Civil War

Civil War Generals

100

Most prominent General of the South from Virginia 

Robert E. Lee

200

Most prominent Northern General and future President 

Ulysses S. Grant

300

This General was demoted by President Lincoln and would later run against Lincoln in 1864  

George B. McClellan

400

This General became famous for the Confederacy and was considered a "Stone Wall"

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

500

This Northern General lead a brutal march of destruction from Atlanta to Savanah, Georgia

William Tecumseh Sherman

Civil War Battles

100

The First Battle of the Civil War fought. Spectators brought picnics to watch.

The First Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Manassas 

200

This famous Union victory crushed the South's hopes of invading the north. (most famous battle of the war for most)

Battle of Gettysburg 

300

At this battle the North defeated the South to gain access to the Mississippi River

Battle of Shiloh

400

This large Siege battle gave the North complete control of the Mississippi

Battle of Vicksburg

500

The bloodiest single day in American History occurred during this battle 

Battle of Antietam 

North/South Comparisons

100

This side had much better industry during the war

The North

200

This side produced much more of the countries food 

South

300

This side had better trained and more experienced Generals at the start of the war

The South

400

This side had a much greater overall population

The North

500

This side had a higher morale to begin the war

South

Causes of the Civil War

100

This man was elected President in 1860

Abraham Lincoln

200

This unjust institution was a leading driver of the Civil War

slavery

300

This Compromise in 1820 established the 36th parallel as a defining line two determine slave

The Missouri Compromise

400

This was another Compromise that removed the 36th parallel and let slaves decide whether they would be free or slave states 

The Compromise of 1850

500

This act caused tensions in the territories and led to violence in the states, it caused new people to rush into the territories to decide the votes

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Other Major Civil War Events

100

Lincoln issued this proclamation that ended slavery in the United States

Emancipation Proclamation

200

This was the Capital of the South in Virginia 

Richmond

300

Who was the President of the South during the Civil War?

Jefferson Davis

400

Where did the Civil War officially end?

Appomattox Courthouse

500

Who were the two Generals at Appomattox to sign the peace treaty that ended the war?

Grant and Lee