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54th Massachusetts- an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. www.history.com/topics/the-54th-massachusetts-infantry
Abraham Lincoln- Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln
Appomattox Court House- On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his approximately 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean's home in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appomattox_Court_House
Battle of Antietam- On September 17, 1862, Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in the the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on northern soil. Though McClellan failed to utlilize his numerical superiority to crush Lee's army, he was able to check the Confederate advance into the north. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg- the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh- On the morning of April 6, 1862, 40,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston poured out of the nearby woods and struck a line of Union soldiers occupying ground near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh
Border States-Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_states_(American_Civil_War
Clara Barton-a pioneer American teacher, patent clerk, nurse, and humanitarian. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home, Barton built a career helping others en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton
Confederate States of America- Texas, Arkansas, Lousianna, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America
Emancipation Proclamation-The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
First Battle of Bull Run- the first major battle of the American Civil War - the Battle of First Manassas en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run
Fort Sumter- place where the beginning shots for the Civil War started en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumter
Fugitive Slave Act-return of runaway slaves, regardless of where in the Union they might be situated at the time of their discovery or capture en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act
George McClellan-George Brinton McClellan was a major general during the American Civil War and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1864. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McClellan
George Pickett-a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pickett
Greenback- money en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback
Jefferson Davis-was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis
John Wilkes Booth-John Wilkes Booth was a famous American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkes_Booth
Kansas-Nebraska Act-slavery had been outlawed by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Just when things between the north and south were in an uneasy balance en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_Nebraska_Act
Reconstruction-A thing that has been rebuilt after being damaged or destroyed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction
Robert E. Lee-Robert Edward Lee was an American career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E_Lee
Sherman’s March to the Sea-was to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shermans_March_to_the_Sea
Siege of Vicksburg-the Union took the city; Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas would be separated from the rest of the Confederacy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Vicksburg
States’ Rights- States' rights in U.S. politics refers to political powers reserved for the U.S. state governments rather than the federal government according to the Tenth Amendment. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_Rights
Stephen A. Douglas-He was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee for President in the 1860 election, losing to Republican Abraham Lincoln en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_A_Douglas
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack-two American warships that fought the first engagement between ironclad ships en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monitor_vs_The_Merrimack
Thirteenth Amendment-outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriteenth_Amendment
Ulysses S. Grant-Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States following his highly successful role as a war general in the second half of the Civil War en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S_Grant
Uncle Tom’s Cabin-Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Toms_Cabin
William Tecumseh Sherman-William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman
Abraham Lincoln- Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln
Appomattox Court House- On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his approximately 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean's home in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appomattox_Court_House
Battle of Antietam- On September 17, 1862, Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in the the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on northern soil. Though McClellan failed to utlilize his numerical superiority to crush Lee's army, he was able to check the Confederate advance into the north. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg- the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh- On the morning of April 6, 1862, 40,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston poured out of the nearby woods and struck a line of Union soldiers occupying ground near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh
Border States-Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_states_(American_Civil_War
Clara Barton-a pioneer American teacher, patent clerk, nurse, and humanitarian. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home, Barton built a career helping others en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton
Confederate States of America- Texas, Arkansas, Lousianna, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America
Emancipation Proclamation-The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
First Battle of Bull Run- the first major battle of the American Civil War - the Battle of First Manassas en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run
Fort Sumter- place where the beginning shots for the Civil War started en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumter
Fugitive Slave Act-return of runaway slaves, regardless of where in the Union they might be situated at the time of their discovery or capture en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act
George McClellan-George Brinton McClellan was a major general during the American Civil War and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1864. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McClellan
George Pickett-a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pickett
Greenback- money en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenback
Jefferson Davis-was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis
John Wilkes Booth-John Wilkes Booth was a famous American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkes_Booth
Kansas-Nebraska Act-slavery had been outlawed by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Just when things between the north and south were in an uneasy balance en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_Nebraska_Act
Reconstruction-A thing that has been rebuilt after being damaged or destroyed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction
Robert E. Lee-Robert Edward Lee was an American career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E_Lee
Sherman’s March to the Sea-was to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shermans_March_to_the_Sea
Siege of Vicksburg-the Union took the city; Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas would be separated from the rest of the Confederacy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Vicksburg
States’ Rights- States' rights in U.S. politics refers to political powers reserved for the U.S. state governments rather than the federal government according to the Tenth Amendment. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_Rights
Stephen A. Douglas-He was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee for President in the 1860 election, losing to Republican Abraham Lincoln en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_A_Douglas
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack-two American warships that fought the first engagement between ironclad ships en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monitor_vs_The_Merrimack
Thirteenth Amendment-outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriteenth_Amendment
Ulysses S. Grant-Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States following his highly successful role as a war general in the second half of the Civil War en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S_Grant
Uncle Tom’s Cabin-Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Toms_Cabin
William Tecumseh Sherman-William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman