Civil war battles and People

Confederates attacked the fort, the Union surrendered, first shots of the Civil War.

• Bull Run/ Manassas 1

• Antietam

• Appomattox Court House

• Ft. Sumter

Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Northernmost battle in the civil war.

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Bullrun

• Vicksburg

Led by Ulysses S. Grant. They blockaded the Mississippi River and split the confederate troops into smaller groups giving them a greater chance of victory.

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

• Antietam

Sherman's _______ tore up major rail lines, burned cities, broke the will of the South to fight.

• Vicksburg

• March to the Sea

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

The Northern plan to win the war was called

• Secret Order 191

• The Anaconda Plan

• The Hartford Convention

Which army did General Robert E. Lee lead?

• Confederate

• Union

• Neutrals

• He was not a general.

Lincoln made a famous speech after this battle.

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Sherman's March to the Sea

This was the first major battle of the Civil War

• New Orleans

• Vicksburg

• Gettysburg

• Manassas

This man was the president of the Confederate States of America (Confederacy).

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

This man was the commander of the Union troops

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis