Civil War Battles
This was the three-pronged plan the Union established to defeat the Confederates.
What is Anaconda?
Confederate aggression at this location forced President Lincoln to make the strategic decision to send his troops food.
What is Fort Sumter?
These two Generals led Lincoln's post-Anaconda strategy of Total War against the South.
Who are Grant and Sherman?
This legislation abolished slavery in the U. S.
What is the 13th Amendment?
While facing discrimination and lower wages, this group had an unusually high mortality rate while serving in the Army in a non-combat role.
Who are African-Americans?
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War inflicting more American casualties than any other in our history.
What is Antietam?
This battle of the first two non-wood ships was fought near what is today's Monitor Merrimack Bridge while causing a revolution in maritime warfare.
What is the Battle of the Ironclads?
This U. S. Naval Admiral seized New Orleans gaining control of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Who is David Farragut?
Highly controversial, President Lincoln suspended this by prevention of trial by jury for some U. S. Citizens in the name of national security and re-unionization.
What is the writ of habeus corpus?
The invention of this weapon increased accuracy and range.
What is the rifle?
This battle proved to be the North's most decisive victory.
What is Gettysburg?
This strategic speech was given by President Lincoln at a dedication to a cemetery for the most decisive battle of the Civil War.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This city was Grant's focus helping the Union secure control of the mighty Mississippi.
What is Vicksburg?
Confident that the British would support them, the southern diplomats traveled to Great Britain with this concept in mind, only to discovery it was no longer true.
What is "King Cotton"?
Part of the Anaconda Plan, the Union Army was never able to capture this Confederate Capital.
What is Richmond?
The southern rebel army surprised attacked U. S. Grant at this Tennessee church highlighting the importance of sustainment and planning to the Union army.
What is Shiloh?
A shortage of this essential need brought southern civilization to a halt.
What is food?
This future president led the Union army to decisive victory at Vicksburg, securing control of the Mississippi per the Anaconda plan.
Who is U. S. Grant?
This former Union General ran was the Democrat who ran against Lincoln in 1864.
Who was McClellan?
This incident in which the Union Navy intercepted a British ship carrying southern diplomats almost led to war with Great Britain.
What is the Trent Affair?
His aggressive march through and burning of the South was a clear example of total war.
Who was Sherman?
This location marks the spot where Robert E. Lee surrendered.
What is the Appomattox Court House?
This highly unsuccessful, though sympathetic, General was fired by President Lincoln.
Who is McClellan?
This actor and southern sympathizer assassinated President Lincoln bringing Andrew Johnson to the Oval Office.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
These Northern Democrats support peace and reconciliation with the south, driving President Lincoln to consider them traitors to the Union.
What are copperheads?