Civil War

People

100

He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia

Robert E. Lee

200

He served as the first, and only, President of the Confederacy

Jefferson Davis

300

He moved his company into the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg. He lost his leg soon after

Dan Sickles

400

He was the highest ranking officer to die on either side of the war.

Albert Sidney Johnston

500

He was supposed to be in location X at Shiloh. Instead, he brought his reinforcements to location Y, much to the frustration of U.S. Grant.

Lew Wallace

Battles

100

The battle that made people aware not to act as cheerleaders at Civil War battles.

First Manassas/Bull Run

200

The largest battle ever fought on the Western Hemisphere

Gettysburg

300

U.S. Grant had said he would take this city by siege, even if it took him "30 years" as he put it.

Vicksburg, MS

400

Naval battle featuring two ironclad ships. CSS Virginia vs. the USS Monitor

Battle of Hampton Rhodes

500

Name one of the two forts taken by U.S. Grant in 1862

Fort Henry and Fort Donnelson

Weapons

100

This addition to a rifles barrel, allowed for improved range and accuracy

rifling

200

The first machine gun used in battle

Gatling gun

300

This type of repeating rifle was a favorite of Union/Confederate Cavalry alike

Henry Rifle

400

These small bit of metal had a deadly effect. Be careful for flying pieces of these...

schrapnel 

500

This Frenchman invented the Minie ball in the 1850s

Claude Minet

Life on the Homefront

100

Capital of the Confederacy

Richmond, VA

200

Riots over these had plagued the Confederate capital, as well as Jefferson Davis

Richmond Bread Riots

300

This woman, often referred to as the "Angel of the Battlefield" was an Oxford, MA native who went on to found the American Red Cross

Clara Barton

400

This rather stale cracker was often the food of desperation for both Union and Confederate soldiers alike

hard tack

500

Name the four border states during the Civil War

Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and, Missouri

Misc.

100

The Union commander of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg

Gen. George Meade

200

Twisted rail lines were often referred to as these by Sherman's men

Sherman Neckties

300

He owned a home at Bull Run Creek. To move his family out of harms way, he purchased a house at Appomattox Court House

Wilmer Maclean

400

He decided to join in the fighting at Gettysburg. Despite his age, he proved to be rather effective against the Confederates

John Burns

500

Where did the term "sideburns" come from?

Ambrose Burnside