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when did eli whitney invent the cotton gin
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1793
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How much were cotton exports worth in 1860
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191 million$ 57% of exports
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Who were burney and weld
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famous abolitionists
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how much was slavery property worth in 1860
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2 billion $
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Who was Wilmont
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congressman from penn.
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Who helped with comp of 1850
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henry clay sr
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what was the original reason for the kansas nebraska act
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a northern railroad
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what repealed comp of 1820
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kansas nebraska act
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what were beacher's bibles
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rifles from the north
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Charles Sumner was caned by ___
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Preston Brooks
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Who was Seward
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sen from new york
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who was toombs
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sen from georgia
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where was chase from
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ohio
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what would lincoln be considered as in the rep. party
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moderate
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3 policies Lincoln ran on
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upward revision of tariff, free farms in west, and r/r subsidies
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When was lincoln innagurated
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march 4 1861
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when was south carolina sucession conv.
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dec 20 1860
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were was the original capital for the csa
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montogemery al
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what was the order of secession
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sc,ms,fl,al,ga,la,tx,va,ar,nc,tn
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number of slaves in the south
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4 mil
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what did lincoln say he would do with fed. property in confed terrority
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hold occupy and possess
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where was maj. anderson from
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kentucky
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con. commander at charlestown
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beauregard
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how many militia did lincoln call for in 61
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75000
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size of the us reg. army
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16000
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gen. and chief at beggining of war
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winfield scott
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orig. commander of army of potomac
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mcdowell
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first commander in st louis
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major gen harney
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gen that replaced harney
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fremont
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what did davis serve as under pierce
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sec of war
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what was the confed. fighting for
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independence
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what was the north fighting for
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reestablishment of the union
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what were the 3 "main" border states
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ken, miss, and maryland
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what would the con. fight on
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the deffensive
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what was the north to fight on
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the offensive
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according to the book, what was the pop of the north
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over 18 mil
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pop of south
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9 mil
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how much of the nation's r/r milage was in the north
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2/3s
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how much of the nations manufacturing capicity was in the north
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9/10s
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what was the originalaly "secret plan" of the north called
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the anaconda plan
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how long could the militia be called into service
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90 days
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what was the situation in ken.
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a secessionist gov and a unionist legis, it proclaimed its neutrality
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what happened with the 6th mass. in maryland
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fire was opened on protestors and people were killed, both soldiers and civilians
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what city in maryland did the feds occupy
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baltimore, they jailed sucessionists
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what was the situtaion in missouri
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a pro south gov. and a camp of state troops on the edge of st. louis
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who was harney temporalily replaced with in miss.
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capt. nathaniel Lyon
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what happened at wilson's creek
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lyon fought the confeds. in south missouri and us cmdr lyon was killed
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were was gen. mcclelan originally fighting at the begging of the war
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western va
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how many US arms total were there, and how many were in the south
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500000, 135000, 10000 were "modern"
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editor of the n y tribune
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horace greeley
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where did mcclellan "suprise and rout a small contingent of confederates" with his 20000 men when he crossed the ohio
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philippi
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where did mcclellan rout a con. army of 4500 men
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rich mtn
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where was the main con. army in 1861
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manassas junction, 25 miles from washington
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What did Ben butler occupy in 1861
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ft monroe
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where did ben butler lose "a sharp little skirmish at" in 1862
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big bethel
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how many feds were at harpers ferry in 61 and who commanded them
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16000 gen. patterson
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how many troops were there for the confeds. at harpers ferry and who was commanding them
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9000 gen. joe johnston
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how many troops did beuregard have at bull run
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20000
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how many troops did mcdowell have
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35000
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what did beuregard plan to do at bull run
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swing his right over the stream and strike the union left before mcdowell was ready
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name the skirmish before first bull run
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blackburn's ford july 18
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date of first bull run
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july 21 61
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who was beuregard's flank attack modeled on at the battle of first bull run
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napoleon's battle plan at austerlitz
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what did the confederacy fight on during first bull run
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the defensive
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where did beureagrd form his new line on during the first battle of bull run
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henry house
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who did the confeds. rally behind at bull run
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Gen thomas stonwall jackson
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who gave stonewall jackson immorality
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gen. bee
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who came to see the show at the battle of first bull run
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the civilians
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what type of calvary did the northern newspapers report that the confeds. had
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a black horse cavalry
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who proposed to take 5000 men and destroy what was left of the yankee army after bull run
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jackson
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# of deaths at bull run
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2896 union, 1982 south
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who did lincoln pick for the army of the potomac after mcdowell
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mcclellan
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who did gen lee send into the shenandoah valley
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stonewall jackson, along with a minor cavalry genius named turner ashby.
