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- known as Cleopatra of the Secession and Siren of the Shenandoah, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War
- Fought on March 8, 1862, this battle was technically ends in a draw. It was the first ever battle betweentwo iron-clad ships that showed the world that wooden battleships were obsolete.
- commander of the Andersonville prison camp, was hung for his treatment of prisoners
- This battle fought in May of 1863 sees General Lee easily defeat Union general Thomas Hooker. This willbe considered Lee's greatest victory but also his greatest loss as General Thomas "Stonewall" Jacksonwill be killed by friendly fire
- had 29 horses shot from under him, killed or seriously wounded at least thirty enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, and had been himself wounded four times, a prominent figure in the foundation of theKu Klux Klan
- Fought from July 1-3, 1863, this battle is considered the turning point of the war. After Confederategeneral wins the first two days, the Union will capture the victory after the disastrous failure of Pickett'sCharge. General Lee will escape destruction on July 4 which will lead to President Lincoln firing GeneralGeorge Meade as head of the Union Army.
- _________ can be defined as the practice of separating people on the basis of race and was a commonpractice in the North as well as the South after the Civil War.
- Fought in Manassas, Virginia on July 21, 1861, it was the first major land battle between the two sides. The battle itself was very unorganized as neither side was really prepared to fight. Assuming it would be a rout, Union citizens came to watch the battle, the first and last time a battle will have spectators. The Confederate victory proved to the Union that this was going to be a long, expensive war.
- began as a nurse for the Union army, later founded the American Red Cross after visiting France
- This was the first draft in the history of the United States that was pass in 1863. It drafted all able-bodied white males ages 20-45. Black males were exempt from this draft because they were not considered citizens of the United States.
- The first battle of the Civil War will be fought here in South Carolina. Using only canons, both sides will shoot at each other for 34 hours. Miraculously, nobody will be killed in the fighting.
- called "Old Pete" and "My Old War Horse" by Gen. Robert E. Lee, after the war, criticized Lee'sleadership which drew a lot of anger from the South
- charged during the American Civil War with the administration of military hospitals, superintendent ofwomen nurses, she was the first woman to serve in such a high capacity in a federally appointed role
- main strength as commander of the Union army was ability to train soldiers, was twice fired ascommander by President Lincoln for being too conservative and not using his superior numbers againstthe South, will lose to Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864
- This battle was fought on April 6thand 7thin Hardin County, Tennessee that was a great Union victory.The 23,746 total casualties were more than all previous wars combined. The victory made GeneralUlysses S. Grant very famous in the Union.
- hired by the Union government to photograph the war, went bankrupt when people did not want to buyhis pictures after the war
- best known for becoming the first woman to receive the Medal of Honor
- Fought on July 22, 1864, General Sherman of the Union faced off against General Hood of the Confederacy. After Sherman's victory, he will begin his infamous March to the Sea to meet up with Grant in Richmond.
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- General Lee, knowing he could not hold Richmond, retreated here to hopefully meet up with other Confederate forces. Realizing that General Grant's forces greatly outnumbered his own, will surrender on April 9, 1865.