bull run
the civilians
what type of calvary did the northern newspapers report that the confeds. had
a black horse cavalry
who proposed to take 5000 men and destroy what was left of the yankee army after bull run
jackson
# of deaths at bull run
2896 union, 1982 south
who did lincoln pick for the army of the potomac after mcdowell
mcclellan
who did gen lee send into the shenandoah valley
stonewall jackson, along with a minor cavalry genius named turner ashby.
how long were volunteer regiments enlisted for
3 years
who was in charge of military intel for mcclellan
allan pinkerton
who died in the disaster for the union at balls bluff
colonel edward d baker, senator
when was mcclellan made gen and chief
nov 61
when did kentucky cease to be neutral
sep 61, it cast ists lot with the north
where was one of the major concentrations of fed. troops
cairo, ill
what was fremont commanding for the union
the western theatre
what were the two things fremont did of importance in the west
he started construction of a fleet of gunboats, and he put us grant in command at cairo
who was the top man for the confederacy in western tennessee 61-62
maj gen polk, he was also an episcopal bishop
who was thought to be the ablest of the soldiers that joined the confederacy
a.s. johnston
how many troops did johnston have in colombus ken
20000
how many troops were in bowling green
25000
what were the two important forts for the confederacy as 1862 began
forts henry and donnelson, on the tennessee and cumberland rivers
who was fed. command in the west given to after fremont was replaced
halleck
how far was hallecks control to in 1862
as far as the cumberland
who commanded fed. forces in ken.
brig gen don carlos buell
who was buell's subordinate that got into a fight with crittenden at mill sptings
thomas
who did grant bombard fort henry with, and how many men did grant have
flag officer foote, 15000 men
date of fort henry
feb 6 62
what river was fort donnelson located
cumberland
when did fort donnelson surrender
feb 16 62
how many men did grant capture at donnelson
15000
where were Albert S. Johnston and beuregard to reunite at
cornith, miss
who was given top command in the west in 62
halleck
date of battle of shiloh
april 6 and 7 62
who was kia at shiloh
a.s. johnston
deaths at shilo\h
13000 union 10000 confeds
what happened at pea ridge ark
union gen curtis defeated con army led by gen van dorn
who moved to take cornith
halleck
when did mcclellan lose his job as gen and chief
middle of march 62
how did mcclellan want to get to richmond
go down to fort monroe by steamboat and then advance up to the virginia peninsula with rivers to protect his flanks
who was left behind to watch washington for mcclellan while he went on the pennusila campaign
mcdowell
who was put in command for the union in the shenandoah valley in 62
banks
who was put in command in western virginia in 1862
fremont
how many men did mcclellan head to the peninsula with
90000
who was in command at yorktown for the confeds
magruder with 15000 men
when was yorktown evacuated
may 4 62
how many men did jackson originally have in the valley
8000
where was joe johnston wounded
battle of fair oaks end of may 62
who replaced johnston
lee
how many men did lee march foreward with after he took command from johnston
65000
what were the seven days battles
mechanicsville, gaines mill, savages station, fraysers farm, malvern hill
how many ships did the north have at the beginning of the war
90
how many miles of coastline would the union have to blockade
3500
who attacked hatteras inlet in august 61
flag officer stringham with butler in North carolina
who shelled fort walker and beauregard in nov 61
flag officer du pont
who seized roanoke island in early 1862
goldsborough and burnside seized elizabeth city and new bern along with fort macon.
