Civil War Vocab

for a state to leave the United States and become their own country

• Confederacy

• Secede / Secession

• Casualties

• Draft / Conscription

deaths or severe injuries

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Casualties

• Anaconda Plan

The North’s strategy to win the war. Blockade the southern coast and take the Mississippi River splitting the South into 2 parts.

• Anaconda Plan

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Draft / Conscription

• Confederate States of America

to block the coast and not allow ships in or out. Cutting off trade to that country.

• Union

• Blockade

• Confederacy

• Anaconda Plan

Represents the North in the Civil War. Usually wearing blue or light blue uniforms.

• Draft / Conscription

• Secede / Secession

• Confederacy

• Union

The “country” the South forms after seceding from the United States.

• Union

• Confederacy

• Confederate States of America

• Fort Sumter

Used in times of major wars. Randomly selects men from the country to go to war in a lottery style system.

• Secede / Seccession

• Blockade

• Draft / Conscription

• Emancipation Proclamation

Bloodiest single day battle in American history. Over 23,000 casualties in 12 hours of fighting

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Fort Sumter

• Appomattox Courthouse

The first “battle” of the Civil War

• Fort Sumter

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Emancipation Proclamation

Officially freed the slaves in the United States. But the slaves are in the CSA so did very little until the war ends

• Secede / Seccession

• Anaconda Plan

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Emancipation Proclamation