Major Battles
Union troops took over the capital of the Confederacy in this battle
What is Appomattox?
Led the Union in the 7 Days Battle
Who is George McClellan?
When an army cuts off a place to prevent things from leaving
What is a blockade?
Lincoln gave this three minute speech and it's known as one of the most inspiring speeches in American history
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This battle marked the start of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter?
Led the Union in the Battle of Fredericksburg
Who is Ambrose Burnside?
This General captured Atlanta in 1864 and then led his men on a march to Savannah
Who is General Sherman?
Lincoln issued this to end slavery in rebellious states
What is the Emancipation Proclomation?
This battle was a surprise attack by the Confederacy that failed
What is Shiloh?
Led the Confederacy in the Battle of Antietam
Who is Robert Lee?
This was the strategy that was used to blockade the South and stop supplies from coming in and out?
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This was the day Lincoln was assassinated
What is April 14, 1865?
This battle was the bloodiest single day in US history
What is Antietam?
Led the Confederacy in the Battle of 1st Bull Run
Who is Thomas Jackson?
This was the city that held Union prisoners where 13,000 people died
What is Andersonville?
This man shot and assassinated Lincoln in a theater
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
51,000 people came into Northwest Georgia for this battle along a creek
What is Chickamauga?
Led the Confederacy in the Battle of Shiloh
Who is Albert S Johnston?
This was the strategy used as a defense and to make allies with other foreign countries
What is King Cotton Diplomacy?
Lincoln said this in the Gettysburg Address
The Civil War was to preserve a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people."