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Miscellaneous
100
The 'first shots' of the Civil War were fired here.
What is Fort Sumter, South Carolina
100
This Union general was victorious at the Battle of Shiloh.
Who was U. S. Grant?
100
Because of the camera's slow shutter speed- to let in more light- subjects being photographed had to do this.
What is stay absolutely still?
100
Sherman's capture of this southern city helped lift the Union spirits.
What is Atlanta?
100
The election of this man to the Presidency in November, 1860 provoked the secessionist crisis.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
200
First Major Pitched battle of the Civil War.
What is Bull Run (or Manassas)?
200
Known for his fancy facial hair, this union General commanded troops at Fredericksburg.
Who was Burnside?
200
It's the number of years in 4 score and 7 years. (How many years make up 4 score and 7 years.)
What is 87 years?
200
This 25 day event left the heart of the Confederacy, Georgia, in ruins and gave the civilian population a taste of war.
What is Sherman's March?
200
It was the new rebel government's official name.
What is the Confederate States of America (CSA)?
300
They won the first Pitched battle of the war.
What is the Confederacy (Rebels/South)?
300
This southern key port was captured by the union Navy in 1862.
What is New Orleans?
300
The length of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address speech.
What is 2 to 3 minutes?
300
Sherman's destination on his march to the SEA. (What city?)
What is Savannah?
300
Civil War word for a quick retreat, usually in fear.
What is skedaddle?
400
The named the first Pitched battle after this nearby town.
What is Manassas Junction, Virginia?
400
The battle of the Ironclad Ships in March, 1862, made these obsolete.
What are wooden ships?
400
Most nurses were men, but some were angels of mercy like these two. (Name a famous female Civil War nurse.)
Who was Dorothea Dix or who was Clara Barton?
400
These two capital cities were 105 miles apart.
What are Richmond, Virginia and Washington, D.C.?
500
Lincoln asked for 75,000 of these to fight for the Union in 1861.
What are volunteers?
500
By all definitions of battle, the failure of the union troops at Fredericksburg, VA in 1862 was called this.
What is a disaster?
500
General Lee won a pyrrhic victory (a win at a very high cost) at Chancellorsville as he watched this valuable general die after "friendly fire".
Who was Stonewall Jackson?
500
By 2 to one this killed more soldiers than battle wounds in the Civil War.
What is disease?
500
He was the first and only Confederate president.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
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