Civil War Generals
This Union General became the 18th President of the United States
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
What is The Battle of Antietam?
The President Of The Union During The Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In 1820, Henry Clay came up with this to admit Missouri as a Slave State, and Maine as a Free State
What is The Missouri Compromise?
In February 1861, 7 States formed together to create their own little country
What are the Confederate States of America?
This Union General led the March to the Sea
Who is William Sherman?
The turning point in the Civil War
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The President of the Confederates During the Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis?
In 1831, this former slave led a rebellion that killed sixty white people. He was later executed for this
Who is Nat Turner?
On September 23, 1862, Lincoln announced this, that said all slaves in the Confederate States will be free on January 1st, 1863
What is the Emancipation Proclomation?
This Confederate General surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 8th
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The Civil War's first major battle
What is the (1st) Battle of Bull Run?
He was a famous bank robber, but also was a guerilla for the Confederates in the Civil War
Who is Jesse James?
By 1861 7 States in the United States had done this
What is seceding from (or leaving) the Union?
June 20, 1861, This state broke away from the state it was recently a part of, forming the 35th State of the Union
What is West Virginia?
This Confederate General led a famous charge at the Battle of Gettysburg
Who is George Pickett?
One of the first major Union victories
What is the Battle of Fort Donelson?
American Frontiersman and Fur Trapper, fought for the Union in the Civil War
Who is Kit Carson?
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that opened the Northerners eyes to slavery, and made Southerners protest that Stowe's work was slanderous
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
March 3rd, 1863, The Union started doing this, which forced a percentage of men to go off and fight
What is Military Drafting?
Who is George McClellan?
What is the Battle of Chancellorsville?
American Red Cross Founder, who risked her life to bring supplies and support to soldiers of the Civil War
Who is Clara Barton?
In 1861, following the secession of the Confederates, the Confederates bombarded a Union stronghold for 34 hours, this was the start of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
November 1863, Lincoln gives this speech at the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery
What is the Gettysburg Address?