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100
Years of the Civil War
What is 1861-1865
100
Where the first shot was fired.
What is Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
100
Lincoln asked him first to lead the Union army.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
100
The name for the strategy of all-out war, at any price, even attacking civilians.
What is "total war"?
100
The city and state where Lee surrendered.
What is Appomattox, Virginia?
200
April 12, 1861
What is the date the Civil War began?
200
The first official battle of the war.
What is First Bull Run or Manassas?
200
He was Lee's right hand, killed by friendly fire.
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
200
Forced military service.
What is the draft?
200
She led the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
300
April 9, 1865
What is the day the South surrendered?
300
The turning point of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
300
He led the March to the Sea.
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
300
Winning a battle at a terrible price.
What is a pyrrhic victory?
300
The Federal holiday established by Lincoln.
What is Thanksgiving?
400
Good Friday
What is the holy day on which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
400
This battle assured complete control of the Mississippi River in 1863.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
400
He was fantastic at training troops, but afraid to send them into battle unless the conditions were perfectly in his favor.
Who is George McClellan?
400
Ships made with metal siding placed over the wood.
What is an ironclad?
400
Place of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac.
What is Hampton Roads, Virginia?
500
July 1-3, 1863
When was the Battle of Gettysburg?
500
The bloodiest one day of battle in U.S. history.
What is the Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg?
500
He was asked to take the arms from the surrendering Southern troops at Appomattox.
Who is Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain?
500
State that seceded from itself during the Civil War.
What is West Virginia?
500
Name for Lee's disasterous frontal assault on the 3rd day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
What is Pickett's Charge?
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