Civil War and Reconstruction Flashcards
(28 cards)
Jefferson Davis
President of confederacy
anaconda plan
union plan to cut of south’s ports
Fort Sumter
The first event of the civil war; the south starved out union soldiers
(south)
First battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the civil war, union troops were not well trained
(south)
Battle of Shiloh
Southwest TN, general grant had a significant role, helped union get the Mississippi, which was their main goal
(union)
Battle of Antietam
Not on confederate soil, union might have been able to win if McClellan hadn’t been so hesitant.
Battle of Gettysburg
Big battle in Pennsylvania, ended any real possibility of the confederates winning.
Siege of Vicksburg
union starved confederates, final blow to the confederate army
Sherman’s march to the sea
total war
appomattox court house
the place where Lee surrendered to Grant
Battle of Franklin
last major battle of the civil war, union stopped confederates from regaining middle TN
Ulysses S. Grant
General for the union
David Farragut
Won the last open sea port for the union
Robert E. Lee
General for Confederacy
Nathan Bedford Forest
Ku Klux Klan (horrible person)
Stonewall Jackson
Fought in the Battle of Bull Run for the confederates
Battle of Lookout Mountain
Fought in Chattanooga Tennessee, helped the union get control of east TN
The Gettysburg Address
Speech by Lincoln dedicated to dead soldiers
The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln freed all slaves in the south - didn’t really do anything, but it was the first step toward banning slavery.
The Massachusetts 54th Regiment
Black soldiers who fought with the union
Battle of Nashville
Nashville was the first confederate capital to be captured after the battle of Nashville - shattered TN’s confederate army
The thirteen U.S. colored troops
Black soldiers that fought in Nashville
Sam Watkins
TN Confederate soldier that wrote about life as a soldier
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Union soldier, wrote a diary
