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Elected president in the 1860 election, led the U.S. in the Civil War. Then, wrote and said the Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation.
Who was Abraham Lincoln
A runaway slave who bought his freedom, and talked with Lincoln to write the Emancipation Proclamation
Who was Frederick Douglass
A turning-point battle in the Civil War resulting in a Union victory in Pennsylvania, and is the bloodiest day in American history.
What was Gettysburg
Led the army of Northern Virginia and surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
Who was Robert E. Lee
The longest-lasting general, for the Union Army and won the war for them, accepting the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse
Who was Ulysses S. Grant
Elected president of the Confederacy in 1861, remained in office until the end of the war
Who was Jefferson Davis
A newspaper editor and writer, who assissted Frederick Douglass in talking Lincoln into the Emancipation Proclamation
Horace Greeley
The bloodiest day in American history until Gettysburg, fought in Maryland
What was Antietam
Was given a nickname for how he was "like a stonewall", but died after he was accidentally shot in his arm by his own troops
Who was Stonewall Jackson
Led Sherman’s March to the Sea, which ended in a Union victory in the Civil War
Who was William T. Sherman
Earned a nickname for his leadership for he was like a "stonewall" in the first Battle of Bull Run, but died after being shot in the arm
Who was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
A famous conductor on the Underground Railroad and fought to end slavery, helping hundreds of people escape to freedom
Who was Harriet Tuubman
Shocking defeat for the Union
What was the First Battle of Bull Run
A prominent figure during the Civil War, serving as a Confederate general. He was initially known for his leadership in the First Battle of Manassas
Who was Joseph E. Johnson
Proposed the Anaconda Plan, the Union blockade of the South
Who was Winfield Scott
Led the army of Northern Virginia and was a very important general for the Confederacy in the Civil War
Who was Robert E. Lee
A prominent abolitionist, who fought to end slavery, he was also a newspaper writer, who was a suffragist, and a civil rights advocate
Who was William Lloyd Garrison
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here
What was Fort Sumter
A soldier who was one of the deadliest and most notorious Confederate guerrilla leaders in the American Civil War.
Who was "Bloody" Bill Anderson
Politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey and as Commanding General of the United States Army from November 1861 to March 1862
Who was George B. Mclellan
The longest lasting general for the Union army, Lincoln praised him for being a man of action
Who was Ulysses S. Grant
Wrote an anti-slavery book, who Abraham Lincoln said started the Civil War with just her writing, after she wrote Uncle Tom’s cabin.
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe
Fought in southwestern Tennessee on April 6-7, 1862, was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to that point, resulting in nearly 24,000 casualties, which resulted in a Union victory
What was the Battle of Shiloh
led 1,200 troopers in a famous ride around Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, and helped capture John Brown
Who was J.E.B. Stuart
A flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy
Who was David Farragut