Good Guys and Bad Guys
The most respected Confederate General
General Robert E. Lee
"It is good that war is so cruel, or else we would like it too much."
Robert E. Lee
The first battle of the Civil War
Firing at Ft. Sumter
The date WV became a state.
June 20, 1863
He died at the White House in April of 1862
Willie Lincoln
He died of throat cancer, but was a determined general.
Ulysses S. Grant
"I have a Christmas present for you; Savannah is yours"
General William Tecumseh Sherman
Where Lincoln was when he was shot.
Ford's Theater
The first governor of WV
Arthur I. Boreman
The first large land battle which was at McClean's doorstep.
First Battle of Bull Run
Assassinated President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
"I need General Grant--he's a fighter!"
President Lincoln
City and state of the July, 1863 three-day battle.
Gettysburg, PA
The capital of the Restored Government of VA.
Wheeling
Two other candidates who ran in the 1860 Presidential election against Lincoln.
Stephen, Bell, and Breckenridge
The Civil War started and ended at his homes.
Wilmer McClean
"I don't want to go because Mary Lincoln makes me nervous."
Julia Dent Grant
The place of the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War.
Antietam
The capital of Confederate, VA
Richmond
Robert E. Lee was the only cadet to never receive a demerit from this school.
West Point
This candidate believed in popular sovereignty for the slave issue.
Stephen Douglas
"Sic, semper, tyrannus! Thus always to tyrants!"
John Wilkes Booth
The name of the place where Lee surrendered to Grant.
Appomattox Court House
The three issues to be considered when forming WV
Name, boundaries, and slavery issue.
The name of Lee's horse he bought in Greenbrier County.
Traveller.