where was fort pulaski located
the mouth of the savannah river
what was the largest city in the confederacy
new orleans
who took new orleans
adm. farragut
what forts did farragut bombard in mid april
jackson and st. philip
who commanded the mortar boats in mid april at the battle of new orleans
captain porter
when was new orleans captured
april 24 62
who brought troops in to take possession of the new orleans forts
gen butler
what was the merrimac before it was an ironclad
a US steam frigate
when did the confederates sieze the norfolk navy yard
april 20 61
how many cannons were siezed from the norfolk navy yard
1000
what did the US do to the merrimac before it became the Virginia
they scuttled it before the confederates arrived
how many guns did the merrimac have
10
what was the rechristened name of the merrimac
virginia
when did the merrimac leave the elizabeth river
march 8 62
what were the two ships the virginia destroyed
the congress and cumberland, also drove the big steam frigate minnesota aground
battle of the iron clads date
march 9 62
US first ironclad
monitor
inventor of the monitor
john ericsson
what was the special feature of the monitor
a rotating turrent with two guns
when was the merrimac scuttled for good
may 10 62
what was the gunboat that ran straitght through a fleet of yankee gunboats above vicksburg, destroyed by crew at baton rouge
arkansas
ship that took fed. control of NC suounds until sank by torpedo from Lieutenant Cushing
Albemarle
ship that fought farragut's fleet at mobile bay in 64
tennessee
confed. ironclad that almost saved the day at new orleans, incomplete
louisiana
two famous con. commerece raiders
alabama and shenandoah
con. ships that ran blockades
blockade runners
boom town port in the bamahas b/c of confederate shipping
nassau
famous confederate sub that sank housatonic
hunley
failed us sub
Alligator
last major confed. port open
mobile lost august 64
last con. port open
willimgton
port recaptured in texas by confeds
galveston
where was mcclellan camping near richmond in 62
the james river
who was given the army of virginia for the union
pope
how many men did lee detatch to deal with pope, and who did he entrust the job with
25000, jackson
what happened on august 9 62
jackson advanced and met a detachment of pope's army at cedar mtn. and drove it in retreat
according to the military textbooks no general should ever divide his forces in the___
presence of the enemy
what was inbetween lee's army and pope's army
the rappahannock river
who was in immeadite command of lee's forces after jackson headed northwest
longstreet
what happened to the union supply base at manassas junction
jackson pounced on it
where were jackson's men hiding near manassas
the woods and hills on the old battlefield of bull run
when did lee and longstreet regain contact with jackson
august 29 62
date of 2nd bull run
august 29 & 30
how many men did pope lose at 2nd bull run
15000
where did the federals withdraw to after second bull run
the fortifications of washington
who was reinstated as cmdr of the army of the potomac after pope and the distater of 2nd bull run
mcclellan
who believed that mcclellan had sent his men forward slowly at 2nd bull run
chase, stanton, Ben wade, and zachariah chandler
when did lee take his army north across the potomac in 62
sept. 5
what was grant's task under halleck in 62
holding memphis and western tennessee
where was buell sent by halleck
eastward to occupy chattanooga
what was the principal con. army in the west in 62
army of tennessee led by bragg
how many men did bragg have in chattanooga in 62
30000
how many men did edmund kirby smith have in knoxville in 62
20000 or more
how many men did the confeds. have in n. mississippi in 62
20000-25000 led by van dorn
how many men were at the federal garrison at harpers ferry
12000
who was sent to tuner's gp in south mountain
d h hill
where was jackson sent by lee before antietam
harper's ferry
where did lee assemble his forces in sept before antietam
sharpsburg
what was the date of sharpsburg
17 sept 62
tactically what was the battle of antietam
a draw
what were the losses at antietam
12000 union, confederates nearly as great
where did buell and bragg's armies meet
perryville ken
date of perryville
oct 8 62
who replaced buell
rosecrans
what happened at Iuka
rosecrans had beaten a detachment from van dorn's
date of Iuka
sept 19 & 20 62
who were the two dominant powers in europe
france and england
who was the the US naval officer that caused the trent affair
Capt. Wilkes
who were the confederate ministers sent to england and france my davis
mason of virginia and sidell of louisiana
what was the ship that mason and sidell boarded
the trent, a british mail steamer
what happened on november 8 61
trent was fired on by the san jacinto
where were mason and sidell held prisoner
fort warren in boston harbor
who was sec. of the navy
gideon welles
how many troops did the british send to canada after the trent affair
11000
who was the american minister in london
charles francis adams
who was the british minister in washington
lord lyons
who was the american sec. of state while lincoln was president
seward
who was the british foreign sec.
