Battle of Gettysburg
This ill-fated charge ended the 3 day battle...
Pickett's Charge
Bigger Army at Gettysburg
North
"conceived" means __________
create or born
Four Score and Seven Years Ago = ___ Years
87 Years
Blames himself for loss at Gettysburg...
General Lee
Used to remove pooled blood under the skin...
Leeches
On Little Round Top, Joshua Chamberlain saved the Union by ordering a charge with this weapon...
Bayonets!
More dead and wounded soldiers at Gettysburg
South
"dedicated" means ___________
commit or honor
"a new nation, conceived in ________ "
liberty
Leader of the Union siege at Vicksburg...
U.S. Grant
In addition to alcohol, this was used as a form of anethesia during the Civil War...
Ether
At Gettysburg, this side had the high ground...
The North / Union
The Anaconda Plan
North
"consecrated" means ________
make sacred
"dedicated to the proposition that all men are created ______ "
equal
True or False?
During the Civil War, most amputations were successful and the patient lived.
TRUE. While amputations involving legs had fatality rates greater than 50%, these numbers are offset by the high number of successful finger, toe, and arm amputations that were successful.
These creatures were used to clean wounds ...
Maggots
Confederate General Robert E. Lee marched his army north to Pennsylvania to attack the Union Army in hopes that Northerners would...
Seek peace and end the war.
Shifts strategy from "Dig in and Hold On" to attack the Union...
South
"hallow" means _______
make holy
What does Lincoln mean when he says "unfinished work"?
Defeat the Confederacy and End Slavery
True or False
Juneteenth is a new holiday celebrating "Emancipation" from slavery during the Civil War and achievements of African-Americans.
TRUE!
This Civil War nurse went on to create the organization that is today the American Red Cross...
Clara Barton
Confederate General Robert E. Lee marched his army north to Pennsylvania to attack the Union Army in hopes that a European country would...
join the Confederacy after this victory as an Ally!
Issues the Emancipation Proclamation to free the enemies slaves...
North / President Lincoln
"devotion" means _______
commitment or loyalty
What does Lincoln mean when he speaks of a "new birth of freedom"
Equality once the war is won
Daily Double
How much will you wager?
Anaconda Plan:
1. Blockade southern ports
2. Control the Mississippi River, Divide Confederacy
3. Take Richmond
This led to more deaths in the Civil War than deaths in battle...
Diarrhea (Dysentery)