Unit 4 Civil War and Reconstruction

Major Battles of the Civil War

The US Civil War took place from ________________ to ________________.
The Civil War was the ________________ war fought on US soil.
Over ________________ people were killed and the ________________ was devastated.
The Civil War was the ________________ versus the ________________, and the ________________ won.

When the Civil War began, there were ________________ Confederate states.
________________ ________________ was the first state to secede in Dec. ________________.
________________ troops were already stationed in South Carolina.
As more southern states ________________, these forts became isolated.
________________ ________________ was an important fort because it was a ________________ port on the
Atlantic Ocean.

Battle of F________________ S________________

took place ________________, 1861
located off the coast of ________________, South Carolina
________________ Commander P.T. Beauregard cut off ________________ to the fort.
________________ tried to send additional supplies to the fort, but ________________ forces blocked it.
On April 11 Beauregard told Union Major Robert Anderson if he did not ________________, he would fire upon it.
Anderson ________________, and around 4:30am on April 12, the battle began.
The fort was ________________ from all sides.
Anderson realized he had no chance of winning with little food and ________________.
The ________________ won.
Lincoln called for ________________ volunteers to join the Union Army for ________________ days.
He thought the war would be ________________.
It lasted over ________________ years and involved ________________ of men.

First Battle of B________________ R________________

took place ________________, 1861
The South called it ________________ ________________.
took place near Manassas Junction, ________________, along a river called Bull Run.
first major ________________ battle of the Civil War
Lincoln wanted to capture the Confederate capitol of ________________, Virginia.
Union Brigadier General Irvin ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered ________________
casualties.
Confederate General ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered ________________ casualties.
The Union didn’t know the Confederates were bringing in 11,000 ________________.
At first the ________________ thought they had won.
Confederate Colonel Thomas ________________ and his troops held off the Union Army at ________________ Hill
House.
He earned the nickname ________________ and became one of the most famous Confederate ________________
of the war.
When Confederate reinforcements arrived, they launched a ________________.
The screamed as they advanced, and the ________________ ________________ became infamous among Union
troops.
________________ was forced to retreat.
The South believed the North didn’t have the ________________ to fight.
The North realized it would be a ________________ war.
The ________________ won.

Battle of A________________
took place ________________, 1862

first major battle fought in the _______________

single ________________ day in American military history: ________________ casualties
Union General George B. ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered ________________
casualties.
Confederate General Robert E. ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered ________________
casualties.
Lee invaded the North because:
Confederate President Jefferson ________________ hoped to capture the slave state of ________________.
Davis wanted ________________ and ________________ ________________ to recognize the South as a
real ________________.
Lee led his troops across the ________________ River into ________________.
Lee and his army retreated the evening of the ________________.
Neither side ________________.
The ________________ claimed victory.
Lincoln announced the ________________ ________________, which ________________ all enslaved people in the
________________.

Battle of V________________
took place ________________ - ________________ , 1863
took place halfway between ________________ (TN) and ________________ (LA)
took place on the bank of the ________________ River
Union General Ulysses S. ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered ________________
casualties.
Confederate General John ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered ________________
casualties.
The Union wanted ________________ because:
it was the last major Confederate ________________ on the Mississippi River.
the South would no longer be able to send ________________ to its troops in the ________________.
________________, Louisiana, and ________________ would be cut off from the CSA.
During the campaign Grant captured ________________ to use as Union ________________ lines and
________________ the city.
The Union Army laid ________________ to the city:
stopped all ________________ from reaching the Rebels
constantly ________________ the city
wanted to force the Confederate Army to ________________
The Rebels suffered, but so did the ________________!
When food ran out, they began to eat ________________, dogs, cats, ________________, and tree bark.
They lived in basements and dugout ________________ to stay safe from the bombings.
Pemberton finally ________________, and the Union Army had control of the ________________ River.
The ________________ won.

