Civil War Battles 1
This battle was bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War and stopped the Confederate's northward advance
The Battle of Antietam
Marked the beginning of the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
The second and final attempt by Lee to take the war into the North.
Battle of Gettysburg 1863
Names of the two groups that fought in the Civil War
North (Union Army) and South (Confederate Army)
Document issued by President Abraham Lincoln that "freed" all of the slaves in the Confederate states.
Emancipation Proclamation
Where the Civil War officially ended?
Appomattox Courthouse 1865
The bloodiest day in U.S. history
The Battle of Antietam 1862
General ............. besieged the City of .............. in July, 1864.
William Tecumseh Sherman besieged Atlanta in July, 1864 before his March to the Sea.
The collective name given to the states that seceded from the Union
The Confederate States of America
In this short speech on November 19, 1863, Lincoln defined the war as a sacrifice to maintain the union in order to preserve the principals of equality and freedom.
The Gettysburg Address
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
This western battle cut the Confederacy in two in 1863
Siege of Vicksburg
In this conflict, General Sherman was known for practicing total war: destroying everything (all usable resources) in his path.
Sherman's March to the Sea 1864
This battle was the first attempt by Lee to take the war into the North.
The Battle of Antietam 1862
When Lincoln was elected to a second term as President, what speech did he give at this inauguration to try and bring the nation back together?
The Second Inaugural Address
One of the most significant naval battles during the Civil War primarily because of the new kinds of warships used.
The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or
The Battle of Hampton Roads or
The Battle of Ironclads
The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or
The Battle of Hampton Roads or
The Battle of Ironclads
Robert E. Lee lost this major battle in Pennsylvania in 1863.
Gettysburg
What did Lee do at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865?
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse ending the Civil War.
This was the first state to secede from the Union.
South Carolina
With malice toward .........., with ............ for all
With malice toward none, with charity for all
Battle where nobody died
Fort Sumter 1861
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
Siege of Vicksburg
What was the last major battle of the Civil War?
Name of Battle AND the year
Appomattox Courthouse 1865
What happened five days after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865?
John Wilkes Booth shot and killed Lincoln at Ford's Theater five days after Lee surrendered to Grant.
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth