The Civil War Quiz

Who was the 16th President of the United States during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• George B. McClellan

• Jefferson Davis

Which President signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

• George B. McClellan

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the General of the Union Army during the Civil War?

• George B. McClellan

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• William T. Sherman

Who surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse?

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Albert Sidney Johnston

• Thomas Jackson

Who was known for the March to the Sea and carrying out total war?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• George B. McClellan

• William T. Sherman

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the General of the Union Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg?

• George Meade

• Ambrose Burnside

• John Bell Hood

• John B. Magruder

Who was the first and the ONLY President of the Confederate States of America?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• George B. McClellan

• Ulysses S. Grant

Who was the General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

• George B. McClellan

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

Who earned the nickname 'Stonewall' at the Battle of Bull Run?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas Jackson

• William T. Sherman

• George B. McClellan

Who ordered the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Albert Sidney Johnston

• PGT Beauregard