U.S. History Chapter 11

destroyed rail-tires by heating the rails and twisting them into snarls of steel

one of the first African American regiments officially organized in the North

he was ordered to attack Confederate positions on the north end of the ridge

replaced Hooker so he could intercept Lee in the North; commander of the Union

replaced McClellan and took control of the Union army

the commandant at Andersonville; the only person executed for war crimes during the Civil War

this woman decided to leave her job in a patent office to nurse soldiers on the battlefield

the first female physician in the United States

led the Union army in the east; fought in the Second Battle of Bull Run and The Battle of Antietam, and the Seven Days' Battle

a plan to divide the Confederacy and make them run out of resources and surrender

this man took command of a Union force composed of 42 warships and 15,000 soldiers led by General Benjamin Butler in order to sieze New Orleans and gain control of the lower Mississippi River

ship that runs through a blockade, usually to smuggle goods through a protected area

sum of money given as a bonus

effective commander in the Confederate Army; he was given a nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run

the act of wearing down by constant harassment or attack

2 Confederates were arrested after boarding a ship which almost caused war between the British and the Union

requiring people to enter the military service

the name that the Peace Democrats were called by Republicans

a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War

one of the best Senior Officers in the U.S. Army; sided with the Confederates

a hard biscuit made out of wheat flour

an organization that provided medical assistance and supplies to army camps and hospitals

A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned

searching and raiding for food

a Southern actor who shot Lincoln

to loot or plunder