People
This man accompanied Douglas during a series of debates in Illinois.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The first shots of the war were fired here
What is Fort Sumter?
It could fire faster, more accurately, and further than the musket it replaced
Secret plan to obtain Cuba (presumably as a slave state) by force if necessary.
What was the Ostend Manifesto?
After dismissing this general and appointing Grant, the outcome of the conflict began to favor the Union.
Who is McClellan?
He chose his home state of Virginia in working as a top Confederate general over the Union
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fought in this south Pennsylvanian town.
What is Gettysburgh?
The uniforms of Union and Confederacy were these two colors
What are the Blue and the Gray
A movie set in the Amazon rainforest starring Ice Cube shares a title with the Union's plan to restrict Confederate trade.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
The first time Americans turned to violence to solve the issue of slavery occurred in this state.
What is Kansas?
He leapt to the stage and shouted "thus always to tyrants" at Ford's Theater.....though this is disputed.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
On April 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrendered in this settlement in a house owned by a farmer named Wilmer McLean
What is the Appomattox Courthouse?
Originally horse-drawn carriages, these vehicles carried wounded men from the battlefield
What are ambulances?
This declared slaves in rebellion states to be freed in an effort to deprive the Confederacy of its workforce
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This deception of Buchanan's design was quickly disregarded as it ignored the people's decision.
What is the Lecompton Constitution?
The president of the C.S.A.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The first state to secede from the U.S.A.
What is South Carolina?
Steam-powered ships with armored hulls.
What were ironclads?
The movement to end slavery
What is abolition?
The bloodiest single day in American history occurred here.
What is Antietam?
A battlefield nurse who later formed the American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton?
This new state broke away to join the Union after its former state joined the Confederacy
What is West Virginia?
Both Union and Confederacy lacked these types of antimicrobial medicines which led to mass amputations and death.
What are antiseptics or antibiotics?
Sherman and Grant used this tactic of not only fighting the army, but destroying the civilian's ability to support the army
What is total war?
For $300, one could pay to effectively dodge this.
What was the northern draft?