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  • Where did General Lee surrender at the end of the war?
    Appomatox
  • Who was Mathew Brady?
    Famous photographer of Civil War
  • Who was the victor at the first battle?
    The Confederates
  • What famous campaign was General Sherman most known for?
    Sherman's March to the Sea (Georgia and South Carolina)
  • How were the Confederate troops feeling as they approached Gettysburg?
    Confident
  • What was the nickname for the Confederate soldiers?
    Rebels (rebs)
  • What did the Union achieve with their victory in the Siege of Vicksburg?
    Control of the Mississippi and cut the Confederacy in half.
  • What advantages did the South have as the war began?
    1. "Home court" advantage, 2. Military leadership- esp. Gen. Lee
  • Who designed the Anaconda Plan?
    General Scott
  • How did the Confederate troops feel as they moved north to Gettysburg?
    Confident
  • What did the 13th Amendment do?
    It abolished slavery in the United States
  • Who was the commanding officer at Fort Sumter?
    Colonel Anderson
  • Who ultimately won the Battle of Gettysburg?
    The Union
  • What were two of the "firsts" from the Battle of Fredericksburg?
    Under fire in a boat crossing and "urban" (town) fighting
  • What was the first battle of the Civil War?
    First Battle of Bull Run, Mannasis, VA
  • What was the first state to secede?
    South Carolina
  • Where first shots of the Civil War fired?
    Fort Sumter
  • What are the advantages for the North in the war?
    1. More (free) people, 2. Industrial base--supplies, 3. More RR
  • Where is Fort Sumter?
    Charleston, S.C.
  • What was the battle of Antietam known as?
    The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  • What was the intent of the "Anaconda Plan"?
    Like the snake the North would create a blockade and choke off supply routes in the South
  • In the Battle of Gettysburg who were the "sharpshooters" and what did they do?
    Union sharpshooters slowed Confederate troops down and forced them to give up their position
  • Who was the General of the Potomac that frustrated Lincoln?
    Gen. McClellan
  • What was the nickname for the Union soldiers?
    Yankees
  • What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
    It said all slaves in the southern states were now free?
  • When did the Civil War take place?
    1861-1865
  • Why didn't Lincoln initially allow black troops to serve?
    Border states fought to preserve the Union but had slaves...therefore...
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