Civil War Ch 16

Main General in the Confederate Army

The Union general who struggled with hesitating due to overestimating the enemy was?

The border states of Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and Delaware were all

3-Day Battle ending further Confederate invasions in the North

Grant's first major victory in the West was

The Civil War lasted for approximately how many years?

Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House immediately following?

Who founded a relief agency that later became the Red Cross?

President of the Union

The series of battles in which the Grant tried to take Richmond were called?

Leader of the Union army who led them to victory in the Civil War

Site of a terrible draft riot that killed over 100 people

This individual is credited as the founder of the American Red Cross

A major Confederate blunder which led to Union victory at Gettysburg was

Democrats who pushed for peace with the south

Credited as the leader of taking N. Orleans, approached the city with 700 men and ships disguised

Coastal city taken by General Sherman towards the end of the Civil War

Which of the following is a term for escaped slaves?

The practice of destroying civilian and economic resources lead by William Tecumseh Sherman

What is meant by the statement that William Tecumseh Sherman waged total war?

Which of the following describes habaes corpus?

Union victory that finally gave them control of MS River

The Union's capture of Atlanta helped get Lincoln re-elected how?

What is the main reason why Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Why were some abolitionists upset with Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln referenced the Declaration of Independence when he emphasized?

The Confederate general who was shot by his own troops

Union victory in the North, bloodiest day in U.S. History

This was the spark that began the American Civil War, a federal outpost in Charleston, SC

President of the Confederacy