Quotes
He said, "It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The bloodiest DAY of the Civil War.
What is Antietam?
According to Lincoln, this Union general had a "bad case of the slows."
Who is George B McClellan?
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 said that slaves were people.
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
Most of the generals that fought in the Civil War had also fought in the Mexican American War and had attended this military academy.
What is West Point?
He said, "Malice toward none, charity for all."
Who is Lincoln?
The second capital of the Confederacy.
What is Richmond, Virginia?
This man became known as "Unconditional Surrender" after the battle of Fort Henry.
Who is U.S. Grant?
To help maintain an equal balance of power in Congress, This compromise of 1820 allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state if this state entered as a slave state.
What is Missouri?
The Civil War started on and ended on this man's property.
Who is Wilmer McLean?
The founder of the American Red Cross said, "I may be compelled to face danger but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them."
Who is Clara Barton?
The event that started the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
This man led the Union forces at Gettysburg.
Who George Meade?
Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers immediately after this event occurred, thinking the war would be over in just a few months.
What was the bombardment of Fort Sumter?
This man killed slave masters and liberated slaves, hanged at a federal Arsenal in Harpers Ferry.
Who is John Brown?
"Shoot if you must, this old gray head, but spare your country's flag?" She said.
Who is Barbara Frietchie?
First battle of the Civil War chosen for its railroad hub
What is the Battle of Bull Run/ Manassas?
This man did not want to be, but he was the president of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The cycle of conflicts and compromises ended and the Civil War began when this man (who was known as the Great Compromiser) died.
Who is Henry Clay?
Lincoln credited this woman with starting the Civil War by writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
He said, "If Virginia stands by the old Union, so will I. But if she secedes, then I will follow my native state with my sword, and, if need be, with my life."
Who is Robert E Lee?
These two battles took place on the 4th of July weekend and turned the war in favor of the Union.
What are Gettysburg and Vicksburg?
After this man was elected president in 1860, seven states seceded from the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This major "total war" campaign of Wm T. Sherman caused the South to lose any desire to continue the war.
What is Sherman's March to the Sea?
When Lee said, "He has lost his left and I have lost my right," to whom was he referring?
Who is "Stonewall" Jackson?