A federal outpost off of Charleston, South Carolina that was attacked by the Confederate troops, beginning the Civil War.

Confederate President Jefferson Davis's policy to win the favor of Great Britain who depended on the South's raw cotton production for textiles (cloth).

The first major battle of the Civil War and a Confederate victory. It showed the north that a victory would take much longer than anticipated.

A general for the Union, responsible for training the Army of Potomac, a highly disciplined army of 100,000 troops.

He was a Confederate general trained at West Point Academy, who served in the Mexican American War and led federal troops at Harpers Ferry.

A three-day high-casualty battle that ended in a Confederate victory and the decision by Confederate General Robert E. Lee to push to fight in the North.

The bloodiest single-day battle in the Civil War and U.S. history. The battle resulted in a significant victory for the Union and forced General Lee to stop advancing troops on northern soil.

A half-submerged ship that was heavily armored with iron, difficult to penetrate with cannons. Helped the north to blockade southern ports from European trade.

General of the Union's western campaign, he was known for taking an aggressive offensive. He was known for taking an aggressive offensive. He focused his attention on taking control of the Mississippi River to attack southern communication and transportation networks.

This siege repeatedly shelled and cut off the southern city of Vicksburg from food and supplies. It led to victory through starvation and an ultimate key win for the northern army.

An official order/document by President Abraham Lincoln to free the southern slaves. While it was impossible to enforce, this document was symbolic of war efforts.

Consisted primarily of African American soldiers. They suffered a terrible loss at South Carolina's Fort Wagner with over half of the regiment dying, but their bravery made them the most celebrated African American infantry in the war.

A key battle that was a turning point of the war to favor the Union. There were over 53,000 casualties.

President Lincoln's famous speech in which he praised the bravery of the Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the war.

Union army General William Tecumseh Sherman practiced this type of war on the South, which destroyed civilian and economic resources including railways, bridges, crops and livestock.

The small town in which Lee surrendered to Grant, thus ending the Civil War.