Civil War 1861-1862 Flashcards
The place where the war started.
Fort Sumter (Charleston, South Carolina)
The Union’s plan for fighting the war.
The Anaconda Plan
The 3 parts of the Anaconda Plan.
- Capture Richmond, Virginia (the capital of the Confederacy)
- Blockade southern seaports
- Gain control of the Mississippi River
Who won the First Battle of Bull Run?
The Confederacy
Who won the Battle of Antietam?
The Union
Who earned his nickname by standing his ground at the First Battle of Bull Run?
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Who was Robert E. Lee?
The Confederate General who led the Army of Northern Virginia
Who was Winfield Scott?
The Union leader who came up with the Anaconda Plan
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The President of the United States during the Civil War
Who was Jefferson Davis?
The President of the Confederate States during the Ciivil War
Union advantages
Population and resources
Confederate advantages
Experienced leaders and familiar with the terrain (since fighting was happening on their land for the most part)
What Union victory allowed President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Battle of Antietam
What was a Border State?
A slave state that stayed in the Union
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A formal announcement by Abraham Lincoln that stated that slaves in states rebelling against the U.S. (i.e. Confederate States) were to be set free.
