Key People and Events of the Civil War

Which man became a U.S. Navy Captain after stealing a Confederate ship, and later became an elected Congressman?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• Robert Smalls

• Jefferson Davis

This person established the American Red Cross after serving as a nurse in the Civil War:

• Mary Bowser

• Clara Barton

• Elizabeth Van Lew

• Harriet Tubman

The first shots fired that began the Civil War happened at:

• Manassas

• Antietam

• Fort Sumter

• Gettysburg

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War at this location:

• Gettysburg

• Washington, D.C.

• Appomattox Court House, VA

• Chancellorsville

This man was the Commander-in-Chief and U.S. President of the Union during the Civil War:

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• George McClellan

• Robert E. Lee

This man was a former Senator of Mississippi who became the President of the Confederacy:

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

This man was a famous abolitionist who fought to end slavery and promoted the involvement of African Americans to fight during the Civil War:

• Robert E. Lee

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert Smalls

This man was one of the main Union Army leaders in the Civil War:

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

This Confederate Civil War General was well-known for his skills in artillery and battle tactics:

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

This man was the Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate):

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant