Battles
The largest battle of the civil war
Gettysburg
The President of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
River that divided the Confederacy in two
Mississippi
The constitutional amendment that abolished slavery
13th
The year the civil war started
1861
The deadliest one-day battle
Antietam
General who led most of the confederate army
Robert E. Lee
The capital of the Confederacy
Richmond
How Abraham Lincoln was removed from power
Assasination
The year the civil war ended
1865
The last battle of the civil war
Appomattox Courthouse
The US president who preceded Lincoln and did little to stop the south from seceding
James Buchanan
The river that separates Maryland and Virginia
Potomac
Document that freed all slaves in rebellious states
Emancipation Proclomation
The year the Emancipation Proclamation took effect
1863
The long siege that decided control over the Mississippi river
Vicksburg
Lincoln's vice president who succeeded him after his assassination
Andrew Johnson
City where Fort Sumter was located
Charleston, South Carolina
The Abraham Lincoln speech that featured the famous line "Four score and seven years ago..."
Gettysburg Adress
The year of the battle of Antietam
1862
The land battle viewed by spectators as a sporting event
1st Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Colonel who led the 20th Maine at Gettysburg
Joshua Chamberlain
The vital railway hub outside Richmond, Virginia
Petersburg
Incident involving the capture of 2 British diplomats by the Union navy
Trent Affair
The month and year the battle of Gettysburg occurred
July 1863