Chapter 14: The Civil War

One of the two forts held by federal troops that was in land claimed by the Confederacy; when Lincoln tried to send it supplies Southern troops choose to fire on the fort and take it, starting the Civil War on Apr 12, 1861

Lincoln used this without the approval of Congress to call 75,000 volunteers to the army, authorize spending for the war, and suspend the writ of habeas corpus

The right to a trial before a judge before being detained

Rebellion

Were retained by the Union as a result of shrewd federal politics and by imposing martial law

The states that seceded from the Union; capital was Richmond, VA; president was Jefferson Davis; constitution was modeled after U.S. Constitution

Confederate President; tried to increse his executive powers during the war without success

Confederate Vice President; during the war encouraged GA to secede from the Confederacy

First major battle of the war (July 1861); when Union forces seemed close to victory Confederate reinforcements drove the inexperienced troops back to Washington, ending the illusion of a possibly short war

Confederate general who led the Confederate forces in the first battle at Bull Run

General-in-Chief of the Union forces; devised the Anaconda Plan

Long term Union plan for winning the war; three parts: blockade Southern ports, divide Confederacy by taking MS river, and raise and train an army 500,000 strong to take Richmond

Union commander who led the unsuccessful Peninsula campaign; insisted on troops having long training period before battle; was replaced by Gen. John Pope

Commander of the south's Eastern forces

Single most bloody battle in Civil War, 22,000 men killed or wounded; Lee's plan to invade Maryland was intercepted by McClellan; after the weakened Lee retreated McClellan failed to pursue him into VA