Civilians
He was elected as president in 1860.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This was the first state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
The bombardment of this fort started the war.
What is Ft. Sumpter?
It was supposed to squeeze the South into submission.
What was the anaconda plan?
The "master of movement" in the Eastern Theater.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
His last appearance on stage was at Ford's theater.
Who was John Wilkes Boothe?
This country considered joining the war in support of the South.
What is Great Britain?
What is Antietam/Sharpsburg?
The CSS Merrimack/Virginia was one of the first of these.
What are ironclads?
He won the battles of Shilo and Vicksburg.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
The first (and only) president of the CSA
Who was Jefferson Davis
What is Richmond, VA?
This state seceded from another state after that state seceded from the Union.
What is West Virginia?
This tapered bullet was more accurate than a round musket ball.
What is a Minnie Ball?
He commanded the Army of the Potomac on two separate occasions
Who was George B. McClellan?
He documented battlefields using photography.
Who was Matthew Brady?
The states had slaves, but did not leave the Union.
What are border states?
This small town in Pennsylvania saw the biggest battle of the war.
What is Gettysburg?
An early type of machine gun.
What was the Gattling gun?
He was known for his, "march to the sea."
Who was William T. Sherman?
She was known as the, "angel of the battlefield" and would later found the American Red Cross.
Who was Clara Barton?
Sherman's final destination on the coast of Georgia.
What was Savannah?
The site of Lee's surrender.
What is Appomatox Courthouse?
To wear an opponent down.
What is attrition?
This "right-hand man" lost his left arm at Chancellorsville.
Who was Stonewall Jackson?