Battles
What was the bloodiest day ever
Battle of Antieam.
What general was named Stonewall?
Thomas Johnathan Jackson.
What did soldiers do in there free time for fun.
Play cards and gamble.
True or false was the north home to railroads and industry
true
What was the South's main goal?
To win independence from the Union and prevent slavery from being illegal
The first major battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Bull Run.
The Union general who famously marched to the sea, devastating Georgia's resources.
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman.
The new bullet during the civil war
Mini ball.
What was the North's main goal?
To keep the United States as one nation, keep the country together, and try to end slavery.
What was the Confederate strategy?
A defensive war, and hoping for military intervention or recognition from Britain and France due to the cotton trade.
The Union Army's defensive line on Day 2 famously formed the shape of this common fishing tool.
A fishing hook.
The Confederate leader who surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, effectively ending the war.
Robert E. Lee
While bullets were deadly, this was the main killer in camps, causing over 95,000 deaths.
dysentery/diarrhea.
Who were the key Northern leaders?
President Abraham Lincoln and military leader Ulysses S. Grant.
Why didn't Britain and France help?
The Emancipation Proclamation made supporting the slavery-based Confederacy politically impossible for these anti-slavery nations.
The Union's capture of this Mississippi River city gave them total control of the vital waterway.
The Mississippi River.
The Union's top general by war's end, known for his tenacity and accepting Lee's surrender.
Ulysses S. Grant
This term was used for a quick and disorderly retreat by soldiers.
skedaddle.
What was the Union's military strategy?
aiming to block Southern ports and control the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy.
The war began when Confederate forces opened fire on what fort?
Fort sumter
Union soldiers made a heroic stand in this sunken road, nicknamed for the deadly crossfire, during the first day at Shiloh.
The Hornet's Nest.
The Union general who repeatedly failed to capture Richmond and was famously known as "Little Mac"
General George B. McClellan
This 1/4 inch thick, rock-hard cracker was the staple food for many soldiers.
Hardtack
How many miles of railroad did the North have (general estimate)
20,000-22,000
What state had the most slaves?
Virginia, with around 500,000 slaves.