earl russell
british PM
lord palmerston
who was the chancellor of the exchequer
william gladstone
the US' two friends in britian
john bright & richard cobden
when was the emancipation proclamition released
after antietam, sept 22 62
who exported large amounts of grain to britian
US
what did napoleon propose fall of 62
a six month armistice, with france england and russia
where was napolean's "intrest" during the civil war
mexico
who did napolean make emperor of mexico
maximilian
who did the feds send to deal with the french in mexico
50000 troops with phil sheridan to the mexican border in blunt warning
what was the one european country which showed a definite friendship for the northern gov't
russia
what happened to the US relating to russia in 63
two russian fleets entered american waters, one in the atlantic and one in the pacific
who was made cmdr of the army of the potomac after mcclellan
burnside
what was burnside's plan to invade the south
go east to fredericksburg, cross the rappahannock there, and force lee to give battle somewhere between fredericksburg and richmond, and then drive on toward the confederate capital
what was rosecrans' do in late dec. of 62
he began to move south from nashville with 45000 men
what was grant's two functions in tennessee
to occupy the western third of the state and to move down the great river capture the confederate stronghold at vicksburg
how many men did grant have in his dept in late 62
80000, but half were needed for occupation duties
who was elected gov. of new york in 62
dem. horatio seymour
what was the river opposite fredericksburg
the rappahannock
what did burnside have to wait for before he could cross the rappahannock
the pontoon bridges
date of the battle of fredericksburg
dec 13, 62
what were the deaths at fredericksburg
more than 12000 union, less than half confeds.
where did most of the slaughter happen at fredericksburg
marye's heights
what was the march that happened after fredericksburg, that was unsuccessful for burnside
the mud march
what happened at murfreesboro
rosecrans moved down to there, and bragg waited for him
date of murfreesboro
dec 31 62
what was the outcome of murfreesboro
inconclusive
who was rosecrans center commanded by at murfreesboro
thomas
what were the deaths at murfreesboro
13000 union, 10000 confeds.
who was hurting grants progress while he was marching
cavalry led by Van Dorn and Forrest
what was the only side vicksburg could be attacked from
the east
who was john mcclernand
a union gen, a war democrat
where did mcclernand go to raise troops for his attack on vicksburg
illinois
who did grant send to memphis
sherman
who captured grants base of supply in holly springs
van dorn
what did bedford forrest do in western tennessee
he cut railroads and telegraph lines along with seizing fed. weapons horses and equipment
how many men did grant have en route to vicksburg
30000
how did sherman get in trouble in the west
bc pemberton was able to ignore grant and give sherman all of his attention and on dec 29 62 the feds. attacked and were decisively repulsed
how many men were killed from sherman's offensive near the mississippi
1700 union
what was captured on the arkansas river
fort hindman
where did mcclernand and sherman make camp
milliken's bend, some dozen miles above vicksburg
who became new commander of the army of the potomac after burnside
hooker
what was the first fed. plan to bypass the city of vicksburg
cut a canal across the base of the narrow finger of land that pointed north on the louisiana side, the mississippi might pour through it bypassing the cith entirely
why did the first plan to bypass the mississippi not work
the mississippi refused to enter the canal in any volume
what was the second fed. plan to bypass vicksburg
to cut a channel from river to lake and to deepen the chain of streams that led south from lake providence. Steamers could go all the way down to the red river, coming back to the mississippi 150 miles below vicksburg
why didn't the second bypass plan for vicksburg work
the shallow draft steamers needed could not be obtained in quantity
what was the third plan when grant was attacking vicksburg
cut a levee send transports and gunboats through get into the yazoo and cruise down to a landing point just above the fortified chain of bluffs put troops ashore take the fortification n flank
why did the third plan fail
fort pemberton could not be taken
what was the forth bypass plan
to use small rivers to go south
why did the 4th plan fail
it wasn't possible for the boats to go through the shallow rivers
what were the number of lee's army arond fredricksburg
60000
what was joe hookers armies numbers around fredericksburg
more than twice that of lees
