Civil War Battles and Leaders

Skilled Confederate general who was successful at the Battle of Bull Run.

• Thomas Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert Anderson

Top Confederate general who refused to fight against his home state of Virginia.

• Thomas Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert Anderson

Union officer who was forced to surrender Ft. Sumter.

• Thomas Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert Anderson

Top Union general who had many victories, including Vicksburg.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• Robert Smalls

Urged Lincoln to recruit African-Americans to fight for the Union Army.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• Robert Smalls

Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield".

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Clara Barton

• Robert Smalls

Forced to fight for the Confederacy, he stole a ship and turned it over to the Union. He was regarded as a hero and promoted in the Union Army.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• Robert Smalls

President responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• Robert Smalls

This battle was the opening conflict of the Civil War.

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Ft. Sumter

This battle was a surprise victory by the Confederates. The Union troops were forced to retreat.

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Ft. Sumter