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| when the public and press cried for action, Lincoln wanted to do a small battle to show their strenght & then maybe take Richmond. There were spectators. Unfortunatly Jacksons ment held like a stone wall (his nickname) & the Union forces retreated in confusion |
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| was given command of the Totomac, the major Union force near Washington. Dubbed "young Napoleon" because he was a brilliant student of warfare. good organizer, drillmaster, & morale booster, but perfectionist. overcautious |
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| a water-borne approach to Richmond that the Union forces took at the base of a narrow peninsula. McClellan inched his 100,000 men towards Richmond |
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| General Lee's conterattack where the confederates drove McClellan back to the Sea. the Union forces abandoned the Peninsula Campaign |
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| leader of the confederate army. From Virginia. Very good general. led seven day's battle. by winning it though, he ensured the war would continue until the old south & slavery had died |
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| Merrimack was an old US ship that was plated in steel by the confederates and was a threat to the blockade although not very seaworthy. Monitor was small Union ship that fought Merrimack |
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| Second Battle of Bull Run |
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| Lee encountered Federal force under Gen. John Pope. Lee led a crushing defeat against Pope |
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| Most decisive battle of Civil War. Union found Lee's battle plans and parried his thrust causing him to retreat. Because McClellan didn't follow the dangerous Lee, he was removed from duty. The Union displayed unexpected powers & it was the victory Lincoln had waited for to launch the Emancipation Proclamation |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| written by Lincoln, made slaves in confederate states forever free. removed possibility of negotiated settlement. Many were upset by it. |
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| replaced McClellan, but wasnt' the right man for the job. He proved this when he led a rash frontal attack on Lee and the Union suffered greatly |
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| replaced Burnside. Aggressive officer but headstrong. Lee sent Jackson to attack the Union flank & Hooker was dazed & the attack became one of Lee's greatest |
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| Replaced Hooker. wasn't very spectacular. Almost accidentally got involved in the battle of Gettysburg |
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| 92,000 Union against 76,000 confederates. 3 days of battle. Failure of Gen. Pickett's attack broke confederate cause. Was the last real chance for the confederates to win the war |
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| seemingly unimpressive, but able military leader (finally) fo the Union. 1st sucess captured Ft. Henry & Donelson |
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| Grant had a successful counterattack, but the confederates showed impressively. (War wouldn't end quickly) |
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| Admiral Farragut & New Orleans |
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| Commanded a flotilla regiment & wanted to land a blow on the south by taking New Orleans. this took the Mississippi River |
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| Grant's best fought campaign of the war. Took Mississippi & deterred foreign assistance to south |
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| Sherman's March to the Sea |
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| took Atlanta & burned it then went to Savannah on the sea. the Union soldiers cut a path through Georgia, destroying it. Practical total war. Brutal methods |
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| a copperhead who openly obstructed the war. Brilliant orator who stirred up trouble. Convicted for treasonable utterances & sent to jail |
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| Lincoln's running mate. Small slaveowner |
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| Grant's Virginia Campaign |
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| (wilderness campaign) soldier against soldier in some of the most horrible fighting of the war |
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| Lee was cornered at Appomattox & Grant gave generous terms of surrender |
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| At the Ford's Theater where Lincoln was watching a play. Pro-south actor John wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the head. A wound that would kill him. |
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