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Civil War flashcard set with battles, generals, and historical events for Grade 8 history.
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This 47-card flashcard set covers major Civil War battles, military leaders, and historical events for 8th Grade U.S. history students. Content includes Fort Sumter, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Emancipation Proclamation, generals like Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, and important dates and figures. Use it for vocabulary and fact review, exam preparation, or as a self-study aid during a Civil War unit.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
History
Grade Level:
8th Grade
Updated March 2024

Terms in This Set

  • April 1861
  • Robert Anderson
  • PGT Beauregard
  • Won the battle at Fort Sumpter
  • Irwin McDowell
  • Who called it Bull Run
  • Who called it Manassas
  • Ulysses S Grant
  • Albert Johnston
  • PGT Beauregard
  • Battle of Shiloh
  • George McClellan
  • Joseph Johnston
  • stalemate
  • John Pope
  • Robert E Lee
  • Who won the 2nd Battle of Bull Run
  • Battle of Antietam
  • Emancipation Proclamation
  • Joseph Hooker
  • Who won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
  • Battle of Chancellorsville
  • Anaconda Plan
  • Winfield Scott
  • Clara Barton
  • Confederate General at Vicksburg
  • Battle of Vicksburg
  • Ulysses S. Grant's nickname
  • George Meade
  • Battle of Gettysburg
  • Union
  • Jeb Stuart's nickname
  • Jeb Stuart's invention
  • James Ewell Brown Stuart fought on which side
  • WW2 military weapon named after Jeb Stuart
  • George Custer's nickname
  • George Custer
  • Indian conflict that Custer fought in
  • Battle where Custer died
  • James Longstreet's nickname
  • scarlet fever
  • Manassas to Appomattox
  • Savannah
  • William Tecumseh Sherman
  • Monitor
  • C.S.S Virginia
  • Stonewall Jackson

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