Civil War Basic Facts
The Civil War started on this day
When was April 12, 1861?
Lincoln suspended this legal order guaranteeing a prisoner the right to be heard in court
What is Habeas Corpus?
In this battle, people could watch from miles away at Washington
What is the Battle of Bull Run?
George McClellan fought for this side of the Civil War
What is the Union?
She was the first female army surgeon
Who was Mary Edwards Walker?
The main cause of the Civil War
What is slavery?
When Lincoln was running for reelection, this man ran against him
Who is George McClellan?
Burnside resigned after losing to Lee in this battle
What is the Battle of Fredericksburg?
This man said he didn't like George McClellan because he was overly careful and too slow to act
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
She made a hospital for soldiers in Richmond, Virginia
Who is Sally Tompkins?
The president of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
In 1861, Lincoln signed 2 bills asking for this many soldiers to serve for 3 years
What is 1 million?
After this battle, Stonewall Jackson was wounded and had to get his arm amputated. He got pneumonia and died a week later
What is the Battle of Chancellorsville?
McClellan's troops still won the Battle of Antietam after acting slowly when he got the plans of this Confederate General
Who is Robert E. Lee?
She learned the Union's plan and told the Confederacy
Who is Rose Greenhow?
In this year, names were drawn for the draft
What is 1863?
This was issued by Lincoln, freeing slaves in parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion on January 1, 1863
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This battle was a turning point in the war
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
McClellan ran for president in this election
What is the presidential election of 1864?
She helped free slaves and disrupted Southern supply lines
Who is Harriet Tubman?
It was hard for these border states to choose whose side of the war to be on
What are Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri?
Lincoln didn't to make the war about the slavery issue because of this
What is the Union would lose supporters?
In this battle, Lee split his army into 4 groups but one of the officers lost their plans
What is the Battle of Antietam?
McClellan was the head of this army
What is the Army of Potomac?
She disguised herself as a man and fought for the Confederacy
Who is Loreta Janeta Velázquez?