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| 5413362369 | Abraham Lincoln | 0 | ||
| 5413362370 | Antietam | Creek near Sharpsburg, where on 9/17 the Union McClellan's 87,000 and Confederacy Lee's 50,000 armies clashed, 6,000 died with 17,000 injured. An extreme loss for both sides, technically a win for the Union; led to Lincoln's preliminary issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation; McClellan's actions caused Lincoln to replace him, beginning a series of several replacements of command. | 1 | |
| 5413362371 | Appomattox Court House | Virginia town where Lee surrendered to Grant after being blocked by Union forces. Marked the beginning of the end of the Civil war, as other generals surrendered not long after, both an ideological loss and a literal defeat for the South. | 2 | |
| 5413362372 | Bull Run | First battle of the Civil war neat Manassas, VA, where the Union was driven off after being exhausted and overcome by the Confederacy; the North believed it would be a quick and easy victory, and the war would then be over. Was a severe blow to the Union's morale, showed the North that the South was serious about the war, and showed both sides that the war wouldn't end swiftly. | 3 | |
| 5413362373 | Clara Barton | Important nurse during the Civil war and founder of the American Red Cross. Recognized the development of women's roles and the opening of new opportunities as social and cultural customs were lifted and/or new ones assumed, during the period of shifting American identity. | 4 | |
| 5413362374 | Emancipation Proclamation | Abraham Lincoln's written declaration (and executive order)"freeing" all slaves in Confederate territory except those under Union control. Established the war as one against slavery, inspired antislavery sentiments in the North, helping African Americans to free themselves, weakened the South's grip on slaves in this way. | 5 | |
| 5413362375 | Fort Sumter | Union fort that Confederate leaders decided to fire upon for two days until Union general Anderson surrendered, and immediately after, the North began preparations for war. Marked the beginning of the Civil war, and soon after the secession of other Southerns states to the Confederacy occurred; "the last push" towards war. | 6 | |
| 5413362376 | George B. McClellan | 7 | ||
| 5413362377 | Gettysburg | Battle in Pennsylvania between Meade and Lee, lasting for 2 days; after Pickett's Charge, Lee had lost 1/3 of his army; eventually he had to retreat from __________. A turning point in the war as the Confederates were weakened and much fewer than before. | 8 | |
| 5413362378 | Greenbacks | 9 | ||
| 5413362379 | Homestead Act | Permitted any citizen or prospective citizen to claim 160 acres of public land and purchase it for a small fee after living on it for 5 years. Encouraged permanent settlement as well as Western Expansion; with other legislation served to open up and develop the West more. | 10 | |
| 5413362380 | Jefferson Davis | 11 | ||
| 5413362381 | March to the Sea | Sixty-mile wide path of destruction from ruins of Atlanta, GA, to Savannah, GA, by Will. Teh. Sherman, in which units disabled railroad communications, and towns and plantations were burned. Damaged Southern morale and communications while the war was coming to an end, leading to the surrender of the Confederacy by Lee. | 12 | |
| 5413362382 | Morrill Land Grant Act | 13 | ||
| 5413362383 | Robert E. Lee | Leader of the Confederate army who opposed secession and was neutral about slavery, known for his aggressive tactics in battles. Led the Confederacy through the Civil war and an important symbol for the Confederacy. | 14 | |
| 5413362384 | Shiloh | 15 | ||
| 5413362385 | Thomas ("Stonewall") Jackson | 16 | ||
| 5413362386 | Ulysses S. Grant | Union general known for his unrelenting tactics, as the North had great supplies of resources and soldiers, became 18th President of the United States during the reconstruction. Successfully commanded (second to Lincoln) the Union army during the Civil war and stabilized the nation under his presidency. | 17 | |
| 5413362387 | U.S. Sanitary Commission | 18 | ||
| 5413362388 | William Tecumseh Sherman | Union soldier, businessman, educator, author; served under Ulysses S. Grant, and became Commanding general of the Army; "founded" idea of "scorched earth" policies as a declaration of total war against the Confederacy. Instrumental in the taking of Atlanta, demoralized Confederacy in his "scorched earth" practices during his infamous March to the Sea; pioneered many war tactics still used today. | 19 |
