This was the bloodiest/deadliest 3 day battle of the Civil War.
Gettysburg
100
Was this # president of the United States.
16
100
Total amount of soldiers that died during the Civil War
620,000.
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President of the United States of America.
Abraham Lincoln
100
April 12, 1861 : started the Civil War
Fort Sumter
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This was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War.
Antietam
200
Fired this General after the Battle of Antietam.
George McClellan.
200
Number one cause of death during the Civil War
sickness (disease)
200
President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
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July 1-3, 1863 : turning point in the war. South realizes they cannot invade the North
Battle of Gettysburg
300
This piece of technology allowed for soldiers and supplies to move from one area to the next, allowing for reinforcements to be available to fight in battle.
railroad
300
Wrote this document that freed the slaves in rebel states.
Emancipation Proclamation
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Reason why some children under the age of 16 enlisted in the Confederate army
They needed soldiers and were not strict about checking their ages.
300
Confederate Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia, was originally loyal to the Union, but chose to join the Confederacy when Virginia seceded from the Union
Robert E. Lee
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November 15 - December 21, 1864 : General Sherman’s march from Savannah, to Atlanta, which resulted in the complete destruction of cities and crumbling of the southern economy
Sherman's March to Sea
400
When soldiers attack an enemy unit from the side. This strategy was the core of the Civil War fighting tactic.
Flanking
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Famous speech that was given at the dedication of America’s first National Cemetery.
Gettysburg Address
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This army had an advantage due to its trained generals and their military experience.
Confederate army
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Union leader of that negotiated the peace terms with Robert E. Lee to end the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
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April 9, 1865 : Lee surrenders to General Grant in Virginia to end the Civil War
Appomattox Courthouse
500
This piece of technology was essential in getting information sent behind enemy lines quickly, and with little chance of messages being intercepted.
telegraph
500
This man was Lincoln's top competitor for the Election of 1860, and had run against him - and won - the Senate seat in Illinois several years earlier.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
500
Many people believed this army would easily win the war because of the size of their population.
Union
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Union leader that was known for his brutal ‘total war’ tactics and for fighting in the west.
William Tecumseh Sherman
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July 21, 1861 : Union attempts to capture the railroad junction in Manassas, Virginia. The Union realizes defeating the Confederacy will not be easy.