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Major Battles
Military Leaders
Historical Events
Important People
Miscellaneous Facts
100
The battle with the largest number of casualties in the Civil War.
What was Gettysburg?
100
A general in the Union Army. Helped establish the holiday now known as Memorial Day.
Who was John Logan?
100
Also known as the March to the Sea.
What was Sherman's march?
100
Some worked as spies for the government during the Civil War. Many others worked as hospital volunteers.
What were the roles of Women?
100
The army of the United States of America.
What was the Union Army?
200
The first major land battle of the Civil War.
What was the first Battle of Bull Run?
200
Commander of the Confederate forces. He personally renamed the Confederate forces as the "Army of Northern Virginia".
Who was Robert E. Lee?
200
This event officially began the Civil War.
What was the firing on Fort Sumter?
200
Many volunteered for Union military service. They were known as U.S. Colored Troops.
Who were African-Americans?
200
The army of the Confederate States of America.
What was the Confederate Army?
300
The final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the Civil War.
What was the Siege of Vicksburg?
300
Known as the "first modern general" with his "scorched earth" policies.
Who was William Tecumseh Sherman?
300
One of the last battles of the Civil War.
What was the Battle of Appomattox Court House?
300
Battlefield nursing volunteer during the Civil War. Founded the American Red Cross after the war.
Who was Clara Barton?
300
This amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
400
A battle of much larger scale and numbers than the previous battle fought on the same ground.
What was the second Battle of Bull Run?
400
Was the general-in-chief of the Union Army. Was also the 18th president of the United States after the war.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
400
The decree that freed all former slaves in the Confederate states.
What was the Enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation?
400
Served as the President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
400
The date the Civil War officially began.
What was April 12, 1861?
500
The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
What was Antietam?
500
Was considered to be "one of the most gifted tactical commanders" in the history of the United States.
Who was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
500
The official ceremony that ended the Civil War.
What was the surrender at Appomattox?
500
Officially ended slavery during the Civil War. Was the first American president to be assassinated.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
500
The date the Civil War officially ended.
What was April 9, 1865?