American Civil War Vocabulary

He was the 16th President, and the 1st Republican President. He was President of the United States during the American Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln
• Amputation
• The Anaconda Plan
• The Battle of Antietam
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This refers to the surgical removal of a leg or arm. Many soldiers during the war had part of their limb amputated to prevent the spread of infection.

• Amputation
• The Anaconda Plan
• The Battle of Antietam
• Appomattox Court House
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This plan was created by Winfield Scott, a Union general, to win the war. It involved a blockade of the south, control of the Mississippi River, and the capturing of Richmond.

• The Anaconda Plan
• The Battle of Antietam
• Appomattox Court House
• The 1st Battle of Bull Run
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This battle was the bloodiest battle day in American history. General Lee tried to invade Maryland and was pushed back by General McClellan and the Union.

• The Battle of Antietam
• Appomattox Court House
• The 1st Battle of Bull Run
• Blockade
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This is where Lee (Confederate) surrendered to Grant (Union).

• Appomattox Court House
• The 1st Battle of Bull Run
• Blockade
• Border States
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This was the first battle of the war. The Union attempted to take Richmond, Virginia and they were stopped by the Confederacy at Manassas, Virginia.

• The 1st Battle of Bull Run
• Blockade
• Border States
• Confederate States of America
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This is when ports or waterways are blocked by warships

• Blockade
• Border States
• Confederate States of America
• Conscription
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These were slave states which did not secede from the Union during the American Civil War

• Border States
• Confederate States of America
• Conscription
• Contraband in the Civil War
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This was what the Southern states that seceded called themselves.

• Confederate States of America
• Conscription
• Contraband in the Civil War
• Copperheads
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This refers to forcing an individual to enroll in the military. This is also known as the draft.

• Conscription
• Contraband in the Civil War
• Copperheads
• Draft Riots
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