NEW TECHNOLOGY
This was originally invented in France and could rip through a person's body in a fraction of a second. Death was almost always the result of a direct hit.
What is the Minié ball?
During the Civil War, if a bullet didn't kill a soldier than this was highly likely to finish the job.
What is infection?
This President of the United States showed superior leadership, utilized new technologies and eventually signed an Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This was the location of the first engagement of the Civil War which lead to a Union surrender and the eventual secession of four additional states.
What is Fort Sumter?
On January 1st, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln officially released this historic document.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
This was accurate over 600 yards and could be reloaded eight times faster than a traditional weapon.
What is the new musket (rifled)?
During the Civil War, 3/4 of all operations were these and typically took just ten minutes or less to accomplish.
What were amputations?
He was a veteran of the Mexican-American War and later fought for the Confederacy as the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
This was the first battle of the Civil War involving actual troops on the battlefield leading to a shocking Union defeat and a huge morale boost for the South.
What was the (First) Battle of Bull Run?
Lincoln's emancipation action was strategically limited as it only applied to these two geographic locations.
What were Confederate held territories and states?
Lincoln's hidden weapon. It revolutionized the speed of troop deployments typically taking only days instead of months to reach its destination.
What is the railroad?
Using these along with more standardized first aid procedures saved countless lives on and off the battlefield.
What are clean bandages?
She introduced standard first aid procedures that saved countless soldiers on the battlefield and later founded the American Red Cross.
Who was Clara Barton?
This failed invasion of the North by the Confederacy in 1862 involved the single bloodiest day in U.S. military history and lead to the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
What was the Battle of Antietam?
The emancipation of slaves surprisingly did not apply to these slave holding areas who had remained loyal to the Union.
What were the Border States?
This 50,000 mile network in the North made communication almost instantaneous and allowed information to flow back and forth with lightning speed.
What was the telegraph?
This chemical was discovered to be effective against the bacteria that causes infection and nearly 3/4 of all soldiers survived surgery when it was used.
What is Bromine?
This Union general was the victor at the Battle of Antietam but was later relieved of command after he failed to pursue and destroy the battered Confederate army.
Who was George McClellan?
This three-day battle in 1863 resulted in a final failed invasion of the North by the Confederacy, included 50,000 dead on both sides and marked a major turning point in the Civil War.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
Emancipation also gave over 200,000 blacks the opportunity to join this for the first time in the war where they proved extremely effective in securing a Union victory.
What is the military?
This was originally developed in 1844 and uses a system of dots and dashes which take only seconds to send and transcribe into messages.
What is Morse Code?
This practice of preserving dead bodies using chemicals such as arsenic and zinc chloride is perfected during the Civil War.
What is embalming?
This Union general's destruction of Atlanta and fateful March to the Sea signaled the beginning of the end of the Civil War in 1864.
Who was William Tecumseh Sherman?
This successful military engagement began with the burning of Atlanta by Union forces who continued their path of destruction all the way to the coastal city of Savannah.
What was Sherman's March to the Sea?
Emancipation not only freed millions of slaves from bondage but also had the added effect of adding this to the Union cause.
What is a moral purpose?