The civil war 1861-1865
Confederates vs. union Union Soldiers were characterized by their Navy Uniforms Southern soldiers often wore grey but brown and green were also common colors.
The union (North) States New York Pennsylvania New Jersey California Massachusetts Oregon Connecticut Kansas New Hampshire Rhode Island Maine Nevada Michigan Iowa Ohio Illinois Minnesota Indiana Wisconsin Vermont
Confederate (South) States South Carolina Louisiana North Carolina Alabama Georgia Mississippi Tennessee Virginia Texas Arkansas Florida
Border States (states that allowed slavery but did not leave the union) Missouri Kentucky Delaware Maryland West Virginia
Vocabulary Secession – the act of amending state constitutions in the South to break away from the United States Abolition – the removal and end of Slavery Emancipation – the freeing of slaves in states in open rebellion against the United States Habeas Corpus – The rule of law about being detained without trial
Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States Leader of the Union during the Civil War
William Tecumseh Sherman Union General during the Civil War Close friend with Ulysses S Grant Was placed in charge of the Union Army in the Southwest “Sherman’s March to the Sea” fought and marched through Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean
Ulysses S Grant Promoted to 5 Star General during the Civil War (1st since George Washington) He succeeded a long list of failed Union Generals Top Military Commander of All Union Armies Main task was to defeat General Lee
Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederacy Only President of the Confederate States
Robert E Lee Military Leader from Virginia Was originally offered the command of the union Army but turned it down “If Virginia leaves the Union so I also go.” Was later given command of the Confederate Army – The Army of Northern Virginia One of the most famous military leaders of the war
Thomas J “Stonewall” Jackson Leader of a Southern Army under the command of Robert E Lee Was famous for splitting his army and defeating much larger Union armies Won battles outnumbered as much as 60,000 Union Soldiers to 17,000 Confederate Soldiers