Ch. 13 - Civil War Key Terms:

1. Civil war: a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.2. Confederacy: another name for the Confederate States of America made up of

the 11 states that seceded from the Union.3. Rebel: Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to the established

government 4. Yankee: Union Soldier 5. Blockade: to cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or

people from coming in or out.6. ironclad: armored naval vessel7. Habeas corpus: the right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can

determine whether he or she is being imprisoned lawfully. 8. Emancipation Proclamation: an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1,

1863, declaring slaves in the Confederate states to be free.9. Gettysburg Address: a speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site

of the Battle of Gettysburg in memory of the Union soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded.

10.Total war: war on all aspects of the enemy’s life. 11.Appomattox Court House: a village in Virginia that was the site of the

Confederate surrender to Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant.

12.Robert E. Lee: The Commanding Confederate General. 13.Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson: Confederate general who fought the enemy

heroically at Bull Run like a “stone wall”. 14.George B. McClellan: head of the Union Army of the East; known for his

indecision and weakness. 15.Ulysses S. Grant: The Union commander of the army. 16.William Tecumseh Sherman: Union General known for leading “The March to

the Sea.” 17.Battle of Bull Run: first major battle of the Civil War in which Confederate

forces defeated the Union army.18.Battle of Antietam: Union victory, which kept the British out of the war and led

Lincoln to free the slaves in Confederate territory.19.Battle of Gettysburg: Union Victory & bloodiest battle, turning point in war,

driving the Confederates back to the South.20.Battle of Vicksburg: Union Victory, allowed the Union to take control of the

Mississippi River.

1. Civil war: a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.

2. Confederacy: another name for the Confederate States of America made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union.

3. Rebel: Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to the established government

4. Yankee: Union soldier

5. Blockade: to cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or out

6. Ironclad: armored naval vessel

7. Habeas Corpus: a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned

8. Emancipation Proclamation: an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring slaves in the Confederate states to be free.

9. Gettysburg Address: a speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg in memory of the Union soldiers who had

died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded.

10.Total war : war on all aspects of the enemy’s life

11.Appomattox Court House: a village in Virginia that was the site of the Confederate surrender to Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant.

12.Robert E. Lee: the commanding Confederate general

13.Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson: Confederate general who fought the enemy heroically at Bull Run like a “stone wall”

14.George B. McClellan: head of the Union Army of the East; known for his indecision and weakness

15.Ulysses S. Grant: The Union commander of the army

16.William Tecumseh Sherman: Union General known for leading “The March to the Sea.”

17.Battle of Bull Run: first major battle of the Civil War in which Confederate forces defeated the Union army

18.Battle of Antietam: Union victory, which kept the British out of the war and led Lincoln to free the slaves in Confederate territory

19.Battle of Gettysburg: Union victory & bloodiest battle, turning point in war, driving the Confederates back to the South

20.Battle of Vicksburg: Union victory, allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River