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Union Generals
Confederate Generals
Battles in the South
Battles in the North and West
Abraham Lincoln
100
He served as U.S. general and commander of the Union armies during the late years of the American Civil War, later becoming the 18th U.S. president.
Ulysses S. Grant
100
He had great success from Bull Run to his death from a mistaken shot from a Confederate sharpshooter at the battle of Chancellorsville.
Stonewall Jackson
100
The bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard was the official start of the Civil War.
Battle of Fort Sumter
100
The largest battle ever fought on the North American continent, marked the end of Robert E. Lee’s second invasion of the North and was a turning point in the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
100
He is the ______ president of the United States of America.
15th
200
He commanded Union forces during the Civil War. President Lincoln removed him from command after he failed to claim Richmond.
George McClellan
200
The commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and is known as the most accomplished Confederate general.
Robert E. Lee
200
First land battle of the civil war and was a portent of the carnage that was to come.
Big Bethel
200
The bloodiest single day in American history, turned back Robert E. Lee’s first Northern invasion. Though tactically a draw, it was enough of a win to permit President Abraham Lincoln to announce his Emancipation Proclamation in its wake. When Lee’s adversary, Major General George B. McClellan failed to pursue following the battle, Lincoln removed him from command.
Battle of Antietam
200
What was the "proclamation" he passed to end slavery?
Emancipation Proclomation
300
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War, served four terms as governor of Maine and was appointed president of Bowdoin College.
Joshua Chamberlain
300
Robert E. Lee’s most capable and consistent general. He led the First Corps of the Army Of Northern Virginia.
James Longstreet
300
Also known as First Manassas, the first major engagement of the American Civil War was a shocking rout of Union soldiers by confederates at Manassas Junction, VA.
First Battle of Bull Run
300
Aka the Battle of Boonsborough Gap, was part of the Maryland Campaign and found Robert E. Lee delaying George Mcclellan’s army of Northern Virginia through three mountain passes.
Battle of South Moutain
300
What ammendment did he create to end slavery?
13th Ammendment
400
Starting as a Major and ending as a Brigadier General, Robert Anderson is best known for surrendering Fort Sumter, the first engagement of the Civil War.
Robert Anderson
400
One of the most feared Confederate leaders. He was an innovative cavalry commander who started the war as a private.
Nathan Bedford Forest
400
The Battle of Santa Rosa Island was a failed attempt by Confederate forces to take the Union-held Fort Pickens
Battle of Santa Rosa Island
400
General Ulysses S. Grant took command and began his Civil War career.
Battle of Belmont
400
Who was Lincoln's Vice President from 1861 - 1865?
Hannibal Hamlin
500
He was a U.S. Civil War Union Army leader known for "Sherman's March," in which he and his troops laid waste to the South.
William Tecumseh Sherman
500
An accomplished cavalry commander known for his skill at reconnaissance.
J.E.B. Stuart
500
One of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War in South Carolina.
Battle of Port Royal Sound
500
Aka Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Western Theater and is often called the "Bull Run of the West."
Battle of Wilson's Creek
500
Who was Lincoln's Vice President in 1865?
Andrew Jackson