Civil War & Reconstruction

President of the United States/ Union, opposed the spread of slavery

President of the Confederate States of America

General of the Union army that defeated Lee

Commander of the Confederate Army, opposed secession, but did not believe the union should be held together by force. Finally urged Southerners to accept defeat and reunite as Americans.

Confederate general who fought at the Battle of Bull Run

Union general who devastated Georgia during his "Atlanta Campaign" & "March to the Sea"

Union-controlled fort in South Carolina where the first official fighting of the Civil War occurred

Northern strategy in the Civil War in which they would surround the south and crush their will to fight

First major bloodshed of the Civil War in near Washington, D.C. *The first Southern victory in the War with Stonewall Jackson*

Bloodiest single-day battle in American history

3-day battle in which the Union outlasted the Confederacy and caused them to retreat; left the Confederate troops permanently weakened. This was the turning point of the war.

Event in which Lee and Grant met to arrange a Confederate surrender; ending the Civil War

To withdraw

Loyalty to a section or part of the country rather than the whole country

Laws to control the behavior of slaves