Years
What year was the Declaration of Indepedence written in?
1776
Who gained the nickname ""Stonewall"" for his great stand at the First Battle of Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson
Which Civil War battle is considered the turning point of the war?
How many states were there in the Confederate States of America?
11
What was the name of the Confederate capital during the Civil War?
Richmond, VA
What year did the Civil War begin?
1861
Who raided a federal armory in Harper's Ferry (VA) and planned to march south to free the slaves?
John Brown
With 23,000 casualties, what was the bloodiest one-day battle in US history
Antietam
Which American Civil War general later became president of the United States?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which fort in South Carolina was the site of the first shots of the Civil War?
When did the last Confederate army surrender?
1865
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is considered the last major battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
What event marked the end of the Civil War?
The surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomottax Court House
Which Southern state was the last to secede from the Union?
Tennessee
What year was Lincoln assasinated?
1865
What novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe was said to have laid the groundwork for the Civil War? (NAME OF A BOOK)
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Which battle helped the Union regain the state of Tennessee?
Battle of Fort Henry
Which acts were passed by the federal government during the American Civil War to liberate enslaved persons in the seceded states?
Confiscation Acts
In which city did the Draft Riot of 1863 occur?
New York City
In which year was the Grand Army of the Republic, a patriotic organization of the American Civil War veterans, founded?
1866
Which famous nurse served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Which battle in the American Civil War was called the Waterloo of the Confederacy?
Battle of Five Forks
Which of these machine guns was invented during the American Civil War?
Gatling gun
Which city was the first capital of the Confederate States of America?
Montgomery