Civil War Statistics
Two-thirds of the soldiers who died during the Civil War died as a result of this, not combat.
What is disease?
This person was a strong supporter of slavery, served in both houses of Congress as a representative from the state of Mississippi, and had also served as the Secretary of War prior to being selected as the first president of the Confederacy.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
The Union would attempt to enforce the blockade by using this new type of naval warship, which was constructed from metal.
What is an Ironclad?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued a few days after the Battle of Antietam on September 22, 1862 by this person.
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
This Confederate general was well-respected and resigned from the U.S. Army when his home state of Virginia seceded to join the Confederate Army. He would end up surrendering to General Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Far and away, the most common form of transportation for soldiers during the Civil War was by this.
What is foot?
There were three theaters of war during the Civil War: the Western Theater, Trans-Mississippi Theater, and __________________________.
What is the Eastern Theater?
The capital city of the Confederacy was moved from this city in Alabama to Richmond, Virginia.
Where is Montgomery, Alabama?
The Union blockade strategy was devised by this Union general who the strategy would be nicknamed after ___________.
Who is General Winfield Scott?
The Emancipation Proclamation allowed African American men to volunteer and fight as part of this Army.
What was the Union Army?
While leading his troops from Tennessee to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Union General William T. Sherman laid siege to, and captured this Georgia city, a vital hub for trade and commerce.
Where is Atlanta?
An advantage for Confederate soldiers was that they didn’t have to travel as much as the Union soldiers did because a majority of battles occurred in __________ ______________.
What is Confederate-held territory?
The majority of Civil War battles occurred in these two states, Tennessee and _______________.
Where is Virginia?
After Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, this state became the first to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
This was the nickname of the Union blockade strategy, “Scott’s Great _____”
What is Snake?
Because of these, which were written by white Union soldiers and sent back home to their loved ones, we know that most white Union soldiers supported the Emancipation Proclamation.
What are letters?
Former Union General George McClellan ran against President Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864 as the nominee of this political party,
What is Democratic/Democrat?
The most common form of efficient and convenient transportation was by this; it was also the second most common form of transportation during the Civil War.
What is horseback?
With over 51,000 casualties, 16,000 more than the next highest, this 3-day battle was the deadliest of the Civil War
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when the Confederates attacked Union forces located at this small fort, which is located on an island just off the coast of South Carolina.
Where is Fort Sumter?
The Union blockade was focused on three major bodies of water: the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico, and the __________ _____________.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
As of January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that slaves, “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever _____”
What is free?
In the early stages of the Civil War, this Union general was responsible for leading an attack against the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, however, after he delayed his attack on numerous occasions, was defeated by the Confederates who were being led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Who is George McClellan?
This form of transportation offered both the Confederacy and the Union the opportunity to transport the largest number of soldiers, and the most supplies and weapons, in the shortest amount of time possible.
What is by train/railroad?
43%, almost half of all Union Army soldiers were individuals who were either immigrants or ___________ ___________________.
What is African American?
After the attack on Fort Sumter, President Lincoln issued a request for 75,000 volunteers to join the Union Army. This upset the states of Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, who all responded by seceding and bringing the total number of states to join the Confederacy to this many.
What is eleven?
The Union blockade of Confederate ports was a key part of the Union’s strategy to win the Civil War because it would make it difficult for the Confederacy to conduct this with other nations.
What is Trade (import & export of goods)?
Prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union was fighting the Civil War to preserve the Union; after the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union was also fighting the Civil War to _____________ _____________.
What is abolish slavery?
This Union general was promoted to lieutenant general, the highest rank in the U.S. military at that time, and the first person since George Washington to hold the rank.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
There were two main advantages of traveling by horseback over railroad or boat, even though both were quicker than travel by horseback; #1 travel by horseback was cheaper, and #2 it didn’t require waterways, or any of these.
What are Railroad Tracks?