Civil War People
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
The color of the Southern army's uniform.
What is gray?
South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860
What is secession?
The first battle of the Civil War
What was the First Battle of Bull Run?
These were four border states
What are Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Maryland?
Which side called themselves the Confederacy
What is the South?
The Union general who later became President
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Group of people opposed to slavery
What are abolitionists?
This event kicked off the Civil War
What was the attack on Fort Sumter?
This 3 day battle was the deadliest conflict in North American history
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
The capital of the Confederacy
What is Richmond, VA?
Northern advantages in the war.
What are population, technology, industrialization, railroads?
He shouted "thus always to tyrants" after he shot the President.
Who is John Wilkes Booth
This is the nickname given to the South.
What is the Confederacy?
Lincoln's speech given November 19th, 1863
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Two separate battles were fought in this same place (1861 and 1862) and were also called the Battle of Manassas Junction by the North. What did the South call these battles?
What are the Battles at Bull Run?
Where the Battle of Fort Sumter took place (city and state).
What is Charleston, South Carolina?
A new type of gun that replaced muskets during the war
What is a rifle?
Turned down the job from the North Army to take full command of the South's Army
Who is General Robert E. Lee
This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln was assassinated during this play at Ford's Theatre.
What is Our American Cousin?
Bloodiest SINGLE DAY battle in the war
What is the Battle of Antietam
Sherman's March to the Sea ended in this city
What is Savannah, GA?
The capital city of the Confederate States
What was Richmond, Virginia?
Union General most famously known for his "March to the Sea"
Who is William Sherman?
Mandatory military service; this was put into place in the North and the South
What is a draft?
This event occurred in July 1863; Irish immigrants in a major city burned down government buildings and attacked free Black Americans
What were the 1863 Draft Riots?
This battle secured Union control of the Mississippi River
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
This is the Northern capital city
What is Washington D.C.?
The most common cause of death during the war
What is disease/infection?
A nurse who helped soldiers at the Battle of Antietam
Who is Clara Barton?
This was a nickname given to the soldiers of the North.
What is a Yankee?
Words Lincoln said in his second inaugural speech when referring to treatment of the South after the war.
What is "With malice toward none and charity for all?"
In this battle, the Union captured an important rail/industrial center in the South
What is the capture of Atlanta?
Robert E. Lee surrendered here in April 1865
Where is Appomattox, VA?
The all black union regiment that served as the only all-black regiment that saw extensive combat.
What is the 54th Massachusetts?