The Civil War

The Battle of Antietam was the turning point of the war.

What was a long battle in which many Americans were killed and ended the South's chances to win the war?

President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union.

What battle happened in late 1862 on northern soil and convinced Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Name the Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia.

What statement below was part of the Anaconda Plan?

The first Battle of Bull Run proved the war was going to be tougher than they thought.

Where did Gen. Lee surrender to Gen. Grant?

Who was the superintendent of the United States Army Nurses?

Jefferson Davis was president of the Union.

Name the Union General who was named comander of all Union armies.

The north was afraid they could not win the war without the border states.

Name the Confederate General who played a major role in the first Battle of Bull Run.

West Virginia was part of Virginia and they both seceded from the Union.

What battle happened in early 1862 in the south and made Americans realize the war would be long and bloody?

Who created the American Red Cross?

The Anaconda Plan was the Union's strategy to blockade the Confederacy and split it in half.

Name the Union General who destroyed the south in his "March to the Sea."

The Union army wanted to capture cities along which body of water in order to split the south in half?