Reasons For War
A major ethical challenge that fueled the Civil War.
Slavery
Commander of the Confederate Army
General Robert E. Lee
These groups, previously discouraged from work, were forced into it due to the war.
Women & Children
This [local] Confederate victory led to the resignation of Union General Ambrose Burnside.
Battle of Fredericksburg
Years of the Civil War
1861-1865
His election only heightened the South’s concerns about losing control of the government.
Abraham Lincoln
The President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
He was a highly influential General in the Confederate army, born in Stratford Hall, Virginia.
Robert E. Lee
This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.
Gettysburg
The Civil War was the first major conflict to be documented by this device.
Camera
Because of Abraham Lincoln's election, Virginia did this in 1861.
Seceded from the Union
Group of people opposed to slavery
Abolitionists
Most black Americans supported this army during the Civil War.
Union Army
This city endured severe damage due to a prolonged siege that ultimately resulted in the surrender of the Confederate forces.
Richmond
This infrastructure enabled faster transportation of goods and information.
The railroad
The result of eastern and western counties in Virginia not agreeing on the issue of slavery.
West Virginia
Led a famous slave revolt in Virginia
Nat Turner
He played a key role in the First Battle of Bull Run and earned a solid nick-name.
Stonewall Jackson
This town in central Virginia is the site of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant.
Appomattox Courthouse
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863 to memorialize fallen troops at a Battlefield.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Agriculture was the primary source of income for the majority of this region of the country.
South
This woman was one of the main conductors of the underground railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This group supported neither side of the war.
Native Americans
First major victory for the Confederacy
First Battle of Bull Run
This invention allowed for communication on the battlefield.
Telegraph