what did lee do at chancellorsville
split his army in 3 and defeat hooker
when did jackson's men attack hooker at chancellorsville
2 hrs before nightfall may 2 63
what did hooker do after chancellorsville
pulled his troops north of the rappahannock
how many men did hooker lose at chancellorsville
17000
what was lee's most brilliant victory
chancellorsville
what famous confed. gen was wounded at chancellorsville and would later die
jackson
what was grant's final plan to take vicksburg
march his troops downstream on the louisiana side of the river, he would use gunboats and transports, he would get his soldiers to the eastern shore, he would then march to the northeast destrouing any field army that might come to face him, cutting pemberton's lines of communication with the rest of the confederacy, herding pemberton's troops back inside of the vicksburg entrenchments and then laying siege to the place and capturing army, fortress, and all
where was the US navy unable to beat the confederate defenses twenty-five miles below vicksburg
grand gulf
how many soldiers did grant have when he made his river crossing
33000
the calvary commander that grant ordered to come help him before vicksburg, he was successful in slicing the length of mississippi and cutting railroads
colonel grierson
where joseph e johnston was recovering from his wounds
jackson
how many men did lee send to chacellorsville
45000
on may 14 63 grant had driven off a confederate detachment at this location
raymond
how many men did lee give jackson at chancellorsville
26000
overall confederate commander in the west at about the time of vicksburg
joseph e. johnston
confederate commander in vicksburg
pemberton
when did jackson's men attack hooker at chancellorsville
2 hrs before nightfall may 2 63
what did hooker do after chancellorsville
pulled his troops north of the rappahannock
battle fought on may 16 63 when grant fought pemberton
champion's hill
location where grant followed pemberton and routed his rear guard the day after champions hill
Big Black River Crossing
how many men did hooker lose at chancellorsville
17000
Overall confed. cmdr. in the west at the time of vicksburg
joseph e. johnston
the two times grant made an attempt to take vicksburg by storm (dates)
may19 and may22
what was lee's most brilliant victory
chancellorsville
what famous confed. gen was wounded at chancellorsville and would later die
jackson
confederate commander at vicksburg
pemberton
length of grant's trench lines around vicksburg
15 miles
the three corps commanders for lee's army around the time of Gettysburg
Longstreet Ewell and Hill
how many men was grant reinforced to in Vicksburg
75000
the three corps commanders for lee's army around the time of Gettysburg
Longstreet Ewell and Hill
the date the army of the potomac crossed the potomac river and headed north to persue lee in maryland
June 25 ; June 26 63
leader of the army of the potomac after hooker
meade
date of the battle of gettysburg
July 1-3 63
how many men participated in pickett's charge
15000
the man credited with the doomed charge at gettsyburg
george pickett
what was the position the confederates were attacking at pickett's charge
cemetary ridge
how many men did the feds. lose at gettysburg
23000, confederate losses were nearly as many, lee lost a third of his whole army
when did stuart reach lee at gettysburg
at the end of the second day of battle
when did pemberton propose surrender at vicksburg
july 3 63
when did pemberton "formally" surrender
july 4 63
how many soldiers did pemberton surrender
30000
how were company and regimental officers recieve their positions
they were mostly either elected by the soldiers or appointed by the state governor
what was the one thing which both northern and southern privates demanded from their officers
leadership and physical courage
what were infantry tactics at the time of the civil war based on
the use of the smoothbore musket
what was the difference about the civil war musket
it was rifled
what sort of cannon was the civil war cannon
a muzzle loader, but the rifled gun was coming into service
what was the caliber of the old smoothbore
4 and one half inch, firing a twelve pound spherical shot
what was the difference about the rifled cannon
it had a little more range than was ordinarily needed
why did the federals have a big advantage in artillery
b/c of their superior industrial plant and partly b/c having larger armies they could afford to use more batteries
why was the southern cavalry so much better for the first half of the war
background and tradition
who provided the horse for the confederate cavalry
the soldier
who was the "very dashing cavalry raider" in the west for the confeds.
