Key Leaders of the Civil War Quiz

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

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who served as the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

Which general led the Union armies to victory over the Confederacy?

• Stonewall Jackson

• William T. Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the Confederate general known for his command in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• William T. Sherman

Which famous figure is known for her work with the Underground Railroad during the Civil War?

• Clara Barton

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

Which general is famous for his "March to the Sea" during the Civil War?

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Stonewall Jackson

• William T. Sherman

Which Confederate general earned the nickname "Stonewall" during the First Battle of Bull Run?

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Stonewall Jackson

• William T. Sherman

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

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which leader is known for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

Who was the Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the Civil War?

• Stonewall Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

• Robert E. Lee