Single bloodiest one day battle.
Battle of Antietam
What did most people die from in the war?
Diseases
Where were the first shots fired?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Who was the leader of the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
23,000
Who was the Union leader?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the average age of soldiers enlisted in the war?
25
Who started the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Who led people to freedom through the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was the name of the first battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Who was the Confederate leader?
Robert E. Lee
How many pounds of equipment did the soldiers carry daily?
50 lbs
Who gave a speech at Abraham Lincoln's memorial?
Frederick Douglass
What was Stonewall Jackson's real name?
Thomas J. Jackson
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the north?
Appomattox Courthouse
How did Stonewall Jackson die?
He got pneumonia and died 8 days later.
When did the war start and end?
1861-1865
Who was known as the Angel of the Battlefield?
Clara Barton
How many people LIVED in the south during the war?
9 million
What agreement was made (a written piece of paper) that said slaves were free?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who was Sojourner Truth?
Abolitionist
Someone who wants to get rid of slavery.
Abolitionist
What was the name of the speech given by Abraham Lincoln to honor those who died at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Gettysburg Address
How many people lived in the north during the war?
21 million
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth