Confederates
President of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
President who believed the Union must be preserved
Abraham Lincoln
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here
Fort Sumter
The site of Lee's surrender to Grant
Appattomax Court House
President Lincoln's announcement that the slaves had been freed
Emancipation Proclamation
The name of the Confederate ironclad ship
Merimac
The Union general who marched to the sea, destroying everything
William T. Sherman
Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
Battle of Vicksburg
The inventor of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Abraham Lincoln's nickname
Honest Abe
The capital city of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
The general who led all Union forces during the Civil War
U. S. Grant
The turning point of the War
Battle of Gettysburg
The first state to leave the Union
South Carolina
Nickname for U. S. Grant
Unconditional Surrender Grant
The general who led the Confederate army during the Civil War
Robert E. Lee
Name of the Union ironclad ship
Monitor
Which side won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Confederates
After the southern states withdrew from the Union, they used what name
The Confederate States of America
An important result of the Civil War
No
The nickname given to the Confederate soldiers
Rebels
The nickname given to Union soldiers
Yankees
Who won the Battle of Vicksburg
Union
The man who murdered President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
An important result of the Civil War
No