Civil War

Chosen by Secretary of War to lead the Union forces before the war began

white northern workers, Democrats, opposed slavery going into the new territories because

Capital of the C.S.A.

First state to secede

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

Sherman and Grant employed a strategy of

Dropped his Battle plan with his cigars

Stonewall Jackson got his nickname at

The first shots were fired not returned

Pres. Abraham Lincoln was personally against slavery

This event began when Atlanta burned

Dred Scott decision

Border state

beloved by his men, they buried his amputated arm in a grave.

After a 47 day siege this Mississippi burg unconditionally surrenders to Grant

Jefferson Davis

Tens of thousands die on battlefields as Grant heads toward this city in VA

The second General that Lincoln fires (big side burns egh?)

This political party was formed by abolitionists

Unconditional surrender to Grant after a month siege of this city over the Mississippi river.

New construction during Civil War, ironic

How much money could a rich man pay for a replacement when he was Conscripted?

Largest battle in American History

The novel that brought horrors of slavery into the conversations of most Americans

Lincoln fires him at Antietam,VA

This book had everyone opinionated about the issue of slavery

Gettysburg Address

Two battles 13 months apart

Slaves were considered ________________ of war in the rebelling states.

Bloodiest Battle

Sherman's 60 mile wide and 250 mile trek

Border State

Regional differences create difficulties between the North and South especially over taxes.

From the debates we learn Lincoln believed the issue of slavery

The North went to war to keep the Union together.

Bloodiest Day in US History

In the debates we learn Douglas wanted to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories