People & Places
The U.S. president during the Civil War
Who was Abraham Lincoln
Weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in war
What is munition?
Battle lead by Sherman in which an important rail hub for the Confederacy was taken
What is Atlanta?
The most famous Confederate general became the superintendent of West Point
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Principle that the federal government has limited authority over each state
What is states' rights?
The Confederate president
Who was Jefferson Davis?
The act of spying to gather information about the enemy's positions and weaknesses
What is scouting?
Thomas Jackson stood "like a stone wall" here
What is Bull Run?
This Union general was trusted most of all by the president
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
Period after the Civil War when America was being rebuilt physically, socially, and politically
What is Reconstruction?
The first shot of the Civil War was fired here.
Where is Fort Sumter?
What is secede?
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War
What is Antietam?
This general is well-known for his "March to the Sea" and the burning of Atlanta
Who is William T. Sherman?
A Confederate sympathizer who led a plot that included killing Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
The first state to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
A military operation in which a city is surrounded and cut off from supplies
What is a siege?
This battle had a profound influence on the Civil War
What is Gettysburg?
He attempted to capture Richmond from the Confederates
Who is George McClellan?
Notice that promised to free enslaved people in rebel states
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Robert E. Lee surrendered at this location
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
A temporary fortification where guns are mounted
What are siegeworks?
An attempt to capture the Confederate capital during the Peninsular Campaign
What is Richmond?
This successful leader was accidentally killed by friendly fire
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
Lincoln's famous two minute speech given at a cemetery
What is the Gettysburg Address?