People
Who was elected president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Who won the Battle of Fort Wagner?
The South
Who led the 54th regiment?
Robert Gould Shaw
Who was the president during all four years of the war?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the first state to leave the Union?
South Carolina
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865?
John Wilkes Booth
What battle was considered the bloodiest 24 hours of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
How old was Robert Gould Shaw when he was at Antietam?
25 years old
In the Battle of Gettysburg, how many men were killed or wounded?
50,000 men
What do the South call themselves?
Rebels
Who is the general who lead the South into Virginia against the North?
Robert E. Lee
What battle was the bloodiest battle in the war?
Battle of Gettysburg
How much were the black soldiers getting paid?
$10
What was the name of the plan the North came up with to defeat the South?
The Anaconda Plan
How did the south plan to defeat the North?
Dragging out the war
Who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the 1864 election?
George McClellan
How long did the Battle of Gettysburg last?
How many black soldiers and white officers were in the regiment?
1,007 black soldiers and 37 white officers
What river did the North take over after a long six-week siege at the battle of Vicksburg?
The Mississippi River
Where were the first shots fired?
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Who became the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Which two battles in Virginia did the North lose to the South?
The Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Chancellorsville
What did the Confederate Congress announce would happen to every black soldier and white officer in command of black troops?
Blacks would be sold into slavery and whites would be executed.
How many men were in the Death toll for the North?
360,000 men
Who did the South try to become allies with?
France and Britain