Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired, and who fired them?
Ft. Sumter and the Confederates
100
In the battle of ___________________________________, the Confederates stopped the Union after its soldiers built a pontoon bridge across the Rappahannock River and crossed it.
Fredericksburg
100
In which battle did Col. Chamberlain’s heroics and Pickett’s Charge lead to a Union victory?
Gettysburg
100
North Carolina was famous for having an ironclad boat, barely used except in Kinston toward the end of the war. What was its name?
CSS Neuse
100
Who was president of the U.S. during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
200
Which general was offered a position of top general in the U.S. army, but declined it?
Robert E. Lee
200
Which immigrants were most recognizable in the Civil War, according to Gods and Generals?
Irish
200
Prior to mid-1863, which side had the better generals?
Confederates
200
North Carolina Gov. Zeb Vance authorized what type of boats in order to get around Union blockades along the state’s coast?
Blockade Runners
200
“Fourscore and seven years ago…..” Pres. Abraham Lincoln honored the Union dead after an important battle in a speech in 1863 called the _________________________________________.
Gettysburg Address
300
Which battle led to Gen. Thomas Jackson’s nickname “Stonewall”?
Bull Run/Manassas Junction
300
In the battle of ________________________________, the Confederates launched a surprise attack on the Union army camp.
Chancellorsville
300
The Union not only won at Gettysburg, but future top general __________________ captured a major river city in Mississippi at the same time.
Ulysses S. Grant
300
What fort near Wilmington was known as the ‘Gibraltar of the South’? It fell to the Union to help end of the Civil War.
Fort Fisher
300
What executive order by Pres. Lincoln led to the freedom of slaves in the South?
Emancipation Proclamation
400
Which former college professor eventually became an officer for the Union army on a Maine regiment?
Col. Lawrence Chamberlain
400
Who shot Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
North Carolina regiment by friendly fire
400
What was the name of the major river city Union Gen. Grant captured as Gettysburg was ending?
Vicksburg
400
In order to prevent the Union from taking any remaining railroads in N.C., Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston met Union Gen. William T. Sherman at this site in March 1865. It was the largest Civil War battle in the state?
Bentonville
400
How did Abraham Lincoln die? Was this before or after the Civil War ended?
He was shot; this was days after the Civil War officially ended
500
Who was chosen as president of the CSA (Confederate States of America)?
Jefferson Davis
500
How did Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson eventually lose his life?
Pneumonia
500
This Union general was known for his destructive "March to the Sea" and continued it through North Carolina.
William T. Sherman
500
What two primary things in North Carolina were at stake in the Civil War, hence the battles at Fort Fisher and Bentonville?
Wilmington as a port city and the state's railroads
500
Who would take over for President Lincoln after he died in April 1865?