PGT Beauregard
Confederate general from Louisiana.
Ulysses S Grant
Union general who defeated the Confederacy at Vicksburg.
Bailey's Dam
a wing dam built by Union forces in 1864 in order to raise the water level in the Red River so that Union gunboats could sail downriver.
Campaign
a military plan with a specific goal that may have several battles in more than one location.
Admiral David Farragut
Union naval officer during the Civil War, who sailed up the Mississippi River and captured New Orleans.
Anaconda Plan
The Union's strategy to defeat the Confederacy by blockading the South and divide it in half by capturing the Mississippi River.
Siege of Vicksburg
siege on the Mississippi River in the state of Mississippi where after a six week long battle, the Union defeated the Confederacy.
Battle of Gettysburg
battle that took place in Pennsylvania where the Confederacy made a desperate invasion of the Union and was defeated in the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
Siege of Port Hudson
siege on the Mississippi River in the state of Louisiana where for 48 days (nearly seven weeks) the Union laid siege. Resulted in a Union victory. Longest siege of the Civil War.
Red River Campaign
the final Union operation to capture the center of Louisiana and new Confederate capital, Shreveport. Resulted in a draw between the Union and the Confederacy.