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ch 16 ec
Word | Defenition |
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Fort Sumter | federal fort in harbor of Charleston, South Carolina |
Robert E. Lee | Confederate military leader |
border state | slave state that bordered the North |
King cotton | Title showing cotton's importance to the south |
Ananconda Plan | unions plan to surround and defeat the South |
blockade | the preventing of goods or people from entering or leaving an area |
First Battle of the Bull Run | early battle that ended with a Confederate victory |
hygiene | conditions and practices that promote health |
rifle | barrled gun with a hollow base |
minie ball | a bullet with a hollow base |
ironclad | warship covered with iron |
Ulysses S. Grant | Union general |
Battle of Shiloh | Battle in Tennessee noted for its fierce fighting |
cavalry | soldiers on horseback |
Seven Day's Battles | week long fighting in which Confederates turned back the Union effort to take Richmond |
Battle of Antietam | battle in Maryland that left 25000 soldiers dead or wounded |