People
Who was the President that got assassinated shortly after the ending of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Who was the leader of the 54th regiment? (Matthew Broderick's character)
Robert Gould Shaw
Who were the two sides in the Civil War?
North and South
Where is Gettysburg located?
Pennsylvania
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
In what battle saw the death of most of the 54th regiment?
Fort Wagner
How much were African-Americans paid for joining the Union army?
$10
Why were the southern states frustrated before the Civil War?
Wanted slavery to be a state right.
Where was the Confederacy capital?
Richmond, Virginia
Who was the general of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
What was the first battle in the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Who was the African-American that got lashed during the movie?
Trip
What was Lincoln's goal for the Civil War?
Preserve the Union
What was the first state to secede from the union?
South Carolina
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Which battle saw the North gain the Mississippi River?
Battle of Vicksburg
Robert Gould Shaw was injured at the Battle of Antietam. What part of his body did the bullet that hit him graze?
Neck
What type of war was the South planning?
A Defensive war
Where is Fort Sumter located? (City and state)
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Who was the general that won the Battle of Gettysburg for the Union.
Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln announced the abolition of slavery after the Union won what battle.
Battle of Antietam
Who was the first to rip there paycheck in the movie?
Robert Gould Shaw
How many states did the Confederacy have?
11 states
Where did Lee formally Surrender? (Town and State)
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia