Civil War Vocab Recovery

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Union strategy in the Civil War to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River, resembling an anaconda squeezing its prey.

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Anaconda Plan

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Infamous Civil War POW camp in Macon County, GA; over 13,000 Union soldiers died.

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Andersonville

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Battles in northwest Georgia and Atlanta during summer 1864; Union campaign led by Sherman from May to September 1864, aiming for Atlanta.

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Atlanta Campaign

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Union victory; bloodiest one-day battle in the War.

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Antietam

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Union victory; turning point of the Civil War; North repelled Southern invasion into Pennsylvania.

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Gettysburg

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Confederate victory; largest battle in Georgia; led to Chattanooga.

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Chickamauga

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Union victory; this battle brought Union forces closer to Atlanta but did not lead to its occupation.

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Battle of Atlanta

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Private Southern ships that broke the Union blockade to trade cotton for goods.

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Blockade runners

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Document declaring all slaves in rebellious states would be freed if the South didn't return to the Union by Jan 1, 1863.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Union campaign led by Sherman (Nov 15-Dec 25, 1864) targeting Savannah, employing a scorched earth policy to diminish Southern morale.

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March to the Sea