CHAPTER 21
battle of bull run (manassas junction)
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The first organized battle of the Civil War, where Abraham Lincoln wanted to demonstrate the power of the Union army.
peninsula campaign
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The path general McClellan led his army down to reach the Confederate capital of Richmond.
merrimack
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A revived wooden ship that was plated with old iron railroad rails to fight for the Confederacy.
monitor
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A small ironclad built by the Union in about 100 days.
second battle of bull run
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A battle of the Civil War where general John Pope was crushed by Robert E. Lee.
battle of antietam
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A battle that resulted in a tie, but general McClellan was removed for a second and final time for not chasing after retreating Robert E. Lee.
emancipation proclamation
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A proclamation that Abraham Lincoln made on January 1, 1863 that declared that all slaves in the South were free.
thirteenth amendment
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An amendment passed by Congress that officially ended slavery.
battle of fredericksburg
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A battle where general Burnside rashly attacked Robert E. Lee's strong position and lost.
battle of gettysburg
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A long and bloody battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where Robert E. Lee was forced to retreat.
gettysburg address
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A speech Abraham Lincoln made to honor the soldiers who died at Gettysburg which also spoke to future generations.
battle of fort henry and fort donelson
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Ulysses S. Grant's final victory in the west before leading the main armies in the east.
battle of shiloh
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A gory battle where Ulysses S. Grant successfully countered the Confederacy, showing that the war would not end quickly.
siege of vicksburg
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A battle in Mississippi at a crucial point on the river for the Confederacy.
sherman's march
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A march led by general William Tecumseh Sherman where all supplies heading to the Confederacy were destroyed.
congressional committee on the conduct of the war
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A committee established by radical Republicans who were against Lincoln's increasing presidential power.
copperheads
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Extreme peace Democrats who would occasionally obstruct the war by attacking drafts, Lincoln, and emancipation.
the man without a country
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A fictional book that stimulated devotion to the Union.
union party
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A party that combined Republicans and War Democrats in order to be more likely to win the presidential election.
wilderness campaign
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A series of bloody battles between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee where Grant lost about 50,000 men.
appomattox courthouse
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The final battle of the Civil War where Robert E. Lee was captured in Richmond and forced to surrender.
reform bill of 1867
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A bill passed by Congress 2 years after the Civil War, and that also made Britain a true political democracy.