john hunt morgan
who was described as "youthful" and described as "[he] performed competently" reguarding his cavalry preformance
joe wheeler
who was described as "an untaught genius who had no military training and who never possessed an ounce of social status, but who was probably the best cavalry leader in the entire war"
nathan bedford forrest
what were the 3 major subdivisions of a civil war army
infantry, artillery, and cavalry
reguarding the armies, what were described as "numerically wvery small, but of considerable value"
engineer troops
who was "the best engineer officer of the lot"
robert e. lee
what do the books show in total enlistments in the union and confederate armies
2900000 and 1300000
What is the number of three year terms for both sides
1500000 union and 1000000 confederate
how many confederate and federal soldiers lost their lives in the civil war
359000 federals and 258000 confederates
what were the killers in camp for soldiers
typhoid, dysentery, and pneumonia
what was about the number of casualties at gettysburg
50000
what happened during the civil war reguarding farm labor
it became expensive b/c of the shortage of men, and machines began to be used
what was passed in 1862 "which virtually gave away enormous quantities of land, in family-sized chunks, to any people who were willing to cultivate it
homestead act
an act which offered substantial federal support to state agricultural colleges, which was passed in 1862
morrill land grant act
during 1861-1865 how many europeans came to america
800,000, most of them from england, ireland, and germany
what was the percentage of wheat and flower in great britian that came from the US during the civil war
40%
what was the new canal that was built in the north to transport goods
sault sainte marie, michigan
the famous philadelphia banker
jay cooke
how many dollars in greenbacks did the US congress issue during the civil war
450 million
what act gave the US a national currency
the national bank act of 1863
what were the taxes called that the US levied on tobbaco and liqour during the civil war
excise taxes
the first national __ tax was created the civil war for the US
income
what were several notable war relief organizations
the US sanitary commission and the christian commission
the "great" factory in Richmond
Tredegar Iron Works
described as "one desperate expedient" it was a tax the confederacy levied
a 10 per cent "tax in kind" on farm produce
what did the union have to destroy to save the union
slavery
how many blacks did the union put into uniform
150,000, 10% of the union army
first two men to allow slaves to serve in their armies
fremont and hunter
the famous mass. regiment that was black
54th Massachusetts
what was banks planning on invading after Louisiana
Texas
how many men did joe johnston have in tullahoma
47000
how many men did rosecrans have in his force around the end of june '63
60000
where was the confederate army of tennessee located on July 4, 63
Chattanooga
where did rosecrans establish a base of supplies in mid 63
Bridgeport, Alabama
where was Bragg "making a stand" in mid 63
La Fayette, Ga, about twenty five miles from chattanooga, awaiting reinforcements
who came to reinforce bragg from the army of northern virginia before the battle of Chickamauga
Longstreet
what was the date of the battle of Chickamauga
Sept. 19 and 20
On the banks of Chickamauga Creek bragg attacked rosecrans, name the battle
battle of chickamauga
who was the commander of the army of the cumberland at the battle ofChickamauga
rosecrans
what was the meaning of chickamauga in Cherokke
river of death
what were the casualties at Chickamauga
Bragg 18,000 and rosecrans 16000
Who was relieved after the battle of chickamauga and who was he replaced with
Rosecrans, Thomas
where did the union retreat to after chickamauga
chattagoona
who was sent to aid thomas before chattanooga
hooker with two army corps
what were sherman's orders around the time of the battle of chattanooga
to move east from memphis with part of the army of the tennessee.
what was Grant put in command of at around the time of the battle of chattanooga
all military operations west of the alleghenies (except for Banks' venture in the New Orleans-Texas area)
what happened at Lookout Mountain (the first time)
Grant used a brigade of Thomas' men in a sudden thrust at the Confederate outpost there
where was burnside sent in the west after his blunder at Fredricksburg
Knoxville
where did bragg send longstreet after chickamauga
knoxville to deal with burnside
what were the dates for the battle of chattanooga
november 23-25 63
what was refered to the "big fight" at the battle of chattanooga
lookout mountain
where did the confederates retreat to after chattanooga
georgia
when was grant given command of all union armies
March 9, 64
where was Banks beaten at in April 64
Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, far up the Red River, and he retreated with such panicky haste that Admiral Porter's accompanying fleet of gunboats narrowly escaped complete destruction
how was Adm. Porter's fleet saved
"a backwoods colonel in the Union army took a regiment of lumbermen and built dams that temporarily made the water deep enough for escape"
where did a Union expedition in which white and negro troops fail
Olustee Florida, late Feb. 64
what were grants objectives to be instead of "strategic points"
the opposing armies
what were the two armies that concerned grant
The arm of northern virginia, Robert e lee and the army of tennessee, commanded now be joseph e. johnston
where was Joseph E. Johnston's army recovering its morale
Dalton, Ga, a few miles from thebloodstained field of Chickamauga
how many men where in Joseph E. Johnston's army in Ga
60000
how many men were in lee's army in 64
about 60000
who was the overall confed. cmdr. west of the Mississippi
edmund kirby smith
in the west, in 64, who was every thing up to for the union
sherman
Who became cmdr. of the army of thetennessee after sherman
james b. mcpherson
who was cmdr. of the army of the cumberland in 64
thomas
who was in command of the army of ohio in 64
john m. schofield
how many men did sherman have as he headed towards atlanta
100000
who was retained as chief of staff after grant became gen. and chief
halleck
who was put in command of the army of the potomac's cavalry corps.
sheridan
where was the army of the potomac camped before grant's overland campaign
culpeper court house, on the northern side of the upper rapidan
what was the number of lee's men vs. grant's men in 64
60000 for lee more than twice that many for grant
who commanded a force of 33000 men around fort monroe, denominated the army of the james
ben butler
what was butler to do when the army of the potomac advanced
to move up the south bank of the james river toward richmond
who was commanded the union army of the shenandoah in 64
German-born franz sigel, his army was to move down to the town of staunton whence it might go east throught the blue ridge in the direction of richmond
what did the union army cross before the battle of the wilderness
the rapidan river
where did lee attack grant on may 5 64
the wilderness
name the dates for the battle of the wilderness
may 5 and 6 64
how many men did the federals lose at the battle of the wilderness
17000
where was grant to move after the battle of the wilderness
spotsylvania Court House, eleven miles southwest of fredericksburg
what were the dates for the battle of spotsylvania court house
may 8-may 19 64
where was the most fierce fighting at spotsylvania
May 12, at the "bloody angle"
where was stuart killed
yellow tavern, may 11 64
commander of the 54 mass.
Robert Gould Shaw
battle where sigel was met by a scratch confederate force, the corps of cadets from the VMI greatly distinguished itself
New Market
when ben butler made his advance up the james river, he was beaten at ___
bermuda hundred
minor battles fought after spottsylvania
North Anna and Totopotomoy Creek
Battle on June 3 64 where grant did a frontal assault hoping to break the confed. lines
Cold Harbor
What was the date of Cold Harbor
June 3 64
what was grant's final move after cold harbor
he crossed the James river and advanced on the town of petersburg
who "fumbled the attack" on petersburg before everyone else arrived
william F. smith
how many men where lost in grant's overland campaign
60000
who did lee send up to the washington area
Jubal Early
how many men did lee send with early
14000
Where did Lew Wallace lose to Early?
Monacacy
what was the battle less than a dozen miles from washington
silver spring
location where johnston made a stand against sherman
kennesaw mountain
by middle of july sherman had crossed the ___ river and reached the outskirts of atlanta
chattahoochee
when was the battle of the crater
july 30 64
what does the book describe jefferson davis as
"essentially a legalist"
who served successively, as Attorney General, Sec. of War, and Sec. of State
Judah Benjamin
What Union general was given top command in the West in 1862?
Halleck "Old Brains"
who was the confederate secretary of the navy from florida
stephen mallory
who was the confed. postmaster general who held his post from the confederacy's birth to its death
John H. reagan
who was the vice president of the confederacy
alexander stephens
who was lincoln's sec. of state
rep. presidental nominee hopeful Seward from New york, also former ny governor
sec. of war for lincoln after cameron
stanton
lincon's sec. of the treasury
chase, he was an ohio politician
what was the system used to recruit men for the draft in the north
the bounty system
what was the maximum a northern man could earn for joining the military
1000$
how long did a volunteer sign up for
3 years
what was the exemption fee in the north
300$
she could be reguarded as a "spy", she was a union sympathizer who was sentanced to death but was saved b/c the confeds. retreated
pauline cushman
northern "political generals"
banks, butler, sigel, and fremont
The ___ was forever trying to interfere in the setting of administration policy and in the control of the armies
Congressional Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Chm. of theCongressional Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Ben Wade, R-OH
what party renonimated lincoln for president
Union party
Who was lincoln's running mate in the 64 election
andrew johnson d-tn
location of a riot right after gettysburg
new york
location of the 64 democratic presidential convention
chicago
what were the anti-war dems. called
copperheads
who was nominated as the democratic canidate for president in 64
mcclellan
who was mcclellan's running mate in 64
pendleton of ohio
who was the copperhead leader
clement vallandigham
how many people did the administration call for to be drafted in 64
500000
what was the 26 acre prison camp in ga that held 32000 union prisoners
camp sumpter, andersonville, ga
who halted the union prisoner exchange system
grant
when was the prisoner ex. sys. stopped
64
what were the number of northerners and southernors that died in prison camps
26436 southerners and 22576 northerners
what was the term for the confederate pres.
6 years with no reelection
what were the secret confederate 5th column organizations
the order of american knights and the sons of liberty
what was the northernmost confederate engagement
the st. albans raid
who was johnston replaced with in atlanta
hood
when was the battle of atlanta fought
july 22 64
what union general was killed at the battle of atlanta
mcpherson
how many men did both battles at atlanta cost hood
13000
where did the confederates lose for the third time at atlanta
ezra church
who was the leader of "a strong cavalry column" sent by sherman into mississippi from memphis
gen samuel d sturgis
where did Forrest beat Sturgis on june 10 64
brice's crossroads
who did sherman order with a powerful expidition from memphis to mississippi to keep forrest busy
gen a j smith
who was the top confed. commander in in the mississippi area in 64
stephen d lee
what fight was forrest wounded at in 64
tupelo
when did the federal occupy atlanta
sept 2 64
when was farragut's victory at mobile bay
august 5 64
what was the confed. ironclad that almost singely fought off farragut's fleet at mobile bay
tennessee
what was another word for torpedo
mine
who had led a confederate army to the very suburbs of washington
jubal early
how many men did early have in the washington area in 64
15000
who was to drive early out of the shenandoah valley
sheridan
what did grant want done to the shenandoah valley
devastated "so thouroughly that a crow flying across over the valley would have to carry its own rations"
what was the date of the third battle of winchester
sept 19 64
who fought who at the third battle of winchester sep 19 64
sheridan vs early
the battle fought after the battle of winchester on sept 19
the battle of fishers hill 21-22 sept 64
who was"best of the guerrilla leaders" for the confeds. in the shenondah valley in 64
con. john mosby
who sacked lawrence kansas
w.c. quantrill
how many citizens were killed in lawrence by quantrill in 63
150
what was the last battle in the shenondah valley in 64,it was decisive for the union
battle of cedar creek, sheridan won
what percent of the soldier vote did lincoln get in the election of 64
70%
what was the vote count in the election of 1864
2203831, 212 electoral for lincoln and 1797019, 21 for McClellan
how many men would the federals use to get forrest out of tennessee
30000
what was the date of the battle of allatoona
oct. 5 64
who was the union commander at allatoona
Gen john m corse
who won the battle of allatoona
corse, union
who was with hood, and was the cavalry leader
wheeler
where was sherman marching to after atlanta
savannah ga
how many men did sherman take with him on his march to the see after atlanta
60000
where was hood headed to on nov 16 64
north to nashville
was there in opposition for sherman in georgia on his march to the sea
no
what was the length of sherman's army wing to wing on his march to the sea
60 miles
what was the word describing the destructive horde of lawless stragglers
bummers
who intended to join with thomas at nashville in 64
schofield
how many men was thomas assembling at nashville
more than 50000
where did hood outmanuver schofield and fight him at in 64
spring hill
who was hood's move patterned after at spring hill
jackson
where did overtake schofield, furious because of the chance he had missed at spring hill
franklin
how many men were ordered in hood's frontal assault at franklin
18000
how many men were killed in hood's army at franklin
6252 men
what was the final battle for hood after franklin
nashville
why was thomas almost relieved at nashville
he refused to attack hood until he was ready
when was hood's army attacked at nashville
dec 15 & 16 64
who won the battle of nashville dec 15 and 16 64
thomas, he crushed hood's army
when did sherman reach the coast in 64
dec 10 64, he captured fort mcallister at the mouth of the ogeechee river, he got in touch with the us fleet
how many men were to defend savannah
10000
when did sherman send the christmas telegram to lincoln
dec 24 64
what was the confederacy at the beginning of 65
consisted of the carolinas and of the southern strip of virginia
what happened reguarding ben butler in 64
in dec. an amphibious expedition led by butler had tried to captuer wilmington, NC,butler put troops ashore and then panicked, sailing away
where was fort fisher situated
the entrance to the cape fear river on which wilmington was situated
who did grant send on the new expedition to fort fisher after butler, in january 65
adm. prter and gen. terry
when was the final confed. major port closed
jan 15 65 , fort fisher wilmington SC
how many feds. were heading down to alabama from tennessee at the end of the war
12000 men
