Famous people in the Civil War
The issuer of the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This battle, fought from April 12 to April 14, 1861, marked the beginning of the American Civil War
What is the battle of Fort Sumter?
Led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy
Who is Ulysses S Grant?
In this bloody battle fought on July 1-3, 1863, General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army suffered a significant defeat, turning the tide of the war in favor of the Union
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
Confederate general in the American Civil War
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
The deadliest one-day battle in American military history
What is the Battle of Antietam?
President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Weakened the Confederacy by splitting it in half and isolating the Southern states of Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
Commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
Who is Robert E Lee?
The fierce fight there forced both the North and South to face the sobering reality that the war would be long and bloody
What is the First Battle of Bull Run