S24 Civil War Figures

Called the Confederacy, Confederates, Rebels, & Johnny Rebs; Wore Gray

CSA: Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia; Would've been a Union leader, but stayed w/ his home state

President of the United States During the Civil War; Republican; Issued the Emancipation Proclamation; Assassinated

CSA: Best known for leading the futile Pickett's Charge on the 3rd day of the Battle of Gettysburg

A field photographer who followed the Union troops throughout the duration of the war

President of the Confederate States of America

USA: Established a network of Union spies made up of former slaves

After Lincoln was assassinated, ___ became the President of the United States.

USA: Led troops to victory in NC & TN; Defeated @ Fredericksburg; Word "Sideburns" came from his fashionable whiskers

CSA: Highest ranking US officer to join Confederacy; fought against Sherman during March to the Sea & later surrendered

CSA: Served under Robert E. Lee and was key in winning many battles; killed by friendly fire at Fredericksburg

USA: Nurse for the Union Army; Founded the Red Cross

Called the Union, Federals, Yankees; Wore Blue

CSA: Commanded armies in Western Theater; surrendered to Sherman @ Bennett Farm--largest surrender of Confederate troops

USA: Organized & led Union army during the 1862 Peninsula campaign; removed after Battle of Antietam

CSA: Killed during the Battle of Shiloh; highest ranking officer on either side to be killed in the war

CSA: Corps Commander (Army of Northern VA); Joined Republicans after the war & had a successful post-war gov't career

Assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C.

USA: Commanded the Army of the Potomac; Best known for leading the Union to victory at Gettysburg

USA: Led the Union Navy to victory in New Orleans.

USA: 1864--Became Commander of Western Forces; His March to the Sea campaign devastated the Confederacy

USA: Hero of Mexican-American War; Commanding General of Union until 1861; Came up with Anaconda Plan

USA: Led troops to victory in TN & MS; Became Commanding General of Union Army in 1864; Future President (18th)

USA: Successful Civil War Career; Led troops in the West against the Native Americans in 1867; Devastating consequences