Who's Who?
He assassinated Abraham Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
Approximately this many Americans died in the Civil War
What is 600,000?
He was the leading general of the Army of Northern Virginia that surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
President Lincoln was shot here while enjoying the play, Our American Cousin.
Where is Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C.?
This event almost brought Britain into the Civil War with their recognition of the Confederate States of America.
What is the Trent Affair?
He was Lincoln's secretary of war
Was is Edwin M. Stanton?
On this date, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.
What is April 9, 1865?
This general earned the nickname "Stonewall" for his resilient stance while holding the Confederate line at the First Battle of Bull Run.
Who is General Thomas J. Jackson?
Here Lincoln gave an 11-sentence speech to dedicate a war cemetery for one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
What is Gettysburg?
This Union campaign was an early and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to capture the capitol of the Confederacy.
What is the Peninsular Campaign?
He was injured in a carriage accident and was subsequently the target of an assassination attempt
Who is William Seward?
Approximately this many battles took place in the Civil War.
What is 18,000?
This worrisome Union general ran against Lincoln in the 1864 election.
Who is George B. McClellan?
The first full-scale land battle look place here.
Where is Manassas Junction (Bull Run)?
This was one of the most brilliant campaigns of the Civil War. In it Stonewall Jackson's small force defeated two Union armies.
What is the Valley Campaign?
Who is Clara Barton?
In this battle, the Confederacy successfully defended its' capital.
What is the Seven Days' Battles?
This Confederate general's men formed a line a mile long and then marched into the face of Union artillery fire in their last itch effort to win the Battle of Gettysburg.
Who is General George Pickett?
The capital of the Confederacy was this city in Virginia.
Where is Richmond?
In this campaign that took place in the dense woods and tangled underbrush north of Richmond, Lee managed to block Grant's advance with a force half that the size of Grant's.
What is the Wilderness Campaign?
This secretary of the treasury suggested putting the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency.
Who is Salmon Chase?
During Sherman's march to Savannah, it estimated that his army destroyed this many dollar's worth of Southern property.
What is $100,000,000?
This general's facial hair became his lasting legacy.
Who is General Ambrose Burnside?
Here the single bloodiest day of the Civil war was fought.
Where is Antietam, Maryland?
This event caused some blacks to doubt whether they had actually made any advancements in the course of the war.
What is the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?