This man ran against Lincoln in the election of 1864
Who George McClellan
100
Sherman burned this Southern city nearly to the ground in late 1864.
What is Atlanta?
100
In the spring of 1864, Grant knew that he and Sherman had twice as many these as Lee and Johnston.
What are soldiers?
100
Lee's army had fewer of these, but continued to whip Grant in Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor.
What are soldiers?
100
Grant's army surrounded Lee's army in this town in Virginia.
What is Appomattox Court House?
200
Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the Consitution, which did this
What is forever banned slavery in the United States of America.
200
Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah is famously known as this.
What is Sherman's march to the sea.
200
Doing this helped Grant work under the pressure of leading the Union forces.
What is chewing and smoking cigars?
200
Lee predicted that after Grant's loss in the battle of the Wilderness, Grant would not do this.
What is retreat.
200
Lee is quoted as saying he would rather do this than see Grant about surrendering.
What is "die a thousand deaths?"
300
Lincoln won 78% of the votes in the presidential election of 1864 due to these voters.
Who are Union soldiers
300
Sherman presented this city as a Christmas gift to Lincoln in December of 1864.
What is Savannah?
300
In May of 1864, Grant marched his army toward this Southern city.
What is Richmond?
300
Southern soldiers were very devoted to General Robert E. Lee. In fact, they would let him do anything except this.
What is get shot?
300
Lee put on this before he met with Grant to surrender?
What is a new uniform?
400
Before the end of the war, Lincoln and Congress were anxious to begin putting the country back together again...a process known as this.
What is Reconstruction
400
Sherman is quoted as saying "War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is the soon it will be..." this?
What is "over?"
400
This assault was one that Grant is quoted as saying, "I regret this...more than any one I have ever ordered."
What is Cold Harbor?
400
By April of 1865, Lee's army was moving with "empty stomachs and brave _______."
What are hearts?
400
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on this day in history.
What is April 9, 1865?
500
This man shot Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.
Who is John Wilkes Booth
500
After taking Savannah, Sherman marched into South Carolina and said "We will let her know that it isn't so sweet to ________ as she thought it would be."
What is secede?
500
Ulysses S. Grant was supposed to attend this with President Lincoln, but backed out at the last minute.
What is the theatre on the night Lincoln was shot?
500
Lee agreed to lead the Confederate army from the beginning because of his devotion to this state.
What is Virginia?
500
When Lee surrendered, Union gunners started firing cannons to celebrate. Grant said "The war is over....The rebels are our _________ again."