People
President during the Civil War
Lincoln
The reason why Civil War battles sometimes have two names
Antietam - Sharpsburg
Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing
Bull Run - Manassas
Northern or Union troops tended to name their battles after nearby creeks or rivers
Southern or Confederate troops tended to name their battles after nearby towns
A person who wanted to abolish (get rid of) slavery
Abolitionist
Along with his sons and some freed slaves, he attacked the army ammunition depot in Harper's Ferry, Virginia
John Brown
The soccer club meets on this day
Wednesday
Main Confederate general
Robert E Lee
This three day battle in Pennsylvania, and Union victory, was a turning point in the war
Gettysburg
Slave states (like Maryland) that did not leave the Union but were not allowed to join the Confederacy
border states
Bleeding Kansas
I never remember to order food on Hot Lunch Day. If I did remember, this food is my favorite
pizza
Union General and future president. Lee surrendered to him at Appomattox
Ulysses S Grant
The siege of this city in Mississippi ended after the battle of Gettysburg. It helped open up the Mississippi River for Union (Northern) troops
Vicksburg
The southern states formally withdrew from the Union
To formally withdraw from an alliance or Union is
secede (secession)
This Supreme Court case upheld (allowed) slavery in all territories and denied citizenship to African Americans
The next bobble head I want to buy
Confederate General under Robert E Lee. Killed by friendly fire at Chancellorsville
(you can see where they buried his amputated arm)
Stonewall Jackson
The first battle of the Civil War. It has two names
Bull Run or Manassas
Soldiers who fight on horseback
cavalry
The name of the Union plan to blockade the ports of the South
Anaconda Plan
My favorite candy bar
It's a tie between Snickers and Kit Kat
His "march to the sea" helped destroy Confederate infrastructure and resources
You can visit this battlefield in Maryland, site of the single bloodiest day in American history
Antietam
Announced after the battle of Antietam, this bill freed the slaves in territories under Union control
The Emancipation Proclamation
The term used to describe a person killed, wounded or missing in a battle
casualty
My favorite type of pasta is
Pasta Alla Gricia which is cacio e pepe with guanciale