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| general of Union army (twice), smart but indecisive |
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| extremely aggressive general of Confederate army |
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| winning chief general (started out in west) of Union, amazing, take-it-all tactics |
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| known for work with reforming insane asylums, became superintendent of female nurses in 1861 |
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| wartime field nurse, started American Red Cross after war |
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| Grant's successor in western armies, went southeast to Atlanta |
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| site of first attack by Confederacy that started the war, off the coast of Charleston, SC, fell after 2 days of bombardment |
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| first big war, won by Confederacy, taught both sides valuable lessons |
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| navy blockade to prevent South from getting money from exporting goods (cotton) |
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| way South expected Europe to come to their aid, to save major cotton exporter |
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| 1861, allowed seizure of any slave employed directly by the Confederate army; abolished slavery in territories and in D.C. |
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| slaves - property taken from conquered areas |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| only released slaves in areas still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863 |
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| created national banking system, part of rush of Republican Acts passed before midterm elections of 1862 |
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| gave public land to settlers in attempt to integrate West into America |
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| act giving money to railway built from Omaha to San Francisco |
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| set aside public land for agricultural colleges in each state |
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| civilian organization that bought and distributed clothing, food, and medicine and recruited doctors and nurses |
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| 1st draft laws requiring those picked by government to serve and riots at their injustice |
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| one of the decisive battles of the Civil War, after 6 weeks city folded to Grant |
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| one of the decisive battles of the Civil War, Union beat Lee |
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| Lincoln's famous address that appealed to freedom and the union, made states' rights forever less important than the people and the republic |
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| from Atlanta to Savannah, aimed at destroying will of Southern people with scorched-earth policy |
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| Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech |
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| reminded people of the sadness days away from victory and how they shouldn't lord it over the defeated South |
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| "peace" Democrats who were completely against the war and wanted to make peace with Confederates |
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| suspension of habeas corpus |
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| Lincoln suspended in order to coerce Maryland to stay with Union, allowed unjustified arrests |
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| site where Lee surrendered and Civil War ended on April 9th, 1865 |
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