confederacy
Who was the president of the confederate states during the civil war?
Jefferson Davis
Who was the president of the united states during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Who won the civil war?
the union aka the north
how many battles did the union win in the civil war?
4
who had more rail roads the north or south?
north
who lead the confederacy army during the civil war?
Robert E. Lee
Who lead the union army during the civil war?
Ulysses S. Grant
what color uniforms did the south wear and what color of uniforms did the north wear?
confederacy wore grey and the union wore blue
what was the battle that the confederacy won against the union?
the battle of Bullrun
what was the machine called that the union communicated with each other with really quickly?
the telegraph
Why did the confederate states want to win the war so badly?
so they could gain independence and become their own country and keep slavery
How did the Emancipation Proclamation that Abraham Lincoln established effect the union?
all slaves were freed and joined the union army to support the north.
What kind of bullets were during the civil war?
Minié balls
what was the most important battle of the civil war?
the battle of Gettysburg
what kind of guns were used during the civil war?
riffle muskets
What were the 3 advantages the confederacy had during the war?
fought on their own land, had the smartest generals and leaders in the war, they had more plantations which meant they had more nutritious food to eat.
Who was the general who got fired for not attacking the south?
George McClellan
who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864?
George McClellan
what was the bloodiest single day of combat/battle in the entire civil war?
the battle of Antietam
how did army surgeons heal gunshot wounds to the soldier's limbs
amputations
What battle did the south surrender in and who surrendered?
the battle of Gettysburg and general and general Robert E. Lee surrendered to the north.
What were all the battles the union won during the civil war?
the battle of Shiloh, the battle of Antietam, the battle of Vicksburg, and the battle of Gettysburg.
how may states were in the united states of America during the civil war?
36 states
what was the name of the battle of Gettysburg also know as?
picket's change
who invented the Minié balls?
Claude-Étienne Minié