Civil War Battles page 1Fort Sumter, SC March 4, 1861

USA – Anderson CSA – BeauregardConfederate forces attack Union Fort in Charleston Harbor claiming it

belongs to them now. Few to no casualties.

1st Bull Run (Manassas, VA) July 21, 1861USA – McDowell CSA – Beauregard/Jackson

Confederates were so confident with their victory that they thought the war was over. Their biggest mistake – no follow-up attack.

Antietam (Sharpsburg, MD) September 17, 1862USA – McClellan CSA – Lee

US got Lee’s battle plans from 3 wrappers on cigars found in a road. 4,800 killed, 12,500 wounded. Bloodiest battle in the war.

Shiloh, TN April 7, 1862USA – Grant CSA – Johnston

US gained control of western TN and KY, Johnston mortally wounded.

Monitor vs. Merrimack March 9, 1862Monitor is a USA ironclad ship, Merrimack is a CSA ironclad ship.

Battle is considered a DRAW, but this early battle signals the end of wooden war ships.

Civil War Battles page 2Fredericksburg, VA December 13, 1862

USA – Burnside CSA – LeeBurnside replaced McClellan to cause an

overwhelming amount of casualties: 12,600 to Lee’s 5,300

Chancellorsville, VA May 1-4, 1863USA – Hooker CSA – Lee

Hooker replaces Burnside. Stonewall Jackson shot in the arm by his own troops mistaking him for a Yankee, mortally wounding him.

Vicksburg, MS May through July 4, 1863USA – Grant CSA – Pemberton

US Gains control of Mississippi River and splits the CSA in half.

Gettysburg, PA July 1-4, 1863USA – Meade CSA – Lee

Lee wanted to bring the war North, but he was turned back. TURNING POINT OF THE WAR

Appomattox Courthouse, VA April 9, 1864USA – Grant CSA – Lee

Lee surrenders, ending the war

TOTALS:USA CSA

359,528 casualties 329,000 casualtiesNumbers are estimated, cannot be determined for certain.

Civil War Vocabulary page 1

• Union: refers to the North – either the United States of America as a country or a Northern soldier

• Confederacy/Confederate – refers to the South – the Confederate States of America or a Southern soldier

• Federal – belonging to the USA either military troops, land, or buildings

• Yankee – term originating during colonial times, refers to a Northerner

• Rebel – a Southern soldier or supporter• Secession/to succeed – to withdraw, to separate, to

drop out

Civil War Vocabulary page 2

• Arsenal – a military warehouse of weapons and supplies

• Company - a military unit of about 100 soldiers organized at a local level

• Regiment – a military unit of about 1,000 men (10 companies) organized at the state level

• Bounty – cash bonus given to Northern men who enlisted in the Army, like a sign on bonus today

• Casualty – dead plus wounded in a battle• Conscription – a draft; when your government calls up

a civilian to serve in the military

Civil War People page 1

Abraham Lincoln – Republican president of the USA during the Civil War. 16th President.

Jefferson Davis – Democrat president of the Confederacy.

Ulysses S. Grant – Northern general, won @ Shiloh and Vicksburg. Lee surrendered to him ending the war.

Robert E. Lee – Southern general, educated at West Point. Lost @ Sharpsburg (Antietam) and Gettysburg. Surrendured to Grant at Appomattox.

Civil War People page 2

George McClellan – Northern General in charge of the Army of the Potomac & protecting Washington, DC. He was removed from command.

Andrew Johnson – Lincoln’s VP in 2nd term, became 17th president, 1st to be impeached.

Ambrose Everett Burnside – Northern general, lost @ Fredericksburg. Caused thousands of casualties. “Sideburns” named after him.

William Tecumseh Sherman – Northern general, believed in total war, bringing it to civilians who supported the South. “March to the Sea” through GA & NC.

Civil War People page 3

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson – Southern general, earned nickname after winning at Bull Run (Manassas); won @ Chancellorsville but was mortally wounded.

Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker – Northern commander; he kept many “ladies” for him and his troops.

Clara Barton – Union Nurse.

Civil War Review• Northerners are outraged by Fugitive Slave Act.• Debate over slavery in the territories escalates.• South fears North will gain too much power in Congress.• Lincoln Elected President.• Southern states secede.• Confederates fire on Fort Sumter.

• Slavery abolished.• Federal government assumes supreme national

authority.• Both sides lose thousands of young men.• Northern economy booms.• Southern economy is devastated.• Leads to Reconstruction.

The Civil War