Battles
The 1st major battle of the civil war
Battle of Bull Run
Freed all slaves in the south
Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the President of the union during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Used to send and recieve messages using electric signals
The telegraph
What side didn't have a Army or Navy?
The Confederacy
Most important battle of the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
This Event happened at Ford theatre
Assassination of president Lincoln
Who is known for their stand at the battle of Bull Run?
Stonewall Jackson
Made for people that underwent amputations
Prosthetics
What did soldiers do during their free time?
Sent letters home, boxing matches, card games, gambling and live music
More than 22,000 casualties in this battle
Battle of Shiloh
End of the Civil war
surrender at Appomattox court house
What was Jefferson Davis' role during the civil war?
President of confederate states
New bullet that was way more efficient than the original musket ball
The Minie ball
What did Union soldiers eat?
Hard tack and flour water biscuits
General Lee attempted to invade the north
Battle of Antietam
Rebels believed cotton would convince Britain or France to aid them in the war
No Foreign intervention
Who surrendered at Appomattox courthouse ending the civil war?
Robert E. Lee
British rifle imported by the confederacy
Brunswick rifle
What did confederate soldiers eat?
Dried meat, beans and cornbread
Unions most successful battle
Battle of Vicksburg
George Mclellan vs Abraham Lincoln
Election of 1864
Who was Ulysses S Grant?
Commander in chief of the Union Army
Were invented to help generals get ariel views of battle fields
Hot air baloons
75% of soldiers returned to civilian life after this procedure
Amputation