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100
Who was the president of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln.
100
What Confederate general surrendered to the North to end the war?
Robert E. Lee.
100
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
100
What was the deadliest battle in the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg.
100
What COULD happened to soldiers lost (but not dead or wounded) during the war?
They could later return to their companies and be counted as a casualty multiple times after.
200
Who was a very famous general for the Union?
Ulysses S. Grant/William Sherman/George Mclellan.
200
True or False. The Confederacy was centered around being similar to Union while allowing slavery after the war.
False The Confederate States had different views than the Union, and the people wanted a better country than the one they left.
200
Who was a famous war general and then later became president of the United States.
Ulysses S. Grant.
200
Where did the war officially end?
Appomattox Courthouse.
200
True or False. The Civil War is known as the deadliest battle in American history.
True.
300
Which side, North or South had more farmland?
North.
300
What was the one thing the South had more of than the North?
Cotton Production.
300
Why did they call Thomas Jackson 'Stonewall Jackson'?
He was standing like a stonewall in the First Battle of Bull Run.
300
What is the bloodiest battle in Civil War history(not in a single day).
Gettysburg.
300
True or False. Many amputees died from the wound not infection.
False.
400
True or False. At first, the Union was winning the war.
False.
400
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina.
400
What Union General was demoted for insanity?
General Sherman
400
About how many casualties were suffered during the Battle of Antietam?
20,000-25,000.
400
About how many people died in the Civil War, altogether?
1 million - 1.5 million.
500
What famous general's last word was, "water?"
Ulysses S. Grant
500
Who was the South's main cavalry officer?
J.E.B. Stuart
500
What thing was general William Sherman famous for?
His march to the sea.
500
What was considered the turning point in the Civil War?
The capturing of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
500
Who used the telegraph more than anyone during the war?
Abraham Lincoln.