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how long were volunteer regiments enlisted for
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3 years
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who was in charge of military intel for mcclellan
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allan pinkerton
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who died in the disaster for the union at balls bluff
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colonel edward d baker, senator
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when was mcclellan made gen and chief
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nov 61
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when did kentucky cease to be neutral
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sep 61, it cast ists lot with the north
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where was one of the major concentrations of fed. troops
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cairo, ill
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what was fremont commanding for the union
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the western theatre
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what were the two things fremont did of importance in the west
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he started construction of a fleet of gunboats, and he put us grant in command at cairo
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who was the top man for the confederacy in western tennessee 61-62
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maj gen polk, he was also an episcopal bishop
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who was thought to be the ablest of the soldiers that joined the confederacy
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a.s. johnston
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how many troops did johnston have in colombus ken
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20000
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how many troops were in bowling green
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25000
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what were the two important forts for the confederacy as 1862 began
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forts henry and donnelson, on the tennessee and cumberland rivers
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who was fed. command in the west given to after fremont was replaced
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halleck
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how far was hallecks control to in 1862
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as far as the cumberland
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who commanded fed. forces in ken.
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brig gen don carlos buell
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who was buell's subordinate that got into a fight with crittenden at mill sptings
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thomas
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who did grant bombard fort henry with, and how many men did grant have
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flag officer foote, 15000 men
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date of fort henry
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feb 6 62
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what river was fort donnelson located
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cumberland
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when did fort donnelson surrender
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feb 16 62
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how many men did grant capture at donnelson
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15000
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where were Albert S. Johnston and beuregard to reunite at
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cornith, miss
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who was given top command in the west in 62
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halleck
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date of battle of shiloh
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april 6 and 7 62
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who was kia at shiloh
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a.s. johnston
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deaths at shilo\h
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13000 union 10000 confeds
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what happened at pea ridge ark
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union gen curtis defeated con army led by gen van dorn
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who moved to take cornith
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halleck
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when did mcclellan lose his job as gen and chief
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middle of march 62
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how did mcclellan want to get to richmond
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go down to fort monroe by steamboat and then advance up to the virginia peninsula with rivers to protect his flanks
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who was left behind to watch washington for mcclellan while he went on the pennusila campaign
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mcdowell
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who was put in command for the union in the shenandoah valley in 62
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banks
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who was put in command in western virginia in 1862
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fremont
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how many men did mcclellan head to the peninsula with
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90000
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who was in command at yorktown for the confeds
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magruder with 15000 men
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when was yorktown evacuated
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may 4 62
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how many men did jackson originally have in the valley
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8000
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where was joe johnston wounded
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battle of fair oaks end of may 62
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who replaced johnston
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lee
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how many men did lee march foreward with after he took command from johnston
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65000
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what were the seven days battles
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mechanicsville, gaines mill, savages station, fraysers farm, malvern hill
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how many ships did the north have at the beginning of the war
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90
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how many miles of coastline would the union have to blockade
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3500
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who attacked hatteras inlet in august 61
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flag officer stringham with butler in North carolina
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who shelled fort walker and beauregard in nov 61
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flag officer du pont
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who seized roanoke island in early 1862
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goldsborough and burnside seized elizabeth city and new bern along with fort macon.
