Civil War Review

Excellent Confederate military leader. He was General Lee's right-hand man. He always stood his ground and never moved. He was like a wall.

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson

• Ulysses Grant

• Robert E Lee

They had the advantage of being on their own ground and superb military leadership.

• The North

• The Patriots

• The Confederacy

• The Union

An African American who served in the Union Army and received the Medal of Honor.

• William Carney

• Frederick Douglas

• Ulysses Grant

• Jefferson Davis

This is the place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant. This is the official end of the Civil War.

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Appomattox Courthouse

President of the Union during the Civil War.

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses Grant

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

The 1st attempt to take fighting onto Northern ground. It was the bloodiest day of fighting during the Civil War. It was a Union victory.

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Anaconda Plan

President Lincoln's law required all men between the ages of 20 and 45 to join the Union Army. He said this was needed to ensure they beat the Confederacy. This was NOT a popular law and caused riots in Northern cities.

• Emancipation Proclamation

• March to the Sea

• Conscription

• Second Inaugural Address

The man who became President of the United States after Lincoln's assassination.

• Andrew Johnson

• John Wilkes Booth

• Robert E Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

This battle was a Union victory, and gave the Union control of the Mississippi River which cut the Confederacy into two separate parts.

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Hampton Roads

The second attempt to take the fighting onto Northern ground was a 4-day battle, and the Union secured the win. No more attempts were made.

• Bunker (Breed's) Hill

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Vicksburg