Battles
First Battle
What was the battle of Fort Sumter
Leader of the abolitionist movement was a former slave
Frederick Douglass
Minie Ball
A new bullet that was capable of piercing armor. Almost guaranteed to kill.
This battle had Union people picnicking
Battle of Bull Run
Leader of the Union
Abraham Lincoln
Had More Railroads
North or Union
This Battle was the Biggest single day battle
The battle of Antietam
Leader of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Telegraph allowed the president to do what
Allowed him to give orders to the front line from the white house
Biggest Battle
Battle of Gettysburg
The general who won the siege of vicksburg.
Ulysses S. Grant
Rifle
A new gun that had the bullet spin so it would go further and be more accurate
Robert E. Lee surrendered here.
Appomattox Court House
An extremely cautious Union General
General McClellan
Allowed people on the home front to see the horrors of war.
Camera and photographs.