Union Facts
What is/was the title of the president during war or conflict?
Commander-in-chief
What is the name of the rebel government?
The Confederate States of America
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
Who did Lincoln ask to fight for the Union in 1861?
Volunteers
What is the name of the president who took office in 1861?
Abraham Lincoln
How were Confederate officers chosen early in the war?
Elected by their men, unlike today’s army.
Who won the first Battle of Bull Run?
Confederacy/South
Who was the newspaper journalist who interviewed the Rebel soldiers?
Horace Greeley
What were the border states that remained in the union?
Missouri
Kentucky
Delaware
Maryland
What was the first state to secede (leave) the Union?
South Carolina
Which "northern" state was the Battle of Antietam fought in?
Maryland
What is the speech (officially issued January 1, 1863) that freed the slaves in all rebellious states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Which general was victorious at the Battle of Shiloh? (one of the generals in this room)
Ulysses S. Grant
What had become scarce for the Confederate army, partially due to being so far from home?
Supplies
Julary 4th, 1863
How many years make up "four score and seven" from the Gettysburg address?
87