Major Battles
This was the first battle of the Civil War, where Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
The Union’s overall strategy, considered slow by many people, was called this. (Hint: Animal)
What is the Anaconda Plan?
He was the president of the United States during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
2 Iron-clad warships used in a naval battle. (Hint: 1862)
What are the Merrimack and the Monitor?
This document declared slaves in Confederate territory to be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Known as the bloodiest one-day battle of the war, it occurred in Maryland.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
One major goal of the Union in the West was to control this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
A new form of defensive warfare used in the Civil War.
What is trench warfare?
One reason Lincoln didn't free slaves in Union territory.
What is fear of losing border state loyalty?
This battle was a turning point in Pennsylvania and included Pickett’s Charge.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Lee invaded Pennsylvania partly to do this to Northern morale.
What is weaken it by bringing war to the North?
Lincoln’s 1864 running mate from Tennessee.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
A method of communication that helped coordinate Union operations.
What is the telegraph?
A key effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on Britain.
What is it discouraged them from recognizing the Confederacy?
At this Virginia battle, Stonewall Jackson was fatally wounded.
What is the Battle of Chancellorsville?
A Southern strategy allowed men to avoid the draft by owning this.
What are 20 or more slaves?
Union general eventually given command of the entire army.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
These underwater weapons added to naval threats.
What are mines or submarines?
This speech began with “Four score and seven years ago…”
What is the Gettysburg Address?
The last city on the Mississippi River to fall to the Union, giving them full control.
What is Vicksburg?
This man led the March to the Sea, devastating Georgia.
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
This woman founded the American Red Cross and served as a nurse during the war.
Who is Clara Barton?
This innovation allowed civilians to witness the horrors of war visually.
What is photography?
After the war, many soldiers were left with these permanent injuries.
What are amputations or severe wounds?