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Both US President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis were from this state
Kentucky
This was the first fort bombarded by the Confederacy to start the war
Fort Sumter
General Lee tried to win decisively in this state so they would join the Union and surround Washington D.C.
Maryland
This battle was a brutal victory for the North and ended Lee's march through Maryland
Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg)
This was the general who led the Union to victory
General Ulysses S Grant
This man was the leader of the Radical Republicans and led the impeachment of President Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
This state was the first to secede from the Union
South Carolina
This was the first major victory under General Grant, unfortunately, it was at a high cost
Battle of Shiloh
After the Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln signed this order, freeing the slaves in the South
Emancipation Proclamation
After the Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln took this action against General McClellan
Fired
While serving in Congress, Abraham Lincoln opposed this war
Mexican-American War
This was the Union plan to blockade the Confederacy and divide it through the Mississippi
Anaconda Plan (Scott Plan)
Captain David Farragut captured this port, the largest in the South
New Orleans
This was the standard food allotted to the soldiers
Hardtack
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw led this all black regiment at Fort Wagner
Massachusetts 54th
President Lincoln famously spoke after this battle, the most brutal battle and turning point of the war
Battle of Gettysburg
Thomas J Jackson received this nickname at Bull's Run
"Stonewall" Jackson
This first Major General of the Union was overly cautious, continually asking for more supplies
George B McClellan
The CSS Virginia and USS Monitor were these types of ships
Ironclad
This "angel of the battlefield" ran hospitals for soldiers on both sides and founded the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
President Lincoln was shot and killed by this man
John Wilkes Booth
This was the first official battle of the Civil War
First Battle of Bull's Run
The period after the Civil War was known as this
Reconstruction
This organization was devoted to helping freed slaves after the war
Freedmen's Bureau
This president faced impeachment after the death of Abraham Lincoln
President Andrew Johnson