Maps and Geography
The capital of the Confederacy at the end the war.
(Must have city and state for credit)
What is Richmond, Virginia!
A new type of bullet that contributed greatly to the high level of death in the Civil War.
What is the mini-ball?
President of the United States during the Civil War.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States are, and henceforth shall be free;
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Election of Abraham Lincoln.
(must have correct month and year)
When was November, 1860?
State where the Battle of Gettysburg was fought.
What is Pennsylvannia?
The first African American combat unit in the Civil War?
What is the the Massachusettes 54th Regiment?
President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
Who was Jefferson Davis?
...we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain--that this. nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom...
What is the Gettysburg Address?
South Carolina declaration of secession.
(Must have correct month and year for credit)
When was December 20, 1860?
State that William Tecumsah Sherman burned his way through on his "March to the sea."
What is Georgia?
Nickname or slur for a Northern Democrat.
What is a Copperhead?
President Lincoln's very reluctant General. He got fired, then ran for president against Lincoln in 1864.
Who is General George B. McClellan?
My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
What is Abraham Lincoln letter to Horace Greeley?
President Abraham Lincoln First Inauguration.
(Must have correct month and date to get credit)
When was March 4, 1861?
River that figured centrally in the Anaconda Plan?
What is the Mississippi River?
Change to the Constitution that ended the institution of slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The Commander of the Confederate army- aka The Army of Northern Virginia.
Who was General Robert E. Lee?
With malice towards none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and his widow, and his orphan...
What is Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?
The first of three days of the Battle of Gettysburg?
(must have correct month and year for credit)
When was July 1, 1863?
Place where Robert E Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S Grant.
(Must have town and state to get credit)
What is Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.
Reaction of New York City to the announcement of an involuntary draft in July of 1863.
What are draft riots?
His persistence and insistence on freedom for enslaved people resulted in Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation in January, 1863.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
The arms, artillery, and public property to be parked and stacked and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers nor their private horses or baggage. This done, officers and men will be allowed to return to their homes, not to be disturbed by the United States authority as long as they observe their parole and the laws in force where they may reside.
What is Exchange of Letters between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant?
Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S Grant meet at Appomattox Court House. The war- is- over!
Must have correct month and year to get credit.
When was April 9, 1865.