Battles
Confederate General James Longstreet famously said about this battle: "A chicken could not live on that field when we open on it."
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The two opposing cavalry commanders who led the "Cavalry Clash" near Brandy Station in 1863, the largest cavalry battle in the Civil War.
JEB Stuart and Alfred Pleasonton
The lieutenant general who allegedly said, in his Southern drawl, "I git thare firstest with the mostest."
Nathan Bedford Forest
In late 1863, President Lincoln attended a performance of “The Marble Heart” at Ford’s Theater featuring this famous actor.
John Wilkes Booth
The Union cavalry general who had a brother who earned TWO Medals of Honor in April, 1865.
George Custer
"Strike the tent!"
Robert E. Lee
This battle is nicknamed "The Battle Above the Clouds."
Lookout Mountain, TN
He guided the 'Legal Tender Act" through Congress that established the 'greenback.'
Salmon P. Chase
The Confederate general who was the son of a President of the United States.
a) Leonidas Polk
b) Robert Eugene Polk
c) Robert Charles Taylor
d) Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor
The only state of the eleven secessionist states that did NOT send regiments to fight for the north.
South Carolina
As Vice President of the Confederacy, he met with Abraham Lincoln to discuss terms of peace.
Alexander Stephens
"Forward men, for God's sake forward!"
Union General John Reynolds
Before this battle, Army of Potomac soldiers pinned their names on their uniforms so their bodies could later be identified.
Cold Harbor, VA
In addition to the Civil War, the other significant conflict the United States endured in 1863.
Dakota War (Sioux uprising)
The commander of the Army of Northern Virginia for a day when Joseph E. Johnston was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines.
a) James Longstreet
b) A.P. Hill
c) Robert E. Lee
d) Gustavus Woodson Smith
Gustavus Woodson Smith
The orator who delivered a two hour dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery prior to Lincoln delivering his two minute and ten second, 269 word, Gettysburg Address.
Edward Everett
The Virginian who said, "The war began in my front yard and ended in my parlor."
Wilmer McLain
"They couldn't hit an elephant at that distance."
Union General John Sedgwick
The twin battles that destroyed the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Franklin & Nashville, TN
Besides slavery, another very significant social reform movement that gained momentum in 1863.
Women's Suffrage Movement
The Confederate officer who rode into Pickett's Charge and was never seen again, dead or alive.
Gen Richard Garnett
The Confederate prison camp - with its 33,000 Union prisoners - that ranked as the fourth most populous city in the Confederacy in 1864.
Andersonville, Georgia
The ill-fated steamboat that blew up, killing over 1,200 released Union prisoners.
The Sultana
"I am killed. Tell my wife and children that I died fighting at my post."
Confederate General William Barksdale
The largest joint operation (Army and Navy) battle of the war.
The Battle of Fort Fisher/Wilmington, NC
The often overlooked Civil War campaign that took place in July 1863 - simultaneously with Gettysburg and Vicksburg - and resulted in yet another significant Union victory.
Tullahoma Campaign
The initials of Lieutenant General A.P. Hill, who served under R. E. Lee, represented these first and middle names.
Ambrose Powell
The future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who was wounded three times during the Civil War.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Native American officer on U.S. Grant's staff who wrote the final draft of Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
Ely Parker
"She won't think anything of it."
Abraham Lincoln