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where was fort pulaski located
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the mouth of the savannah river
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what was the largest city in the confederacy
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new orleans
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who took new orleans
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adm. farragut
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what forts did farragut bombard in mid april
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jackson and st. philip
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who commanded the mortar boats in mid april at the battle of new orleans
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captain porter
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when was new orleans captured
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april 24 62
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who brought troops in to take possession of the new orleans forts
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gen butler
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what was the merrimac before it was an ironclad
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a US steam frigate
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when did the confederates sieze the norfolk navy yard
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april 20 61
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how many cannons were siezed from the norfolk navy yard
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1000
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what did the US do to the merrimac before it became the Virginia
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they scuttled it before the confederates arrived
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how many guns did the merrimac have
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10
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what was the rechristened name of the merrimac
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virginia
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when did the merrimac leave the elizabeth river
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march 8 62
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what were the two ships the virginia destroyed
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the congress and cumberland, also drove the big steam frigate minnesota aground
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battle of the iron clads date
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march 9 62
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US first ironclad
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monitor
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inventor of the monitor
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john ericsson
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what was the special feature of the monitor
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a rotating turrent with two guns
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when was the merrimac scuttled for good
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may 10 62
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what was the gunboat that ran straitght through a fleet of yankee gunboats above vicksburg, destroyed by crew at baton rouge
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arkansas
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ship that took fed. control of NC suounds until sank by torpedo from Lieutenant Cushing
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Albemarle
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ship that fought farragut's fleet at mobile bay in 64
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tennessee
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confed. ironclad that almost saved the day at new orleans, incomplete
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louisiana
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two famous con. commerece raiders
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alabama and shenandoah
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con. ships that ran blockades
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blockade runners
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boom town port in the bamahas b/c of confederate shipping
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nassau
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famous confederate sub that sank housatonic
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hunley
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failed us sub
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Alligator
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last major confed. port open
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mobile lost august 64
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last con. port open
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willimgton
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port recaptured in texas by confeds
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galveston
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where was mcclellan camping near richmond in 62
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the james river
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who was given the army of virginia for the union
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pope
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how many men did lee detatch to deal with pope, and who did he entrust the job with
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25000, jackson
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what happened on august 9 62
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jackson advanced and met a detachment of pope's army at cedar mtn. and drove it in retreat
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according to the military textbooks no general should ever divide his forces in the___
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presence of the enemy
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what was inbetween lee's army and pope's army
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the rappahannock river
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who was in immeadite command of lee's forces after jackson headed northwest
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longstreet
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what happened to the union supply base at manassas junction
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jackson pounced on it
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where were jackson's men hiding near manassas
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the woods and hills on the old battlefield of bull run
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when did lee and longstreet regain contact with jackson
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august 29 62
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date of 2nd bull run
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august 29 & 30
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how many men did pope lose at 2nd bull run
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15000
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where did the federals withdraw to after second bull run
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the fortifications of washington
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who was reinstated as cmdr of the army of the potomac after pope and the distater of 2nd bull run
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mcclellan
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who believed that mcclellan had sent his men forward slowly at 2nd bull run
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chase, stanton, Ben wade, and zachariah chandler
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when did lee take his army north across the potomac in 62
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sept. 5
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what was grant's task under halleck in 62
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holding memphis and western tennessee
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where was buell sent by halleck
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eastward to occupy chattanooga
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what was the principal con. army in the west in 62
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army of tennessee led by bragg
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how many men did bragg have in chattanooga in 62
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30000
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how many men did edmund kirby smith have in knoxville in 62
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20000 or more
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how many men did the confeds. have in n. mississippi in 62
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20000-25000 led by van dorn
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how many men were at the federal garrison at harpers ferry
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12000
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who was sent to tuner's gp in south mountain
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d h hill
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where was jackson sent by lee before antietam
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harper's ferry
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where did lee assemble his forces in sept before antietam
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sharpsburg
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what was the date of sharpsburg
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17 sept 62
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tactically what was the battle of antietam
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a draw
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what were the losses at antietam
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12000 union, confederates nearly as great
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where did buell and bragg's armies meet
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perryville ken
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date of perryville
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oct 8 62
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who replaced buell
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rosecrans
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what happened at Iuka
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rosecrans had beaten a detachment from van dorn's
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date of Iuka
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sept 19 & 20 62
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who were the two dominant powers in europe
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france and england
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who was the the US naval officer that caused the trent affair
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Capt. Wilkes
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who were the confederate ministers sent to england and france my davis
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mason of virginia and sidell of louisiana
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what was the ship that mason and sidell boarded
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the trent, a british mail steamer
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what happened on november 8 61
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trent was fired on by the san jacinto
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where were mason and sidell held prisoner
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fort warren in boston harbor
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who was sec. of the navy
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gideon welles
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how many troops did the british send to canada after the trent affair
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11000
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who was the american minister in london
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charles francis adams
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who was the british minister in washington
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lord lyons
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who was the american sec. of state while lincoln was president
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seward
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who was the british foreign sec.
