The Two Sides
What were the 4 border states which were divided in loyalty?
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, & Missouri
What did the South rename the iron ship Merrimac?
The Virginia
What was the name of the prison in Georgia that held 33,000 prisoners?
Andersonville Prison
At what battle was Stonewall Jackson shot by one of his own men?
Battle of Chancellorsville
What was the dense forest between the North and South's Capitals called?
The Wilderness
Where was the Confederate Capital?
Richmond, Virginia
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
The First Battle of Bull Run
What were the "Peace Democrats" called?
Copperheads
Who did Lincoln appoint that would take command 3 days before the Battle of Gettysburg?
George Meade
What did the 13th Amendment do?
It banned slavery in the U.S.
What was the Union's 3 step plan?
1) Block ports, 2) Control the Mississippi River, & 3) Capture the Capital
What states would be cut off if the North controlled the Mississippi River?
Louisiana, Arkansas, & Texas
Who was the first woman army surgeon who later earned the Medal of Honor?
Mary Edwards Walker
What month and year was a major turning pint in the Civil War?
July, 1863
Who led the "March to the Sea"?
William T. Sherman
What was the occupation of the majority of soldiers?
They worked on farms or they were farmers.
Which battle had the deadliest single day of fighting during the war?
The Battle of Antietam
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What was the best-known African American regiment called
54th Massachusetts
What date was the formal end of the war?
April 9, 1865
What was the Union's Capital?
Washington DC
Who urged Lincoln to make the war a fight to end slavery?
Frederick Douglass
What is the legal process that protects people from being put in jail for no reason at all?
Habeas Corpus
When thousands of Confederate troops attacked the Union at Cemetery Ridge, it became known as what?
Pickett's Charge
Who met together in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, to end the war?
Robert E. Lee & Ulysses S. Grant