Civil War Statistics
Of the soldiers who died during the Civil War, two-thirds of them died as a result of what? (clue: not combat)
Disease
This person was a strong supporter of slavery, served in both houses of Congress as a representative from the state of Mississippi, and had also served as the Secretary of War prior to being selected as the first president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
The Union would attempt to enforce the blockade by using this new type of naval warship, which was constructed from metal
Ironclad
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued a few days after the Battle of Antietam on September 22, 1862 by this personPresident Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln
This Confederate general was well-respected and resigned from the U.S. Army when his home state of Virginia seceded to join the Confederate Army. He would end up surrendering to General Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865
Robert E. Lee
There were three theaters of war during the Civil War: the Western Theater, Trans-Mississippi Theater, and this one
Eastern Theater
The capital city of the Confederacy was moved from this city in Alabama to Richmond, Virginia
Montgomery, Alabama
The Union blockade strategy was devised by this Union general who the strategy would be nicknamed after
General Winfield Scott
The Emancipation Proclamation allowed African American men to volunteer and fight as part of this Army
Union Army
While leading his troops from from Tennessee to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Union General William T. Sherman laid siege to, and captured this Georgia city, a vital hub for trade and commerce
Atlanta
The majority of Civil War battles occurred in these two states: Tennessee, and this one
Virginia
After Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860, this state became the first to secede from the Union
South Carolina
This was the nickname of the Union blockade strategy, “Scott’s Great _____”
Snake
Because of these, which were written by white Union soldiers and sent back home to their loved ones, we know that most white Union soldiers supported the Emancipation Proclamation
Letters
Former Union General George McClellan ran against President Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864 as the nominee of this political party
Democratic/Democrat
With over 51,000 casualties, 16,000 more than the next highest, this 3-day battle had more casualties than any other during the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when the Confederates attacked Union forces located at this small fort, which is located on an island just off the coast of South Carolina
Fort Sumter
The Union blockade was focused on three major bodies of water: the Mississippi River, Gulf Mexico, and this ocean
Atlantic Ocean
As of January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that slaves, “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever
Free
In the early stages of the Civil War, this Union general was responsible for leading an attack against the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, however, after he delayed his attack on numerous occasions, was defeated by the Confederates who were being led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
With over 51,000 casualties, 16,000 more than the next highest, this 3-day battle had more casualties than any other during the Civil War
African American
After the attack on Fort Sumter, President Lincoln issued a request for 75,000 volunteers to join the Union Army which upset the states of Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, who all responded by seceding and bringing the total number of states to join the Confederacy to this many
Eleven
The Union blockade of Confederate ports was a key part of the Union’s strategy to win the Civil War because it would make it difficult for the Confederacy to conduct this with other nations
Trade (import & export of goods)
Prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union was fighting the Civil War to preserve the Union, after the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union was also fighting the Civil War to abolish this
Slavery
This Union general was promoted to lieutenant general, the highest rank in the U.S. military at that time, and the first person since George Washington to hold the rank
Ulysses S. Grant