Civil War People
President of the Union
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession?
This was a major cause of the American Civil War.
What is slavery?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter? or Charleston, SC?
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
Group of people opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
Northern advantages in the war.
What are population, technology, industrialization, railroads?
The first battle of the Civil War
What was the First Battle of Bull Run?
The Union general who later became President
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Which side called themselves the Confederacy
What is the South?
This was the first state to succeed from the United States.
What is South Carolina?
This 3 day battle was the deadliest conflict in North American history
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
Turned down the job from the North Army to take full command of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This event kicked off the Civil War
What was the attack on Fort Sumter?
Where the Battle of Gettysburg took place.
What is Pennsylvania?
Famous for his leadership at the Battle of Bull Run
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
Mandatory military service; this was put into place in the North and the South
What is a draft?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Bloodiest SINGLE DAY battle in the war
What is the Battle of Antietam
An infamously cautious Union general; He was removed from his post after the Battle of Antietam
Who is General McClellan?
Name a slave state that stayed in the union....
Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
The most common cause of death during the war
What is disease/infection?