Important People
The 16th president, standing at a towering 6'4. Born on February 12, 1809 and dying on April 15, 1865. Freed all slaves.
What is Abraham Lincoln?
This type of warship, clad in iron, made wooden naval fleets largely obsolete during the war.
What are ironclads
This Pennsylvania town was the site of the war’s most famous and decisive battle in 1863.
What is Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
these people were given contraband classification by Union forces, allowing them to avoid being returned.
What is slaves.
The main Confederate general who led southern forces against the Union Army. Born on January 19, 1807 Died in In late September 1870.
What is Robert E. Lee?
This repeating rifle, though advanced, was not widely issued due to its high ammunition consumption.
What is the Spencer repeating rifle
This Virginia city served as the capital of the Confederacy.
What is Richmond, Virginia
Union soldiers had steady rations of this, while Confederates often used substitutes like roasted corn or chicory.
What is coffee
Born December 25, 1821, died April 12, 1912. Served as an independent nurse. nicknamed “the angel of the battlefield” for her work.
What is Clara Barton?
These spherical explosives were buried underground and detonated by pressure, an early form of landmine.
What is torpedoes
Control of this major river gave the Union a huge strategic advantage by splitting the Confederacy in two.
What is the Mississippi River
This 1863 uprising in a major Northern city was sparked in part by anger over the draft.
What are the New York City Draft Riots
Born December 12, 1806, Died September 9, 1871. The only Native American to be fully promoted to the rank of General in the Civil War.
What is Stand Watie?
This famous clash marked the first battle between ironclad warships.
What is the Battle of Hampton Roads
This Tennessee city was a key rail hub and the site of a major Union victory in 1863.
What is Chattanooga, Tennessee
Before the war, the Army experimented with these in the Southwest. When the war broke out, some ended up wandering Texas after being abandoned by Confederate forces.
What is camels.
a distinguished Union Major General during the American Civil War, renowned for his leadership of the II Corps and pivotal role at the Battle of Gettysburg, where he helped solidify the Union line.
What is Winfield Scott Hancock.
During the Siege of Petersburg, Union forces detonated a massive underground explosive beneath Confederate lines, creating a huge crater. Soldiers then disastrously charged into it instead of around it.
What is the Crater
This Louisiana city became a critical Union victory in 1863 when its capture gave the North full control of the lower Mississippi River and cut off a major Confederate port.
What is New Orleans, Louisiana
During the Siege of Vicksburg, civilians in the city dug these into hillsides to survive constant Union bombardment, creating an underground living network.
What are caves