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Cannons and mortars are part of what military unit?
Artillery
Lincoln signed what law on the first day of 1863?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the president of the CSA?
Jefferson Davis
About how much money per month did a private in the Confederate army make?
$11
What was the largest battle of the Civil War?
This was a slang term for the Confederacy.
Dixie
What holiday did Lincoln make law in 1863?
Thanksgiving
This person was the general who lost Gettysburg and led his troops back to the South.
Gen Robert E Lee
How old was the average Union soldier?
25 years old
Who won the battle for the fort in Vicksburg, Mississippi?
Union - The North
Paper money used in the North during the Civil War
Greenback
What is the last word of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address speech?
Earth
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in what states?
The South - The Confederacy
What was the minimum age requirement to join the Union army?
18 years old
In what Northern city were there 3 days of draft riots?
New York City
A cloth bag used by Civil War soldier's was called a ____.
haversack
Lincoln's draft law called for men between what ages to serve in the army?
20-45 years old
This was the month in which Gettysburg was fought.
July
What were the 3 ingredients of hardtack?
Flour, water, and salt
Which Confederate general died after the rebel victory at Chancellorsville?
Gen. Stonewall Jackson
Another word for skedaddle
Desertion
What are the three states Abraham Lincoln lived in before moving to Washington, D.C. as president?
Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois
This was the name of the Union general who led the North to victory at Gettysburg.
General Meade
What was commonly stamped on the brass belt buckle of a Union soldier?
the letters "US"