Ch. 13 The Civil War

the Confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War.

 First African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Determined Union General after successes in the West.

 Chilean awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

Said the war was about slavery, Looked toward the end of the war .

 the dedication of a national cemetery. key ideas were liberty, and equality.

Lincoln vs. Mc McClellan, Lincoln wants to unite North and South, 

served as President of the Confederate States of America. 

Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast,

used a "scorched earth" policy during fighting in Confederate territory.

Confederate General who lead victory's in the First Battle of Bull Run. Shot by his own.

the unofficial anthem of the Union. Was about John Brown

 (draft)required enrollment into the military.

general who had opposed secession but was loyal to the South because hes from Virginia.

11 Southern states that left the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected President

 the bloodiest battle.Lincoln made announced the Emancipation Proclamation after this battle.

The Point of the War that made it clear the North would win.

 Grant takes lead of Union armies, total war begins. 47 day siege.

The election in which Abraham Lincoln was first selected President 

The first Republican President, did not want slavery to extend, wanted to preserve the union

secession is illegal and would not interfere with slavery in the south, just not let it expand.

Was an American stage actor who , as part of a conspiracy plot, assassinated Abraham Lincoln.

it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free.

famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee