Common Soldiers
Dispatches 1
Dispatches 2
Vocabulary
Misc. Facts
100
What did one Reb say about his age to get into the confederate army?
He lied and said he was 18 rather than 17.
100
What was the official name of the Rebel government?
The Confederate States of America, or C.S.A.
100
The "first shots" of the Civil War were fired here: Fort _________
Fort Sumpter
100
In your own words, define ABOLITONIST:
A person who believed in the abolishment of slavery.
100
Give one nickname for Confederate soldiers:
Rebels, Rebs, Confederates, Graybacks, Butternuts, Johnnies
200
What word means to retreat quickly, usually in fear? A.) Copperhead B.) Skedaddle C.) Stalemate D.) Sprintling
B.) Skedaddle
200
The election of this man in 1860 provoked a secessionist crisis. Who is he?
Abraham Lincoln
200
The position of Command of the Union armies was first offered to this man: _____________________
Robert E. Lee
200
In your own words, define BLOCKADE:
The closing off, using naval forces, of a city or other area to traffic and communication.
200
Give one nickname for Union soldiers:
Federals, Yankees, Yanks, Billy Yanks
300
How did southerners feel at the beginning of the war?
Enthusiastic and overconfident. That the war would be a quick and easy victory.
300
Name the first, and only president of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
300
A riot against Union troops in this city killed 15 people.
Baltimore, Maryland.
300
In your own words, define CAVALRY:
Soldiers mounted on horseback fighting as a unit.
300
Name one advantage the South had over the North at the beginning of the Civil War:
Superior generals, fought on their own land.
400
Name this famous war song: Battle Hymn ___ ____ ___________
Battle Hymn of the Republic
400
How many northern volunteers did Abraham Lincoln ask for?
75,000
400
Name the capital city of the Union army.
Washington, D.C.
400
In your own words, define CONTRABAND
Goods illegally traded during wartime.
400
The North had the advantage of possessing over 75% of the nation's ____________ mileage.
Railroad
500
What is the name of the newspaper journalist who interviewed the Rebel soldiers?
Horace Greeley
500
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
500
Name the capital city of the Confederate army:
Richmond, Virginia
500
In your own words, define ENVELOPMENT
An attack against the flanks of an enemy's army in hopes of encircling it.
500
What was the #1 reason the North entered the war?
To preserve the Union, first and foremost.
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