Civil War Flashcards

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David Farragut

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Leader for the Union in the Fall of New Orleans, and completed the first step of the Anaconda plan

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William Sherman-

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Union General to use total war; One of the most widely renowned of the Union’s military leaders

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Robert E Lee-

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Main General for confederate states

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David Dodd

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boy hero of AR; he was arrested and charged with carrying military information for the confederate forces in Camden; sentenced to death by hanging.

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George Meade

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  • Union General in Battle of Gettysburg
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Clara Barton-

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Founder of American Red Cross and Famous nurse

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Ulysses S. Grant-

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Main General for the Union

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Thomas Jackson-

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aka stonewall jackson/ got the nickname because in the battle of bull run, he wouldn’t yield

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Winfred Scott-

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Union General who came up with the Anaconda Plan

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Robert Anderson-

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commanded south Carolina who needed supplies

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Thomas Hindman-

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Was a lawyer, first representative appointed by congress republican party

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Isaac Murphy-

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the guy who said arkansas shouldn’t seceded, became governor of little rock after it was captured by union

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George Pickett-

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Pickett’s Charge // he decided to attack on Unions line with 15000 troops; failed causing Confederates to retreat

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Bounty-

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a cash payment for those that volunteer in the war

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Camp Nelson -

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confederate cemetery in cabot

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Appomattox Court House -

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Courthouse that the treaty was signed at

17
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Copperheads-

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A group of Northern Democrats that didn’t support the emancipation proclamation

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King Cotton-

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The idea was that control over cotton exports would make an independent economically prosperous, ruin the textile industry of New England, and—most importantly—would force Great Britain and perhaps France to support the Confederacy militarily because their industrial economies depended on Southern cotton.

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Anaconda Plan-

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Union would come down the east coast and up the mississippi river from the port of LA

20
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Bushwhackers-

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used guerilla warfare

21
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Jayhawks-

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they were from Kansas and they were outlaws who terrorized civilians during civil war

22
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Calvary-

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soldiers mounted by horseback

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Infantry-

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soldiers marching or fighting on foot

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Battle of Antietam -

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Generals McCLellan, and Robert e Lee…confederate thought they could play offense but they withdrew and union did not go after them so Lincoln fired McClellan. Was the bloodiest day in american history.

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Battle of Wilson’s Creek -

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also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. General Nathaniel Lyon was leader for union. McCulloch was leader of Confederate. There was no clear winner.

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Emancipation Proclamation -

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Emancipation Proclamation would free all the slaves in Confederate states still in rebellion against the United States.

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Gettysburg Address-

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Address after the battle of gettysburg that talked of all men being created equal

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Capital of Arkansas after fall of Little Rock-

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Washington, AR

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Number of Arkansas soldiers who fought for confederacy and for Union-

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60000 arkansans fought for the confederacy; 8000 arkansans fought for the union

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Number of soldiers who fought for confederacy-

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1,000,00 
# of confederates who died-260,000
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Number of soldiers who fought for Union-

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2,000,000
# of union who died - 360,000
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President of Confederacy-

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Jefferson Davis

33
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President of Union-

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Abraham Lincoln

34
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Capital of Union-

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Washington D.C

35
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Capital of Confederacy-

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Richmond, Virginia

36
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Steele’s Southern Campaign (Red River Plan)-

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set to put Arkansas back into the Union