how many troops did grant order to travel from the west to the east to help sherman
21000
when did sherman and his army start north from savannah
feb 65
who would sherman be reinforced by when he reached NC
21000 men fro schofield
how many men did the confederacy have to defend NC from sherman
30000, from the army of tennessee
who was made gen. and chief for the armies of the confederacy in jan 65
robert e lee
what was the capitol of SC that got burned down
columbia
who was the first confed. soldier to suggest freeing slaves to fight
Gen Cleburne
where was cleburne killed
franklin
how many gens. were killed at franklin
5
what did benjamin prepose to france and england for recognition
abolition of slavery
who came to richmond to talk terms with the confederates
Francis P Blair Sr., he came to talk with davis,he wasn't authorized
who were the "radical republicans" in the US congress
Thaddeus stevens, ben wade, zachariah chandler, and charles sumner
what union fort captured by the confederates was recaptured by the union man that surrendered it
fort sumter, anderson
what was lee's hope to win the war in 65
lee would give grant the slip, get his army into north carolina, join forces with johnston, and defeat sherman.After this, lee and johnston might turn back toward virginia and meet grant on something like even terms
how did lee propose to escape petersburg
to form a striking force with troops pulled out of his attenuated lines and to make a sudden attack on the federal center. This would make possible a confederate march south and would pave the way for the combined attack on sherman.
what was the last offensive attack that the confederates launched at petersburg
Battle of Fort Stedman, march 25 65
when was the battle of fort stedman
march 25 65
who led lee's forces at the battle of fort stedman
gen john gordon
who brought his cavalry from the shenandoah to help grant, after cleaning out the last pockets of the confederate resistance
sheridan
what was the battle that caused the confederates to abandon petersburg
five forks, april 1 65
what was the date of 5 forks
april 1 65
who were the commanders at five forks
sheridan and pickett
how many of pickett's men were taken prisoner at five forks
5000
who did sheridan remove from command of fed. infantry after the battle of five forks
G.K. Warren
what were the grounds for sheridan firing warren
he had been slow and inexpert in getting his men into action
when did grant order a blow at the center of the petersburg lines
april 2 65
when did the confederates evacuate petersburg and richmond
the evening of april 2 65
where was the richmond gov't headed to after petersburg
some carolina haven
who did lee try to rejoin with after petersburg
johnston
where did the fed. cavalry and infanry strike the confed. rear, destroying a wagon train and taking thousands of prisoners
sayler's creek
how many soldiers did lee have at appomattox court house
less than 30000
what were grant's terms for lee
have his men surrender, they could use military transportation, officers could keep their sidearms
when did lee surrender
april 9 65
where did joseph e johnston fight his last battle
bentonville NC late in march 65
what was the last war production center for the confeds.
Selma al
what did the union capture after selma
montgomery al
what happened to davis
he was captured May 10 65 in georgia, and was put in a prison cell at fort monroe, and held there for 2 years
when did lincoln deliver his second innaguration speech
march 4 65
when was lincoln's city point conference
march 27 and 28 65
what steamer was the city point conference on
river queen
who was at the city point conference
lincoln, sherman,grant, and adm. porter
what was the purpose of the city point conference
to discuss reconstruction
where was the union army camped in north carolina at the end of the war
Raleigh NC, it had 80000men
When did sherman agree on the first surrender doc
April 18 65, near durham's station
who did johnston have with him in North Carolina at the surrender
con. sec. of war breckinridge
who was the man that killed lincoln
john wilkes booth
when was lincoln shot
good friday evening april 14, 65
where was lincoln shot
ford's theatre
when did lincoln die
april 15 65
who did booth plan to kill
lincoln, grant, johnson, adn seward
who was in charge of the US government in the first few weeks after lincoln's death
stanton
who did stanton say booth was an agent for
the confed. gov't
where had booth been before he killed lincoln
canada
where was lincoln burried
springfield ill
when was the second time johnston surrendered
negoiated april 26 65, surrendered may 3 65
how much could a marshall be fined for failing to capture a fugitive slave
1000$