Battles
Union troops tried to attack Richmond, Virginia, in 1861. What was the battle that stopped the Union troops from taking Richmond?
First Battle of Bull Run
Who was the Confederate President during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis.
Before the War!!!!!
Antebellum
Which Confederate general was accidently shot by his own men?
Stonewall Jackson
In which year did the Civil War begin?
1861
Which battle was the bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history?
Battle of Antietam
Which general led the Union Army during most of the war?
Ulysses S. Grant.
To be set free
Emancipate
Which general led the Confederate forces at the first Bull Run?
Beauregard
Which state was the first to secede?
South Carolina.
On April 12, 1861, this battle in South Carolina marked the beginning of the Civil War. Located in Charleston Harbor, it was here that the Confederates opened fire and the Union army could not effectively reply. On April 13, the Union surrendered the site and evacuated. Name the battle.
Fort Sumter
What Union general marched through Georgia?
Sherman.
The act of cancelling something
Nullification
Who was the Confederate general at Kennesaw Mountain?
Johnston
What term describes the Union’s plan to blockade Southern ports?
Anaconda Plan.
Taking place in Tennessee from April 6-7, 1862, this battle saw offensive stages at Fraley's Field, Bloody Pond, the Peach Orchard, Hell's Hollow, and the Hornet's Nest among others. In the end, Union General Ulysses S. Grant again dominated Confederate troops who continued to fall back until launching their mid-August offensive. Name the battle.
Shiloh
What famous Union nurse worked during the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton.
U.S. territory where prior to the Civil War slavery was prohibited
Free Soil
What Union general earned the nickname 'Unconditional Surrender'?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the name of the Confederate submarine that sank the USS Housatonic in 1864?
H.L. Hunley.
At which battle did the Union forces under Ambrose Burnside attack Marye's Heights, only to fall before the stone wall?
Battle of Fredericksburg
Although he wasn't a war hero, he kept the USA stable during the Civil War. Who was the 16th president of the USA?
Abraham Lincoln
a grant (as of money or land) formerly given one who fulfilled certain conditions relating especially to settling and developing land (as in Virginia in 1619 and in Texas in 1839)
Head Right Method
What Confederate general captured Fort Sumter at the start of the Civil War?
P.G.T. Beauregard
What was the name of the first African American military unit?
54th