1860-1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
100
This man was the president of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
100
He was a Confederate general
Who is Robert E. Lee
100
This battle was a Confederate victory, and it led to the Battle of Chattanooga
What is the Battle of Chickamauga
100
The Union lost this battle because had to withdraw in the foraging ground
What is the Battle of Fair Garden
100
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th Amendment
200
This was the first battle of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter
200
He was a Union general who organized a term of surrender, ending the Civil War
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
200
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on this date
What is January 1, 1863
200
Sherman's March to the Sea was how long
What is 285 miles
200
This man was the first African American Major in the Union army
Who is Martin Robinson Delany
300
This was the most momentous election in US history because it came at a time of a national crisis
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln
300
This battle brought the Union closer to taking control of the Mississippi River, which would help them divide and conquer the Confederates
What is the Battle of Shiloh
300
This battle was described as the war’s turning point and had the most casualties
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
300
This battle disrupted Florida because it stopped the supply flow
What is the Battle of Olustee
300
The Civil War ended when Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrenders 28,000 troops to Union general Ulysses S. Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean’s home in this town
What is Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
400
This battle gave the south confidence about the war
What is the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
400
This battle gave the Union control of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers and cut Confederates off from two key waterways for the remainder of the war
What is the Battle of Fort Henry
400
General Ulysses S. Grant ordered his soldiers to assault the Confederacy in order to do what
What is soften enemy defenses to allow a Union victory
400
This steamboat exploded in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in US history. Most were paroled Union POWs on their way home
What is the SS Sultana
500
This battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and helped to put the naval blockade into place
What is the Battle of New Orleans
500
This man had originally planned to kidnap President Lincoln but failed and killed him
Who is John Wilkes Booth