Civil War Vocab

A war between different groups of people from the same country

• Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Union

16th president of the United States who was the Commander in Chief of the Union Army during the Civil War, and wa responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.

• Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Union

President of the confederate states who was the Commander in Chief f the confederate Army during the Civil War

• Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Union

Another name for the USA during the civil war, which consisted of 24 northern states that remained loyal to the federal government.

• Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Union

Another name for the confederate States of America during the civil war which consisted of southern states that seceded from the union and formed their own country

• Confederacy

• Fort Sumter

• Anaconda Plan

• Thomas Stonewall Jackson

US Military fort that was attacked by the Confederates to start the Civil War

• Confederacy

• Fort Sumter

• Anaconda Plan

• Thomas Stonewall Jackson

Union military strategy to form a blockade around southern states to hurt their economy and gain control of the Mississippi River

• Confederacy

• Fort Sumter

• Anaconda Plan

• Thomas Stonewall Jackson

Confederate general who was a skilled strategist and played a key role in several victories for the confederacy including the Frist battle of Bull run and the Battle of Chancellorsville

• Confederacy

• Fort Sumter

• Anaconda Plan

• Thomas Stonewall Jackson

The first battle of the Civil War and confederate victory which revealed that the Civil War would be more serious and difficult than people originally thought

• Battle of Bull Run

• Robert E. Lee

• Battle of Antietam

• Ulysses S. Grant

General who was the commander of all Confederate forces and was known for taking risks in battle, although they often did not pay off for him during the Civil war

• Battle of Bull Run

• Robert E. Lee

• Battle of Antietam

• Ulysses S. Grant