Battle in which Stonewall Jackson's troops attacked the

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Battle in which Stonewall
Jackson's troops attacked the
union army's troops on the
right side while General Lee's
troops attacked the Union
army's left side.
2nd Battle of Bull Run
An important federal
outpost in the South.
Fort Sumter
Targeting civilian as well
as military resources to
destroy an opponent's
economy and ability to
fight.
Total war
Constitutional protection
against unlawful
imprisonment.
Habeas corpus
Warships heavily
armored with iron.
Ironclad
Battle that began on April 6,
1862, and that caught Union
general Ulysses S. Grant by
surprise.
Battle of Shiloh
Battle that took place in
northwestern Arkansas in
which Union forces drove
back and defeated proConfederate Missourians.
Battle of Pea Ridge
Escaped slaves
contrabands
Name for northern
Democrats who opposed
the war.
Copperheads
Union army's six-week
blockade of Vicksburg
that led the city to
surrender during the
Civil War.
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle that proved to be a
turning point of the war and
that renewed northern
confidence that the war
could be won.
Battle of Gettysburg
Speech given by President
Abraham Lincoln in which he
spoke of what the Battle of
Gettysburg meant to the
soldiers who fought it and to
the Union they represented.
Gettysburg Address
Delaware, Kentucky,
Maryland & Missouri; slave
states that ran between the
North and the South and did
not join the Confederacy
during the Civil War.
Border states
Failed Confederate
attack, led by General
George Pickett, at the
battle of Gettysburg.
Pickett’s Charge
African American Civil
War regiment that
played a key role in the
attack on Fort Wagner in
South Carolina.
54th Massachusetts Infantry