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earl russell
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british PM
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lord palmerston
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who was the chancellor of the exchequer
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william gladstone
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the US' two friends in britian
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john bright & richard cobden
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when was the emancipation proclamition released
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after antietam, sept 22 62
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who exported large amounts of grain to britian
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US
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what did napoleon propose fall of 62
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a six month armistice, with france england and russia
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where was napolean's "intrest" during the civil war
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mexico
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who did napolean make emperor of mexico
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maximilian
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who did the feds send to deal with the french in mexico
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50000 troops with phil sheridan to the mexican border in blunt warning
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what was the one european country which showed a definite friendship for the northern gov't
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russia
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what happened to the US relating to russia in 63
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two russian fleets entered american waters, one in the atlantic and one in the pacific
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who was made cmdr of the army of the potomac after mcclellan
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burnside
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what was burnside's plan to invade the south
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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
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what was rosecrans' do in late dec. of 62
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he began to move south from nashville with 45000 men
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what was grant's two functions in tennessee
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to occupy the western third of the state and to move down the great river capture the confederate stronghold at vicksburg
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how many men did grant have in his dept in late 62
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80000, but half were needed for occupation duties
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who was elected gov. of new york in 62
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dem. horatio seymour
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what was the river opposite fredericksburg
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the rappahannock
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what did burnside have to wait for before he could cross the rappahannock
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the pontoon bridges
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date of the battle of fredericksburg
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dec 13, 62
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what were the deaths at fredericksburg
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more than 12000 union, less than half confeds.
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where did most of the slaughter happen at fredericksburg
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marye's heights
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what was the march that happened after fredericksburg, that was unsuccessful for burnside
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the mud march
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what happened at murfreesboro
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rosecrans moved down to there, and bragg waited for him
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date of murfreesboro
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dec 31 62
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what was the outcome of murfreesboro
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inconclusive
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who was rosecrans center commanded by at murfreesboro
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thomas
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what were the deaths at murfreesboro
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13000 union, 10000 confeds.
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who was hurting grants progress while he was marching
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cavalry led by Van Dorn and Forrest
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what was the only side vicksburg could be attacked from
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the east
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who was john mcclernand
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a union gen, a war democrat
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where did mcclernand go to raise troops for his attack on vicksburg
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illinois
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who did grant send to memphis
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sherman
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who captured grants base of supply in holly springs
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van dorn
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what did bedford forrest do in western tennessee
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he cut railroads and telegraph lines along with seizing fed. weapons horses and equipment
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how many men did grant have en route to vicksburg
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30000
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how did sherman get in trouble in the west
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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
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how many men were killed from sherman's offensive near the mississippi
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1700 union
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what was captured on the arkansas river
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fort hindman
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where did mcclernand and sherman make camp
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milliken's bend, some dozen miles above vicksburg
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who became new commander of the army of the potomac after burnside
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hooker
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what was the first fed. plan to bypass the city of vicksburg
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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
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why did the first plan to bypass the mississippi not work
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the mississippi refused to enter the canal in any volume
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what was the second fed. plan to bypass vicksburg
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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
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why didn't the second bypass plan for vicksburg work
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the shallow draft steamers needed could not be obtained in quantity
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what was the third plan when grant was attacking vicksburg
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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
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why did the third plan fail
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fort pemberton could not be taken
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what was the forth bypass plan
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to use small rivers to go south
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why did the 4th plan fail
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it wasn't possible for the boats to go through the shallow rivers
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what were the number of lee's army arond fredricksburg
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60000
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what was joe hookers armies numbers around fredericksburg
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more than twice that of lees
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what did lee do at chancellorsville
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split his army in 3 and defeat hooker
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when did jackson's men attack hooker at chancellorsville
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2 hrs before nightfall may 2 63
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what did hooker do after chancellorsville
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pulled his troops north of the rappahannock
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how many men did hooker lose at chancellorsville
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17000
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what was lee's most brilliant victory
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chancellorsville
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what famous confed. gen was wounded at chancellorsville and would later die
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jackson
