WAR, TERRIBLE WAR!
The American Civil War was also known as this
What is the War Between the States?
This General was offered command of the Union Army but turned it down
Who was Robert E. Lee?
The election of this man to the presidency caused many southern states to secede
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Union soldiers were usually identified by this color of their uniforms
What is blue?
The Union Army could not outwit the Confederate Army and so it was decided that the only way to win the war was to do this
What is cut off their supply lines?
The Civil War began when southern rebels fired on this Fort in South Carolina
What is Fort Sumter?
The above mentioned general turned down command of the Union Army because he was from this home state which had sided with the South
What is Virginia?
One marching song often sung by Union soldiers included the story of this famous abolitionist's death
Who was John Brown?
Confederate soldiers were usually seen wearing this color uniform
What is grey?
The signing of a cease-fire on April 9, 1865 at this courthouse in Virginia brought an official end to the Civil War
What is the Appomattox courthouse?
This date marks the official start of hostilities between the states
What is April 12, 1861?
This general was given command of the entire Union Army and later became president of the United States
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
The North's reasons for war included the preservation of the Union and the abolishment of this institution
What is slavery?
The Battle of Bull Run marked the first time this was used to transport a large number of soldiers to the battle
What is the railroad?
On January 1, 1863, the thirteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect proclaiming this
What is that all slaves in southern states were now and henceforth free?
It is estimated that this many soldiers died during the Civil War (between North and South)
What is 620,000?
This Confederate general led a daring charge during the battle of Gettysburg that ultimately failed and turned the tide of the battle in the Union's favor
Who was General Pickett?
In the South, most people would claim that they fought the war to both preserve their way of life and to protect this
What is their rights as states?
The invention of this made guns much more accurate and deadly during the Civil War
What is rifled barrels?
On November 19, 1863, just a month after the bloodiest battle on American soil, President Lincoln gave this famous speech on that same battlefield in Pennsylvania
What is the Gettysburg Address?
When you add up all the casualties of the Civil War due to disease and starvation, etc., approximately this many Americans died between 1861-1865
What is just over 1 Million?
This Union general went on a scorch and burn march through the south on his way to Atlanta
Who was General Sherman?
Underneath the various motivations for fighting in the war was this question.
What is the question of Federal vs. State authority?
This tactic is when an army goes around the side of an opposing army and they gain a very strategic advantage
What is flanking?
Just six days after the official end of the Civil War, this happened to Abraham Lincoln
What is he assassinated by southern sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth?