Follow the Leader
This tall top hat wearing man was elected President of the United States in 1860.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This side had a larger population of soldiers and more railroads at the start of the war.
What is the North?
This group of soldiers consisted of poor farmers who were fighting to keep the Southern way of life?
Who are Johnny Rebs?
The First Battle of Bull Run was fought in this state.
What is Virginia?
Union soldiers typically wore this color uniform.
What is blue?
This man was elected as President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This side had more experienced military leaders at the start of the war?
What is the South?
These well-to-do Southern soldiers were fighting to keep their slaves and their money.
Who are Planters?
Union troops and many civilians expected this would happen at Bull Run.
What is a quick Union victory or end to the war?
This was the nickname for Confederate soldiers.
What is "rebel"?
This Southern man disagreed with slavery but chose to lead the South as General because of he was a southerner through and through.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The North had far more of these, allowing them a great advantage in resupplying their war materials?
What are factories?
These former slaves picked up a rifle and donned a blue uniform fighting for the Union Army.
Who are Glory Roaders?
What is the Confederate Army?
This was the average age of a soldier who fought in the Civil War.
What is 25?
This man became General for the Union Army after a series of bad decisions by the previous General?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This side had the "home field" advantage as more battles were fought below the Mason-Dixon line?
The South
This group of soldiers were deeply religious and fierce abolitionists who believed the South should be severely punished when the war was over.
Who are True Believers?
Spectators hoping to see the action of a real battle brought along this item full of food at he First Battle of Bull Run.
What are picnic baskets?
Approximately this many people lost their lives during the Civil War.
What is 618,000?
Thomas Jackson earned this nickname after fending off charging Union soldiers at the First Battle of Bull Run?
What is "Stonewall"?
This plan intended to strangle the South over time forcing them to run out of materials needed to fight the war.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This group of Northern soldiers were fighting to bring back the Southern states into the Union?
Who are Unionists?
The First Battle of Bull Run happened on this date.
What is July 21, 1861?
This underwater vessel was first used during the Civil War.
What is a submarine?