Confederate Leaders
This leader was originally asked by Lincoln to lead the Union army at the outbreak of the Civil War, but went on to be the lead commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
This leader's election to the U.S. presidency in 1860 tipped the southern states into secession, and his leadership key the Union together during the War.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This was the first major battle of the Civil War, and was a Confederate victory when McDowell's Union forces were routed back to Washington D.C.
What was the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)?
These four states were BORDER states at the outset of the Civil War.
What were Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware?
This event marked the first shots fired in the Civil War, when the Union surrendered a federal fort to the Confederacy.
What was the Attack on Fort Sumter?
This leader was a skillful Artillery general, who was key in helping Robert E. Lee succeed in campaigns across Virginia.
Who was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
This leader was a major general for the Union army who eventually led the Union army to total victory over the Confederacy when Robert E. Lee surrendered.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
This battle was the bloodiest single DAY of fighting in the entire Civil War, and paved the way for Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
What was the Battle of Antietam?
John Brown led an anti-slavery revolt in which West Virginia town?
What was Harpers Ferry?
This Civil War general was known for his lack of respect for President Lincoln, and was fired after his terrible leadership through the Battle of Antietam.
Who was George McClellan?
This leader was a former Mississippi Senator who was assigned to be President of the Confederacy during the War.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
This leader delivered countless speeches for civil rights and abolition, and helped recruit black soldiers to the Union army during the Civil War.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
This battle, the farthest north AND deadliest of any battle, marked a major turning point in the war, and was a demoralizing loss for the Confederacy and major win for the Union.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
Richmond was a significant location in the Civil War for being this.
What is the Capital of the Confederacy?
This side in the war constantly struggled with fewer troops due to lower population, and fewer supplies due to less railroad and factory access.
What was the Confederacy?
This Virginia cavalry general was known as "The Grey Ghost" because he was so difficult for the Union army to catch, and he later supported Ulysses S. Grant's presidential campaign.
Who was John S. Mosby?
This man escaped slavery and served in the Union navy, and was later elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who was Robert Smalls?
This siege by the Union over a major Confederate river port on the Mississippi split the Confederacy in half and helped the Union slowly begin cutting of Confederate supplies.
What was the Battle of Vicksburg?
Vicksburg was a key port city for the Confederacy on this river.
What is the Mississippi?
This document was issued by President Lincoln in the months after the Battle of Antietam, in an attempt to inspire black Americans to join the Union army.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
This general forced the Union surrender at Fort Sumter, and later went on with his army of 20,000 to engage in the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) against Union Gen. Irvin McDowell.
Who was PGT Beauregard?
This General-in-Chief at the outset of the Civil War formulated the "Anaconda Plan", and hoped to "strangle" the Confederacy of its resources.
Who was Winfield Scott?
This Virginia battle was Robert E. Lee's most impressive victory in the war, as he and Jackson managed to defeat a Union army twice the size of their own.
What was the Battle of Chancellorsville?
The "high water mark" or farthest north that any battle reached during the Civil War was at this town, in this state. (town, state)
What was Gettysburg, Pennsylvania?
This law sparked violence in Kansas over pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers who refused to compromise over allowing slavery in the new states of Kansas and Nebraska.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?