Unit 7: The Civil War

Who was the governor of GA at the time of the Civil War?

Joseph E Brown

Confederate POW camp in south GA

Andersonville

When did the Civil War start and end?

April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865

Much like beef jerky, dried and salted pork

Salt pork

Confederate main army

Army of Northern Virginia

Union main army

Army of the Pontomac

Collection of 11 southern states who had broken away from the American government, often called CSA

Confederacy

The selection of citizens for mandatory military service

Conscription

Slang term for the Confederacy

Dixie

Diarrhea, often a fatal disorder of the intestines

Dysentery

Ulysses S Grant's personal secretary during the war and prepared the surrender documents for Grant and Lee at Appomattox

Ely Parker

What important document was issued after Antietam?

Emancipation Proclamation

Who was the vice president of the Confederacy?

Alexander Stephens

Money damage Sherman's March cost to GA

100 million

How much debt was left for the US? For GA?

6 billion, 20 million

How many people died in the Civil War?

620,000

Where was the first battle of the Civil War?

Battle of Bull Run/Manassas

Bloodiest two day battle of the civil war

Battle of Chickamauga

What was the name of the station where The General was stolen?

Big Shanty Station

The closing off of a city to traffic and communication

Blockade

A slave state that does not secede but instead remains loyal to the Union

Border States

Leather box in which a soldier carried his bullets

Cartridge box

A person killed, wounded, or captured during a war

Casualty

Liquid used to dull the pain of wounds

Chloroform

The South would name a battle after a nearby ______ while the North would name it after nearby _______

Cities, natural features

"Angel on the Battlefield", war nurse who established the American Red Cross

Clara Barton

Lady who helped bury the dead after Andersonville was liberated?

Clara Barton

3 properties and their locations seized by GA from the federal gov

Fort Pulaski outside Savannah US Mint in Dahlonega US arsenal in Augusta

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

Fort Sumter

Thick hard cracker eaten by soldiers

Hardtack

Cloth bag used by soldiers for rations

Haversack

Why did Lincoln change his mind about Grant's abilities?

He was wrong about Grant's plan not working, so he put him in charge as a thank you

Who was the president of the convention in Montomery, Alabama where the CSA was formed?

Howell Cobb

3 immediate results of the Emancipation Proclamation

Increase in African American support for Union European funds given to North Increase in runaway slaves

What future GA governor was seriously wounded at Antietam?

John B. Gordon

Confederate General who abandoned Atlanta

John Bell Hood

A ship covered with iron plates

Ironclad

Why was Atlanta so important to the South during the Civil War?

It was a railroad center, railroads met there from all directions. Goods were stored there until they were shipped out.

Why did Charleston, South Carolina receive such harsh treatment from Sherman when he raided that city?

It was the first state to secede and was where the first shots of the war were fired.

Future Georgian who told Lee not to attack at Gettysburg but was blamed for the casualties anyway

James Longstreet

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Jefferson Davis

GA cities that contained Confederate arsenals

Macon, Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta

Famous for her diary of life in the Confederacy

Mary Boykin Chesnut

famous civil war photographer

Matthew Brady

The standard rifle bullet used in the civil war

Mini Ball

What were the 4 border states?

Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware

3 problems GA's economy faced as the war progressed

Money wasn't real Blockades stopped trade Inflation occurred and prices went up

What changes occurred in GA's economy as the state became less reliant on the North?

More food crops were grown instead of cotton, and manufacturing increased.

Why was July 4, 1863 called the best one since 1776?

North won 2 most decisive battles

What was Lincoln's opinion about slavery while he was running for president?

Not abolish slavery, contain it

Who was the Secretary of State for the Confederacy?

Robert Toombs

Confederate female spy positioned in Washington, D.C, helped CSA gain upper hand

Rose Greenhow

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

South Carolina

Georgian general who was last to surrender due to lack of communcation

Stand Watie

What famous Confederate general received his nickname in battle when he showed no fear despite the chaos that surrounded him?

Stonewall Jackson

What was the most detrimental result of the Battle of Chancellorsville for the Confederacy?

Stonewall Jackson died

Dry goods salesman who often did business from a wagon, usually cheated soldiers, like a traveling convenience store

Sutler Wagon

Who was the main author of the CSA constitution and the 1861 GA constitution?

TRR Cobb

What was the name of the stolen train in the Great Locomotive Chase?

The General

Why was it important for the Union to capture Vicksburg?

The south would be split in 2

Why did Sherman spare Savannah?

There was cotton waiting to be shipped out at the harbor and he sold it and used the money to fund the war

Famous for flag bearer of 54th Massachusetts black regiment and first African American to recieve the Congressional Medal of Honor

William H Camey

What happened when Lincoln asked his advisors who should lead the Union army?

Winfield Scott was chosen, replaced by Robert E. Lee, who then quit and joined the Confederacy

Large scale combat between two armed forces

battle

Why did Lee want a victory at the Battle of Antietam?

being 50 miles from D.C might help them capture the capital and end the war

How did the blockade of Savannah impact the growth and development of Atlanta during the Civil War? (5 ways)

blocked supplies coming in from Europe blockade runners made a lot of money for a while transferring supplies Atlanta became important because of railroads It's economy and population grew After Civil War it became the new capital

A war between two sections or groups within a country

civil war

3 methods Grant used to capture Vicksburg

dig canal from east cut through forests from west sail ironclads down Mississippi River

The formal release of slaves from bondage

emancipation

Military term for food

rations

Collection of 23 northern states, also called the USA

union