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what was grant's final plan to take vicksburg
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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
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where was the US navy unable to beat the confederate defenses twenty-five miles below vicksburg
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grand gulf
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how many soldiers did grant have when he made his river crossing
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33000
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the calvary commander that grant ordered to come help him before vicksburg, he was successful in slicing the length of mississippi and cutting railroads
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colonel grierson
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where joseph e johnston was recovering from his wounds
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jackson
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how many men did lee send to chacellorsville
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45000
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on may 14 63 grant had driven off a confederate detachment at this location
|
raymond
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how many men did lee give jackson at chancellorsville
|
26000
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overall confederate commander in the west at about the time of vicksburg
|
joseph e. johnston
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|
confederate commander in vicksburg
|
pemberton
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when did jackson's men attack hooker at chancellorsville
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2 hrs before nightfall may 2 63
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what did hooker do after chancellorsville
|
pulled his troops north of the rappahannock
|
|
battle fought on may 16 63 when grant fought pemberton
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champion's hill
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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
|
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Overall confed. cmdr. in the west at the time of vicksburg
|
joseph e. johnston
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the two times grant made an attempt to take vicksburg by storm (dates)
|
may19 and may22
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what was lee's most brilliant victory
|
chancellorsville
|
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what famous confed. gen was wounded at chancellorsville and would later die
|
jackson
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confederate commander at vicksburg
|
pemberton
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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
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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
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the date the army of the potomac crossed the potomac river and headed north to persue lee in maryland
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June 25 ; June 26 63
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|
leader of the army of the potomac after hooker
|
meade
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date of the battle of gettysburg
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July 1-3 63
|
|
how many men participated in pickett's charge
|
15000
|
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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
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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
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what was the battle that caused the confederates to abandon petersburg
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five forks, april 1 65
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what was the date of 5 forks
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april 1 65
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who were the commanders at five forks
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sheridan and pickett
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how many of pickett's men were taken prisoner at five forks
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5000
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who did sheridan remove from command of fed. infantry after the battle of five forks
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G.K. Warren
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what were the grounds for sheridan firing warren
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he had been slow and inexpert in getting his men into action
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when did grant order a blow at the center of the petersburg lines
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april 2 65
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when did the confederates evacuate petersburg and richmond
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the evening of april 2 65
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where was the richmond gov't headed to after petersburg
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some carolina haven
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who did lee try to rejoin with after petersburg
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johnston
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where did the fed. cavalry and infanry strike the confed. rear, destroying a wagon train and taking thousands of prisoners
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sayler's creek
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how many soldiers did lee have at appomattox court house
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less than 30000
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what were grant's terms for lee
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have his men surrender, they could use military transportation, officers could keep their sidearms
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when did lee surrender
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april 9 65
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where did joseph e johnston fight his last battle
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bentonville NC late in march 65
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what was the last war production center for the confeds.
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Selma al
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what did the union capture after selma
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montgomery al
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what happened to davis
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he was captured May 10 65 in georgia, and was put in a prison cell at fort monroe, and held there for 2 years
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when did lincoln deliver his second innaguration speech
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march 4 65
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when was lincoln's city point conference
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march 27 and 28 65
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what steamer was the city point conference on
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river queen
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who was at the city point conference
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lincoln, sherman,grant, and adm. porter
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what was the purpose of the city point conference
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to discuss reconstruction
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where was the union army camped in north carolina at the end of the war
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Raleigh NC, it had 80000men
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When did sherman agree on the first surrender doc
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April 18 65, near durham's station
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who did johnston have with him in North Carolina at the surrender
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con. sec. of war breckinridge
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who was the man that killed lincoln
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john wilkes booth
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when was lincoln shot
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good friday evening april 14, 65
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where was lincoln shot
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ford's theatre
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when did lincoln die
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april 15 65
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who did booth plan to kill
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lincoln, grant, johnson, adn seward
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who was in charge of the US government in the first few weeks after lincoln's death
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stanton
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who did stanton say booth was an agent for
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the confed. gov't
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where had booth been before he killed lincoln
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canada
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where was lincoln burried
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springfield ill
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when was the second time johnston surrendered
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negoiated april 26 65, surrendered may 3 65
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how much could a marshall be fined for failing to capture a fugitive slave
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1000$
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