Famous Battles
This 1863 battle was the turning point of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
He was President of the United States during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This state was the first to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in this year.
What is 1863?
Women often disguised themselves as these to fight in the war.
What are soldiers?
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort.
What is Fort Sumter?
He was the commanding general of the Confederate Army.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The capital of the Confederacy was located in this city.
What is Richmond, Virginia?
The nickname for the Southern states was this.
What is the Confederacy?
This color uniform was worn by Union soldiers.
What is blue?
The Union won this important battle on the Mississippi River, gaining full control of the river.
What is the Siege of Vicksburg?
This Confederate general earned his nickname for standing firm in battle.
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
Abraham Lincoln was born in this state.
What is Kentucky?
Soldiers from the North were often called this nickname.
What are Yankees?
Soldiers from the North were often called this nickname.
What are Yankees?
This battle was the single bloodiest day in American history.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This abolitionist led a raid on Harpers Ferry hoping to start a slave rebellion.
Who is John Brown?
This new state was created during the Civil War by breaking away from Virginia.
What is West Virginia?
What was the main source of communication between distant armies?
What are telegraphs?
Most Civil War soldiers fought using this type of weapon.
What is the musket?
General Sherman captured this Southern city during his famous "March to the Sea."
What is Atlanta?
He led the Union Army to victory and later became president.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This Southern state saw the most battles during the Civil War.
What is Virginia?
This was the first ironclad ship battle during the war.
What is the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack (Virginia)?
Lincoln was assassinated in this place.
What is Ford’s Theatre?