Battle of G________________
took place ________________, 1863
Lee invaded the _______________ again: _______________
Philadelphia, _______________, and Washington are all at risk if being _______________.
Union General George G. ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered ________________
casualties.
Confederate General ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered ________________ casualties.
The Union and Confederates met outside of ________________.
This small skirmish became one of the most important ________________ of the Civil War.
The ________________ Army was pushed back through Gettysburg.
Lee ordered General R.S. Ewell to seize the ________________ ________________ from the Union.
Ewell hesitated, and the Union troops dug in at ________________ ________________.

General James ________________ warned Lee that they would not break through the Union lines.
Lee believed if he won this battle, the South would ________________ the Civil War.
On ________________ Confederate soldiers attacked the Union Army.
The ________________ ________________ maintained their defensive position.
On ________________ Union troops opened fire on the Rebels.
The Rebels tried to charge the hill for ________________ hours.
Confederate General George ________________ led ________________ soldiers to attack Culp’s Hill in
________________ Charge.
They had to walk over a ________________ in an open field to reach Union lines.
When they reached the Union line, gruesome hand-to-hand ________________ took place.
The ________________ retreated.
The South never ________________ the North again.
The ________________ won.

Battle of A________________
took place ________________, 1864
Sherman began the Atlanta ________________ in May.
Union General William Tecumseh ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered
________________ casualties.
Confederate General John B. ________________ led ________________ troops and suffered ________________
casualties.
The Union wanted Atlanta because:
Lincoln and Grant knew the war needed to end quickly if the ________________ was to be restored.
Atlanta was in the ________________ of the Deep South.
Atlanta was critical to the CSA because it was a major ________________ hub and a key ________________ center.
Without Atlanta the Confederate Army would lose the city that provided it with ________________,
________________, food, and other supplies.
Sherman and his army pushed the Confederates ________________ towards Atlanta.
By mid-July he was ________________ miles north of Atlanta.
He knew a ________________ attack would not work.
Sherman planned a ________________ similar to Grant’s at ________________.
Sherman planned to take control of all ________________ ________________ running in and out of Atlanta.
By mid-________________ all supply lines were under Union control.
On September 1, Hood and his army ________________ Atlanta.
Once the Union took control, ________________ had to leave.
Losing Atlanta was a major ________________ to the CSA.
Atlanta was a symbol of Confederate ________________ and ________________.
Sherman knew the Rebels would try to retake the ________________ ________________.
For the next two months, Sherman built up a ________________ supply.
On Nov. 15, Sherman was ready to ________________ the city.
Before they left Atlanta, he ordered the ________________ of the city because he didn’t want the Confederates to
use the manufacturing ________________ or ________________.
Atlanta was left in ________________.

M________________ to the S________________

Sherman wanted to gain control of ________________ next because it was the Confederate’s main
________________ on the ________________ Ocean.
Sherman led his ________________ men on a ________________-mile “March to the Sea”.
Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman believed the strength of the Confederacy came from the ________________ who
provided supplies and support.
They decided to frighten and make southern civilians’ lives ________________, so they would demand an
________________ to the war.
The Union Army had only fought directly against ________________ forces.

Now they would fight against ________________ who supported the Confederacy and destroy ________________
property.
This is known as ________________ War.
During the march ________________ troops burned ________________ and barns filled with supplies so the
________________ Army couldn’t use them.
Sherman split his army into multiple groups to cause as much ________________ as possible.
Union troops stole from farms and ________________.
They killed ________________ to eat.
Anything they couldn’t carry, they ________________.
Sherman wanted to send a message to the Confederate ________________.
Cotton gins, lumbar ________________, and other ________________ were destroyed.
Southern ________________ was at an all time low.
Sherman and his army arrived in Savannah on ________________.
The Confederate Army had already ________________ the city.
The mayor of Savannah ________________ with little resistance.

The destruction of Sherman’s ________________ and the loss of ________________ was the beginning of the end
for the ________________.
Sherman and his army left Savannah at the end of ________________ and marched north through the
________________.
The Union Army was taking control of northern ________________ states, and the Rebels were being pushed
________________.
Lee and his army became ________________ in Virginia.
On April 9, 1865, Lee formally ________________ to Grant at ________________ Courthouse.