Civil War Battles

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union Army and end the Civil War?

• Bull Run

• Appomattox

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Manassas

What did Lincoln issue that changed the course of the war? It now was not only about saving the Union, but about the issue of slavery.

• Gettysburg Address

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

Where was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War?

• Appomattox

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

What was considered the Capital of the Confederate States of America?

• Richmond, VA

• New York City, NY

• Washington DC

• St. Louis, MO

This state was the site of the first battle of the Civil War and the 1st to secede

• North Carolina
• Georgia
• South Carolina 
• Middle Carolina

This battle is considered a turning point in the war, after which the North began winning

• Antietam
• Gettysburg 
• Fort Sumter
• Shiloh

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

• Vicksburg
• March to the Sea
• Antietam
• Gettysburg

Most common cause of death in the Civil War

• Disease/infection
• Minnie Ball
• Cannon ball in face

Reason for such a high death count during the Civil War

• Mustard Gas
• Nuclear Bomb
• Old Tactics/New Weapons
• New Tactics/Old Weaps like rocks and sticks