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During the Civil War, what type of state were Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, Oregon, and West Virginia?
Free States/Union
What color uniforms did Union soldiers wear?
Blue
One southern officer yelled, "There is Jackson standing like a stone wall!" This reference resulted in a moniker for one man. What is the name of that man?
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
What is the name of the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War, and in American history?
The Battle of Antietam
What name was given to ships extensively armored with iron?
Ironclads
Who desired to keep the Union because they believed that saving the Union would assist to safeguard democracy, and that if the Union and its government failed, monarchs could claim that people were incapable of governing themselves?
Abraham Lincoln
What color uniforms did Confederate soldiers wear?
Gray
What is the name(s) of separate days-long battles resulted in massive victory for the Confederates, prompting General Robert E. Lee to conclude that it was time to take war to the North.
First/Second Battle of Bull Run
On what date did two armies clash, with the Union suffering almost 12,000 casualties and the Confederates losing more than 13,000, with-in a matter of hours?
September 17, 1862
The Union navy deployed to establish a strategy in the southern ports, effectively preventing the South from exporting or receiving commodities and severely damaging the southern economy. What were they trying to establish?
Blockade
Who was the confederate President?
Jefferson Davis
Soldiers were given directions to load, aim, and discharge their rifles three times in how many minutes? What firearm did soldiers choose for its accuracy?
1 Minute, Springfield and Enfield
In July 1861, Lincoln assigned a General to command a poorly trained 35,000-man army from Washington to Richmond. What's the general's name?
Irvin McDowell
On September 4, 1862, around 40,000 Confederate forces started crossing into which state?
Maryland
The Union Navy created its own ironclad, which was designed by a Swedish-born engineer. What is his name?
John Ericsson
In 1861, Confederate troops attacked a federal station in Charleston, South Carolina, sparking the Civil War. What was the name of the location?
Fort Sumter
As nurses in the Union Army, tens of thousands of volunteers worked to provide bandages, medicine, and food to Union army camps beginning in June 1861; who did the nurses volunteer for?
U.S. Sanitary Commission
On June 26, Robert E. Lee and his forces launched an offensive, resulting in a series of battles that caused the Union army to retreat toward Richmond. What was this campaign known as?
Seven Days’ Battles
Where did the Union and Conferacy meet for the Battle of Sharpsburg?
Antietam Creek
The Confederates had taken "The Merrimack", a Union vessel, and converted it into an ironclad, renaming it what?
The Virginia
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, and Mississippi were what types of states?
Slave States/Confederacy
Who was the first woman to acquire a medical license and organize a group that lobbied President Lincoln to establish the United States Sanitary Commission?
Elizabeth Blackwell
The shock at Bull Run convinced Lincoln of the necessity for a better trained army, so he placed his trust in General George B. McClellan, who formed a highly disciplined force of 100,000 soldiers known as what?
Army of the Potomac
What is the name of the Union officer cited as saying...?
"It seemed that everybody near me was killed."
A. H. Nickerson
Who employed fast ships to outrun the larger warships, with the majority of these runners heading to the Bahamas or Nassau to replenish their supplies?
Confederacy
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri were what types of states?
Border states
Who ran the United States Sanitary Commission?
Henry Bellows
McClellan launched an initiative to seize Richmond in the spring of 1862. Rather from advancing south for a direct assault, McClellan gradually moved his forces through the peninsula between the James and York rivers. What was this strategy known as?
Peninsular Campaign
On what day did General Robert E. Lee decide to divide his force and send a portion of it to Harpers Ferry, led by Stonewall Jackson?
September 4, 1862
The Union Navy had previously developed its own ironclad with intriguing new features including a spinning gun tower. Despite their diminutive size, they carried powerful cannons and substantial plate. What was it known as?
The Monitor
The notion was that Great Britain would help the Confederacy because it required raw cotton from the South to supply its burgeoning textile industry. What was it known as?
Cotton Diplomacy
What was the U.S. Sanitary Commission known as?
The Sanitary
What other name did the Second Battle of Bull Run go by?
Second Battle of Manassas
What other name did the Battle of Antietam go by?
The Battle of Sharpsburg
What event marked the beginning of a revolution in naval warfare?
The Clash of the Ironclads