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36 Cards in this Set
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required people to enter military service
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conscription
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legal order for an inquiry to determine if a person has been lawfully imprisoned
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habeas corpus
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the act of wearing down by constant harassment or attack
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attrition
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one of the best senior officers in the US Army, resigned his position to lead the Confederacy, from Virginia
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Robert E. Lee
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aka Peace Democrats, opposed the war and wanted to negotiate and reunite the states
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Copperheads
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ministers
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James Mason and John Slidell
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attempt by the South to get support for the war
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Trent Affair
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military strategy by the North to attack the South
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Anaconda Plan
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given as a reward to encourage enlistment in the Army
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bounty
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ships that run through a blockade to smuggle goods through a protected area
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blockade runner
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one of the most effective commanders in the Confederate army - nicknamed after the Battle of Bull Run
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"Stonewall" Jackson
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Union Commander - decided to retreat at Bull Run
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Irwin McDowell
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veteran of the War of 1812 and the War with Mexico, commanded 42 Union warships - became a hero for the North
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David G. Farragut
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Union General - victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
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Ulysses S. Grant
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led the Union army in the east
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George B. McClellan
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decree freeing all slaves
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Emancipation Proclamation
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1st African American regiments officially recognized; fought near Charleston Harbor - lost nearly half of their soldiers
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54th Massachusetts
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1st female physician in the US, started the nation's 1st training program for nurses
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Elizabeth Blackwell
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organization that provided medical assisstance and supplies to Army camps and hospitals
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United States Sanitary Commission
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commandant at Andersonville Prison Camp - the only person executed for war crimes during the Civil War
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Henry Wirz
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battlefield nurse
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Clara Barton
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to search or raid for food
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forage
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military blockade of a city or fortified place to force it to surrender
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siege
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ordered by Grant to distract Confederate troops so Grant could move troops into position to take Vicksburg
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Benjamin Grierson
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hired by Lincoln when McClellan was fired to lead the Union Army
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Ambrose Burnside
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hired to lead the Union Army, to defeat Lee, when Burnside was fired
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Joseph Hooker
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attack by the South ordered by Lee, assault by 15,000 men under George Pickett and A.P. Hill, resulted in 7,000 casualties in less than 30 minutes for South
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Pickett's Charge
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ordered by Grant to attack Confederates - Battle of Chattanooga - led destructive raids through the state of GA
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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to loot or plunder
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pillage
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authorization to act...given to a representative
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mandate
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ordered by Grant to raid Richmond, VA
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Philip Sheridan
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nickname given to the destruction, by Gen. Sherman, of the roads and railways that led to Atlanta
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Sherman Neckties
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path of destruction through GA, destroyed homes, crops, and livestock, led by Gen Sherman
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March to the Sea
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banned slavery
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13th Ammendment
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place where Lee surrendered to Grant - Civil War ended
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Appomattox Courthouse
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assassinated Lincoln
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John Wilkes Booth
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