The Alamo
The Alamo is located near this modern city
What is San Antonio?
The main cause of the Civil War
Slavery
The end of the war is celebrated by this national holiday
What is Veterans' Day?
This executive order from President Lincoln declared that all enslaved African-Americans in the nation would be freed
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The men of the "Lost Battalion" were surrounded by whom?
Who are the Germans?
This Mexican dictator led the assault on the Alamo
Antonio López de Santa Anna
This side had the advantage of fighting a defensive war
What is the Confederacy?
This member of the Allies left the war after a revolution in 1918
What is Russia?
This was the first Union regiment consisting of all black men
What is the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment?
A majority of the company came from this U.S. city
What is New York?
William Travis's slave and only adult male to survive the Battle of the Alamo
Who is Joe?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter?
The United States entered the war under this president
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This wealthy man from Boston fought in the Battle of Antietam, and later commanded the Union's first all black regiment
Who is Robert Gould Shaw?
This French forest was home to one of the largest military offensives in WWI
What is the Forest of Argonne?
This legendary figure who fought at the Alamo also served in the U.S. House of Representatives
Who is David Crockett?
The secession of South Carolina was immediately triggered by this election
What is the presidential election of 1860?
A system of alliances triggered the war after the assassination of this Austro-Hungarian
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
A soldier with this title refused to grant the regiment shoes
What is a Quartermaster?
This commander of the battalion eventually died by suicide en route to Havana
Who is Charles Whittlesey?
"Remember the Alamo" served as a battle cry at this final battle of the Texas Revolution
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
The Confederacy surrendered in this Virginian courthouse on April 9, 1865
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
The sinking of this ship helped bring the U.S. into the war
What is the Lusitania?
Despite brutal casualties, the 54th's heroic actions at this battle inspired many black men to join the Union army
What is The Battle of Fort Wagner?
This feathered friend carried a message to stop American artillery from falling on its own troops
Who is Cher Ami?