Key Figures of the Civil War

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Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Which Confederate general was known for his tactical brilliance and was mortally wounded by friendly fire at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

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Stonewall Jackson

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Who was the General-in-Chief of the Union Army and accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House?

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Which Union general is known for his "March to the Sea" that devastated Georgia?

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William Tecumseh Sherman

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Who was the Vice President of the Confederate States of America and declared that slavery was the foundation of the Confederacy in his "Cornerstone Speech"?

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Alexander Stephens

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Which Union general declared escaped slaves "contraband of war," paving the way for their enlistment in the Union army?

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Benjamin F. Butler

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Who was the Confederate President during the Civil War?

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Jefferson Davis

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Which Union spy used her acting skills to gather intelligence from Confederate officers?

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Pauline Cushman

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Who was the Union Superintendent of Army Nurses and a pioneering advocate for mental health reform?

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Dorothea Dix

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Which US Senator from Illinois was a proponent of popular sovereignty and lost the 1860 presidential election to Lincoln?

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Stephen Douglas