States!
Tennesse was a member of this political unit.
What is the Confederacy?
He was the President of the Union, and possibly the best President of all time.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This was the first battle of the Civil War, even though no one was killed.
What is Fort Sumter?
The location of Lee's surrender to General Grant.
What is Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia?
This Presidential decree freed slaves in rebelling states, but not in loyal states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Maryland remained a member of this country.
What is the United States?
He led the Union at the siege of Vicksburg.
Who is General Ulysses S Grant?
This battle, won by General Grant, had the most casualties of any American battle up to that point in history, with 23,000 casualties.
What is the Battle of Shiloh?
The result of this battle helped convince European nations to not support the Confederacy in 1862.
What is Antietam?
Railroads, Industrial capacity, and manpower
What are Union Advantages?
Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware are all considered this.
Border states.
He led the Armies of Northern Virginia into Maryland to fight at Antietam.
Who is General Robert E Lee?
This battle was the first one to inflict casualties and it happened only 25 miles from DC. It is also known as the Battle of Manassas.
What is 1st Bull Run?
This early battle showed that this war would be deadlier than any fought previously by America.
What is Shiloh?
Homefield Advantage and Better Officers
What are Confederate advantages?
This state was the location of the first shots of the Civil War.
What is South Carolina?
He led a March from Atlanta to Savannah Georgia.
Who is General William Tecumseh Sherman?
This siege on the Mississippi River was seen as a major turning point of the war, especially for Lincoln.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
These were Lee's reasons for invading the North.
What is political victory, wooing and ally, feeling he could win, and wanting to remove the war from Virginia?
The number of African Americans that eventually joined the Union war effort.
What is 180,000?
Troops from this state lead a heroic defense at Little Round Top at Gettysburg.
What is Maine?
He led the Union to a great victory at Gettysburg.
Who is General Meade?
This battle was the bloodiest single day in American combat history.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The significance of the Victory at Vicksburg for the Union.
What is the division of the Confederacy?
This bullet allowed rifles to have a longer range and more accurate fire.
What is the Minie ball?