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Chapter 17: The Civil War Vocabulary
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Battle of Bull Run battle won by the Confederates and Stonewall Jackson
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conscription drafting of civilians to serve in the army
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Copperhead northern Democrat who wanted to make peace with the Confederacy during the Civil War
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Robert E. Lee Confederate general who defended Richmond from attack
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Stonewall Jackson Confederate general who got his nickname from standing as strong as a stone wall in battle
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Fort Pillow site where 200 African American war prisoners were killed
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Ulysses S. Grant Union general who after heavy Union and Confederate losses captured victory at Shiloh
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David G. Farragut commander of the Union navy who captured the port of New Orleans
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George McClennan first Union general appointed by Lincoln to lead Union troops
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Merrimack Confederate ironclad ship
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Monitor Union ironclad ship
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Fort Sumter Union fort in Charleston, South Carolina that was seized by the Confederate troops and became the beginning of the Civil War
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Antietam bloodiest battle of the war in Maryland. Union troops forced Lee to retreat but did not chase them. Lincoln fired McClellan soon after
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Anaconda Plan three-part plan Union plan to win the Civil War which was 1) blockade southern ports so they couldn't get supplies 2) split the Confederacy in two near the Mississippi River 3) capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia
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habeas corpus court order that says people in jail need to appear in court and told why they are in jail
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Emancipation Proclamation order issued by Lincoln freeing slaves in the Confederacy
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income tax tax that takes a percentage of an individual's income used to pay for the war
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Andersenville Confederate war camp that was overcrowded
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Clara Barton Union nurse who started the Red Cross
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